Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – Always do what you are afraid to do
“Always do what you are afraid to do” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Calcium Supplements Linked to Dementia
Researchers have found that in some women who take calcium supplements and have had a stroke may suffer from dementia as they grow older. Women who suffer from cerebrovascular disease which is a disorder that effects the blood flow to the brain are also at a risk to develop dementia. Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in women. […]
Read moreChina’s Attitude of Hands-Off Costs Lives
“None of my business” is the motto of most Chinese and it is costing lives. A school bus full of South Korean children was traveling through a tunnel near Weihai, China when it caught on fire. No one stopped to help these children and the eleven kindergartners died. Back in 2011 a toddler was run over a couple of times […]
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Helen Keller Quote – Peace
“I do not want the peace which passeth understanding; I want the understanding which bringeth peace.” – Helen Keller
Read morePoem – Donald Trump and Mother Teresa (By Donal Mahoney)
Donald Trump and Mother Teresa Time’s a jet plane when you’re young. You go to school get a good job marry someone nice and have a family if that’s your calling. Then the kids grow up and move out and things start falling apart even if you have a pension and many now won’t. Poor health sneaks in like a submarine and in […]
Read morePoem – Separation (By Hannah Willingham)
Separation A prose by Hannah Willingham I speed down the three lane highway with the music blaring and the sun burning. Everywhere that I look there is light. I crest the final hill and wiggle with anticipation. I see the ocean on my right and the concrete waves to my left. “There’s no going back now!” I sing as […]
Read moreWilliam Faulkner Quote – Be Better Than Yourself
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner
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Loneliness and it’s toll on your health
Too much alone time can kill you. A study conducted by Brigham Young University found that isolation and loneliness are as bad for a person’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or being an alcoholic. Researchers examined data from 35 years’ worth of studies on loneliness, and after accounting for participants’ socioeconomic status, age, gender, and pre-existing health conditions, […]
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