Archive for the ‘Awareness’ Category
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
We can't avoid aging (at least not yet), so why not work with aging to make it a positive and healthy experience? That's the idea behind Healthy Aging Month, created 10 years ago by Educational Television Network and now promoted by healthyaging.net. This month is about inspiring and motivating older ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
What are you going to do for International Massage Week? Get a massage? That's what I'm doing!
According to HealthWord Online, this week was designed to raise awareness of the benefits of therapeutic massage, and to encourage individuals to care for their health through massage.
I love getting massages and have ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Not sure how many of you know what Therapeutic Recreation Week is, since I had no idea when I decided to write a post about it, but it's actually pretty cool. Here's what the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) says about it:
"The purpose of National Therapeutic Recreation Week ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Everyone has that one story of the sunburn they'll never forget. My story begins the day before my oldest sister’s wedding.
Upon our arrival to the beach, the first thing my sister said to me was, "Do not get sunburned! You will ruin the wedding pictures." Being a sixteen-year-old, I didn’t ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
I have exciting news on the degradable bag front. But first, I want to catch everyone up with the experiment – in case you missed the first post.
A few months ago (much to my excitement), we added degradable supply bags to our product line. These bags are supposed to degrade ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
A phone conversation with my mom:
Me: Mom, I’m sick.
Mom: Did you call the doctor?
Me: Yes, but she can’t see me for two days!
Mom: Well, I'm sure Chicago has walk-in clinics.
Silence.
Mom: They have nurses that can prescribe medicine for minor illnesses – some of them accept insurance policies, too. And if ...
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