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by Laura Bonarrigo Dating after divorce in the hopes of finding true love can be a difficult experience. It’s not just the fact that you’re older or nervous, tired of rejection and being pushed aside by so many options these days. No matter what you’re saying to yourself, anybody divorced, anyone dating a divorcé really, is riddled with a whole host of questions like a reporter sussing out a lead… “What broke them apart?... 10/18/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Megan Johnson McCullough Head, shoulders, knees, & toes...When a chain moves, all the links move as part of the system. The chain in our body consists of bones stacked on joints. Our kinetic chain might remind you of the old saying and kids' song, “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes…knees and toes.” The kinetic chain of the body for movement consists of the head, shoulders, hips, knees, and feet. When the chain is lined up correctly,... 10/18/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Fred Fletcher Foreword: As a journalist/reporter, it’s my duty to present information in an objective, unbiased and well-balanced manner. As such, I can’t ignore a potential solution to a problem, arbitrarily deciding to not mention it in an article I write. The first goal of an article is to present information—if the subject is a specific problem that needs to be resolved or treated more efficiently, then, after... 10/17/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Judah Gutwein, L.N.H.A. By: Judah Gutwein, Regency Nursing & Post-acute Rehabilitation CentersThe Role of Becoming a "Parent to Your Parent," - Part 2I published my first article on this subject, as Part 1 of a 4-Part series. This article was written for our valued Wellness.com readers and you can find it right over here.This is article # 2 on the subject.The family is meeting to discuss Mom. She’s fallen twice in the last... 10/8/2018 4:00:00 AM
by Ramona Zabriskie I have often lain in my husband’s arms and made him promise to never leave me. Though I know they are only words, I still want to be assured again and again. Lady Mary Pierrepont understood this. In a letter to her future husband, Edward Montagu, on the eve of their marriage in 1712, she wrote: “Are you sure you shall love me forever? Shall we never repent? I fear and I hope.”“I fear and hope.” Does... 10/8/2018 4:00:00 AM
by Keith Garcia Thirteen years ago I married my ex-girlfriend. It really is an awesome love story. One that has all the makings of a great “B” movie filled with mundane and under produced action sequences and excessive nude scenes. One of the side effects of being married, that I wasn’t altogether aware of, is the immediate gain of “family.” “Your brother, your sister, your niece” all of a sudden become, “My brother,... 10/5/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Brigitte Cutshall Animals have a way of bringing joy into our lives and making us smile, no matter your age. About half the households in the U.S. are pet owners because of this.The holiday season is the most popular time that pets are brought home as gifts. People are well-intentioned when they do this and need to remember it’s a big commitment and responsibility. Training, particularly for dogs, is important to bring... 9/30/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Robert Parmer Addiction is an issue of epidemic proportions in our world today. And at the forefront of addiction issues today are heroin and other opiate dependencies.A recent graphic by Beaches Recovery points out the deadly realities of heroin addiction and overdose in the US:There’s been a sixfold increase in heroin overdose deaths in the last 15 years.Heroin overdose deaths in the US currently hover right around... 9/30/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Wellness Editor Unless you’re among the millions of people who are color blind, you’re fortunate enough to see the world in all its full-spectrum glory. Now many who suffer from the most common form of color blindness can look forward to literally seeing what they’ve been missing. Researchers have developed contact lenses that help to correct one form of color blindness, allowing those wearing them to view reds and... 9/26/2018 7:00:00 AM
by Nancy Pina When conflict arises, are you the person who's quick to apologize, wanting to sweep everything under the rug so the tension goes away? Or are you the one who tends to hold that hurt for a while, allowing the offensive words to gain a life of their own? Most of us identify with one approach or the other when arguments happen in love. The problem is neither response leads to a true reconciliation that... 9/24/2018 7:00:00 AM
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