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The research is in and it’s a fact… regular Prayer and Meditation can play an important role in how long you live and how healthy you are.

What’s Normal and What’s Not When It Comes to Post-Surgery Pain

Current research shows that listening to their favorite music can help provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. This is because the key brain areas linked to musical memory remain undamaged despite disease progression and musical memories are then preserved.

When hiring a homecare aide, make sure that cultural respect is high on your checklist of what is required of the homecare professional you are considering, along with experience, expertise, patience, compassion, dependability and communication. “Culturally-sensitive” care is integral to providing quality healthcare that is responsive to each patient’s needs, according to the National Institute of Health.