Getting your child to care for their teeth can be difficult, which is unfortunate because you don’t want to have to worry about major dental problems, especially early on in their lives. This is why you should be doing all that you can to ensure that their teeth are protected and stay healthy and strong for a lifetime. Here are four ways that you can go about doing this:
Take Them to the Dentist Early: Taking your child to the dentist early on in their lives is important to ensuring that they pick up good habits.…
Children with eczema can have a hard time in school. They may encounter teasing and may also find it difficult to fit into to their environment. If your child has eczema then there are some specific actions you should take to ensure that your child is comfortable at school.
Talk To The Teacher
Your child’s teacher will need to be aware that your child has eczema. Children with eczema may scratch a lot when they have flare-ups.…
No parent wants to see their child miserable, which is what often leads them to the allergist in the first place. Now your allergist is recommending skin prick tests before beginning immunotherapy. Don’t let your memories of these tests and treatments color your opinion – testing and shots have come a long way in the last few years. The following tips will help you prepare both yourself and your child for treatment.…
Who says that going to the dentist has to be a painful, stressful experience? While some dentists have turned to sedatives in order to ease and comfort their patients, others are trying a different approach: offering luxury amenities and spa treatments that will make visiting the dentist’s office such an indulgent experience that you’ll want to do it more often. If you’re ambivalent about visiting the dentist, or if you’re just in need of a spa day and want to save time by getting your teeth cleaned at the same time, check out a few of the amenities that you can expect to find at a dental care spa.…
Whether it is caused by lifting something heavy or working out too vigorously, tendonitis can be a pretty painful condition. Tendonitis can develop on almost any part of the body, including your elbow and knee, and may prevent you from doing everyday activities. Here are five helpful tips for preventing tendonitis.
Stretch Before You Exercise
If you want to reduce your chances of developing tendonitis, you should always stretch before you work out.…
When your parents begin to reach retirement age and beyond, you may begin to notice significant changes in their physical and mental capabilities. You may have to help them stand up after sitting for a prolonged period of time, or may have to repeat the same story or fact several times before it sinks in and they remember on their own. While this is all a normal part of the aging process, your parent being diagnosed with dementia is another story entirely.…
In 2011, tennis champion Venus Williams bowed out of the U.S. Open because of Sjogren’s disease, her autoimmune disorder. The majority of tennis fans were left wondering, what exactly is Sjogren’s disorder?
This condition is frequently misdiagnosed as an allergy, despite affecting millions of Americans. If your doctor is treating you for allergies, but your symptoms are not improving, you might have this little-known autoimmune disorder.
What is an Autoimmune Disorder?…
Missing teeth are a serious problem. When teeth are missing in visible areas, it can cause you to be self-conscious about your smile; even if not visible, a missing tooth in the back of the mouth can cause adjacent teeth to tilt or shift, trapping food. The matching tooth above or below a missing tooth can start to erupt because of the lack of pressure on it when chewing, exposing the root of the tooth and causing decay.…
Watching a loved one struggle with addiction is a difficult experience for anyone. But having the conversation with them about exploring their options for drug and alcohol treatment centers can be just as difficult. No one wants to admit that they have a problem with drugs or alcohol, let alone that they need help; more than that, getting an addict to realize that they need to give up their substance can be nearly impossible.…
When you see little spots in your field of vision that seem to be moving, those are called eye floaters. In most cases, they are just mildly annoying and don’t actually get in the way of seeing properly. However in some cases, they are actually warning you about an eye condition that needs to be treated. Here is more information about eye floaters and what you can do about them.…
