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How your partner’s addiction can harm generations

February 8, 2019 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Being codependent doesn’t just hurt you. This learned behavior can be passed down from generation to generation.

Nearly half of all American families have a friend or close family member who’s affected by addiction. Addiction doesn’t only affect the person who’s abusing drugs or alcohol. In fact, the efforts of having a close relationship with someone suffering from addiction could affect your family for generations.

So how do you know if your relationship with your partner could affect the mental wellbeing of your grandkids? It all stems from codependent behavior. A trait that can be learned and passed down from …

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What can you do to make living with dysphagia easier?

February 1, 2019 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Swallowing disorders, collectively referred to as dysphagia, make eating and drinking difficult at best and hazardous in severe cases. Foods, such as soups and ice cream, and beverages have the potential to choke people. There is also a high risk of aspiration which is food or drinks going into the lungs instead of the stomach. This can lead to infections, pneumonia and respiratory distress.

Causes

Dysphagia can occur at any age, but it’s more common in the elderly due to high-risk factors. Wear and tear of the esophagus, treatment for some cancers, stroke and the development of Parkinson’s disease are …

Stretch marks: causes and how to make them fade

January 28, 2019 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Most of us, if not, all of us can relate to the feeling of seeing those unwelcomed scars on our skin, zigzagging their way up to our tummies, sides, thighs, or elsewhere. Stretch marks – these are the pesky lines that we seem to all have and can’t easily get rid of. Although not harmful, these lines seem pretty unnecessary and are not exactly what people would like to see on their bodies.

So what exactly are these little silver or red lines sneaking their way across our body? Why do they appear? Also, how can you get rid of …