How To Manage Stress
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Boy, as children get older, they face stress because of academics, family dynamics, extra -curricular pressures and social media influences, sometimes simultaneously. In a Centers and Disease Control and Prevention’s study that was published on March 31, 2022 these alarming findings pointed to “youth in crisis:” More than a…
Read MoreTikTok: Know What Your Kids Are Watching!
In 2021, the social video app TikTok had approximately 78.7 million users in the U.S. Launched in 2016 under the former name musical.ly, Tik-Tok’s users are largely Generation Z, born 1997-2012. TikTok became the most visited site on the internet, overtaking Instagram in popularity. The Mechanics Here’s how it works: Viewers can find similar videos…
Read MoreWhy Can’t Fentanyl Strips Be Available Everywhere?
93,000 people died due to drug overdoses last year. That figure is 21,000 more than in 2019. The drug most responsible for these deaths is a synthetic opioid fentanyl. Fifty to one hundred times stronger than morphine, it takes just 3 mg. to kill a person. Yet, it is difficult to detect unless you are…
Read MoreThey’re Not Your Grandmother’s Epsom Salts! “Bath Salts” Can Alter Your Mind & Land You In Jail!
There’s nothing more soothing when you’re bruised or aching than to relax in a hot tub with Epsom Salts! Water breaks the salts down into magnesium and sulfate. Our grandparents probably used Epsom Salts for arthritis pain, swollen feet as we do today. Epsom Salts were believed to be medicinal as well as a “cure-all”…
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