2002–another year, another chance to make a fresh start. What resolutions will you make this year? And, more importantly, which ones will you keep? After all, making resolutions is easy,keeping them can be tough after your initial good intentions start to fall by the wayside and old habits start to kick in.
Every year I see […]
Supporting individuals who are both developmentally delayed as well as diagnosed with a mental illness is, at best, a challenging proposition. However, as more & more individuals with developmental disabilities are successfully supported in their home communities it is this portion of the population, which is struggling. Frequently, it is the combination of challenges that […]
Chhhannnggg.
The sound is familiar– like a curtain of raindrops descending on a tin roof. I am about to part the curtain and look out of the window, when the aroma floats in. Conjuring images of twilight, soft breeze, the cows coming home– the bells jingling around their necks dinner laid out on a chatai (straw […]
The holiday season stirs up some of our most basic joys in life. The friendship and camaraderie we find at holiday parties and other social engagements is one of the highlights of the season. So is the fulfillment we gain through our special efforts to please our loved ones as we shop to find items […]
What I consider rights of patients.
These I believe should be the right of all patients.
My article is about my proposal for the rights of all patients. By this I mean both in and out patients. It includes physical and mental conditions. By no means is the list below meant to be exhaustive. It is […]
Ben is Coping with Huntingtons Disease.
Ben, how HD affects him and how he is dealing with it.
A Dear Male Friend has Huntingtons Disease.
A dear male friend who I met while both of us attended a rehab program has Huntingtons Disease. It is also known as Huntingtons Chorea. Chorea means involuntary movements usually […]
The human right to affordable prescription drug prices by mugwort, 12th June 2001.
I deliberately chose current events, activism, human rights because I truly believe that reasonable prescription medication prices should be the right of everyone in every nation.
I and many other health consumers believe that the cost of prescription medications are much too high. […]
SECRETS OF ANCIENT KUNG FU SOLVE MODERN FITNESS PROBLEMFinally, the gap between intense martial arts aerobics and soft soothing exercise programs which elongate the muscles, such as yoga and Pilates, has been bridged. A martial arts aerobic has been created that has the intensity and an extreme workout like the popular kick boxing type programs […]
Breastfeeding:
Breastfeeding is the act of naturally feeding an infant withmilk produced in the mothers breast. This has unlimited amountsof benefits for the baby not only breast milk is healthier butthe action of feeding the child is a moment of love in which thebaby learns to bond, smell and caress with the mother as shegives […]
Soft, gentle, fluid, mindful: Words we wouldnt normally associate with a high-energy workout for seniors. Advertising agencies and Hollywood have sold us on the idea that the intensity and personality of the instructor is a measure of the quality of a workout. Flashy sets, Hollywood glitter, punchy music, and celebrity endorsements have been the selling […]
