If someone you care about has been diagnosed with dementia and requires home care, selecting the right provider is a vital choice. Here are some tips to help you find someone who is ready and willing to provide quality assistance that’s tailored to the patient’s unique care needs. 1. Be specific in listing the dementia […]
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Quality Services Available from Home Care Helpers, Statesville, NC
If you’re a senior citizen, have you ever wished you had someone around to lend you a helping hand? People in this stage of life often start to feel bogged down with trying to keep a clean home, fix decent meals, and keep up with other aspects of daily life. If you can relate to […]
Save Money When You Add an In-Ground Swimming Pool, Part 2
When it comes to costs you can eliminate by having an in-ground swimming pool, pricey vacations and stress-related problems (see Part 1) are only the beginning! Other health-related benefits and relational ones come with financial perks you may not have yet considered. All of those things can impact the actual cost of having an in-ground […]
Save Money When You Add an In-Ground Swimming Pool, Part 1
One of the many factors that plays into your decision to add an in-ground swimming pool to your family’s back yard is, undoubtedly, the financial aspect. And understandably so. But sometimes, in considering the added expense, people fail to consider, first, that financing is available, and second, that there are other costs that they can […]
You Can’t Buy Health & Happiness, but You Can Buy a Pool! Part 2
In Part 1 we focused primarily on the relational benefits of having a pool. While that post was primarily geared toward parents with children in their homes, many grandparents are also appreciating the way a pool lures their grandkids to visit them more often! Pools can truly benefit any individual, couple, or family! This time, […]
You Can’t Buy Health & Happiness, but You Can Buy a Pool! Part 1
If you don’t already have an in-ground swimming pool in your back yard, and you could use an increased amount of health and happiness (who can’t use more of those?!) then we really think you should consider it. Whatever primary reason you have for considering the greatest addition you can make to your property, we’re […]
Encourage Healthy Choices by Adding a Pool to Your Backyard
Did you know that choosing to have an in-ground swimming pool in your very own back yard can be a giant dive into healthier lifestyle? We’re talking physical, mental, and emotional health, here! By providing yourself and your family with easy and convenient access to one of the simplest and most enjoyable ways to exercise […]
Healthy Hair and Skin for Swimmers
A swimmer’s skin and hair endure constant exposure to water and chlorine. (To understand more about how water and chlorine cause damage, read this post.) In addition to the tips for pre and post-treatment, there are some lifestyle changes that can help encourage healthy skin and hair, despite the potential damage caused by regular exposure […]
Top 10 Winterizing Tips for Swimmers
As if frequenting the pool wasn’t hard enough on your skin and hair, winter presents added risks for a swimmer’s skin and hair. When you combine the two, extreme dryness and damage are all-too-often the natural results. By carefully upping your hair and skin health regimen though, you can decrease the negative effects of winter […]
Physical Fitness for Kids, Part 2
As mentioned in Part 1, of the four types of fitness or strength, cardiovascular fitness is the most important in determining overall health. When you combine that fact with the downward trend in cardiovascular fitness among the world’s children — and American children, in particular — you can understand the reason for concern. Referred to […]
