Just when I thought

Just when I thought I'd turned a corner, I injured my back. I don't know how, but one minute I was feeling more energy than I'd felt in some time; and the next minute, I could barely walk.

Why, what had I done wrong? it seems that that has been the story of my life for some years and  I hate it. I hate it and did you hear me, "I HATE IT!"

HEALTH IS MORE THAN THE ABSENCE OF ILLNESS: Illnesses

Let's Talk Chronic Illness

All of us have had the flu, sore throat or sniffles; an illness that puts us out of commission for a few days. They keep us from work and sidelined from life. Those illnesses are called 'acute.' Other illnesses don't go away, they're 'chronic;' meaning they're always with us and often finds the person who has the chronic illness continually running from doctor to chiropractor to a myriad of specialists and other healthcare practitioners; instead of living.

Millions of Americans are unemployed, underemployed or uninsured, while insurance premiums and medication costs soar. Our infant mortality rate is higher than most developed nations. How long can the United States economy withstand this? 

Report details financial difficulties of Social Security, Medicare  

2:25 PM 05/13/2011

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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Friday issued their annual report on the financial future of the two entitlement programs. The prognosis isn’t good, and, in fact, is even worse than was reported just one year ago.

Osteonecrosis And The Death Of Bones | Illness and Health Blog | Wellescent.com Guest article

Of the resources necessary to sustain human life, oxygen is by far the most critical. Within minutes of the oxygen in our tissues being depleted, any oxygen-starved cells will begin to die. Because oxygen is delivered to our cells by the blood in our circulatory systems, the cause of oxygen starvation in our body tissues is usually a blockage of blood flow. The most readily recognized health problems caused by this severe lack of oxygen in our tissues are heart attacks and strokes.

Wellness Behaviors

What can do we do to better our own health, to contribute to our own wellness? We have a choice For starters, we can make sure that we eat well. Our meals should be well-rounded, containing all food groups. A good article on the food groups and how you should include them in your diet can be found here.

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