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Sitting still, listening, paying attention, and concentrating on one single thing is required on a daily basis, yet many teens find it hard to concentrate, to remember important things, and to manage relationships. They want to please parents and teachers, yet their hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and lack of organization seems uncontrollable. The harder they try, the …
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Pets offer more than unconditional love; from lowering blood pressures, to reducing depression, studies show owning a dog or cat offers an array of physical and mental benefits. Today, we find therapy pets in nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and prisons, boosting dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins. The Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is a pet used …
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The anger and frustration of dementia, marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning, is real. A term used to define a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in the ability to remember, communicate, or perform normal daily functions; a 2015 study has linked dementia to depression and type-2 diabetes – two …
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May Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and the last day of school all fall in the month of May. Children are off to camp, loading the family car for a much needed vacation, looking for a part-time job or sleeping in for the first time in months. However for many the break is short-lived – …
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“Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth. Clap along if you know what happiness is to you.” People worldwide were singing, dancing, and clapping to Happy, a catchy tune by Pharrell Williams, even the 33% of “unhappy” Americans as reported in a 2013 poll. With the attachment of politics to polls, it …
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