Got Hard Water? 3 Surprising Health Benefits Associated With Hard Water
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14 April 2015
While your detergents and soaps won't lather up very well in hard water, your body gets many benefits from it. For this reason, many doctors have started advising patients to do away with their water softeners, at least when it comes to drinking water. Why? Water softeners work by adding sodium to the water, which causes an ion exchange that lowers water hardness. Increased sodium intake poses many health risks. Not only that, there is no evidence to suggest that hard water harms the body.
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Dental Care For Your Kid: Ages 0-6 Months
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1 April 2015
When talking about dental care, few parents realize that this important aspect of their child's life begins before any actual teeth break through. While it is easy to understand that baby teeth need to be brushed and flossed in order to prevent decay, it's equally important to establish healthy dental routines before those baby teeth arrive.
Here are 3 easy things you can do while your child is 0 to 6 months old to improve your their dental health:
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How Can PEMF Treatments Benefit The Body?
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16 March 2015
In recent years, Pulsed Electromagnetic Field treatments (PEMFs) have been used to treat various health problems. This type of treatment cannot heal these conditions, however they have been shown to reduce the symptoms substantially. By increasing the electromagnetic energy activity in the cells through PEMF treatments, the cells become healthier and more able to fight off the symptoms that those who have diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, cancer and other chronic health conditions suffer.
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Habilitation, the Audiologist, and Your Child
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4 March 2015
Your child's audiologist doesn't just help them to hear. This medical professional can also work with your child to build speech skills. Aural and audiologic habilitation offer non-verbal children a few different ways to begin communicating.
What Is Habilitation?
Habilitation differs from rehabilitation in that the audiologist may be helping your child to build a skill that he never had before, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). If your child never spoke, this type of therapy means that they are starting from scratch and not working on a skill that has diminished.
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