Physical Health
How to Choose the Right Ramp
Healthy Living Let’s face it, most individuals will need to research a ramp at some point in their lives. Whether for a visiting friend, temporary use after a surgery, an older relative who is struggling with stairs, or one of numerous other scenarios, we will likely all find ourselves involved in the decision-making process. So, the folks here at …
Recognizing Risk Factors for Stroke & the Importance of Post-Stroke Care
Healthy Living Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death. According to the World Health Organization, 15 million people suffer from strokes each year, and more than one third of those strokes result in death. The key to reducing these incidences is spreading awareness around the risk factors and warning signs for stroke. A …
Removing All Barriers to Recovering from Addiction: Will Bright Foundation
Mission Makers The mission of the Will Bright Foundation (WBF) is to fill a critical need in the fight to break the barriers of addiction specifically in in Central/West Alabama area. “There is an unfilled need in the Birmingham/West Alabama area for a place for someone fresh out of recovery to live, receive spiritual support, …
A Sore Neck or Back after a Car Wreck?
Legal Matters presented by: Frank S. Buck P.C., Personal Injury Many people believe that in order to have a case when they are involved in a car wreck that there must be significant injuries such as broken bones, surgery or scarring from glass or airbags. However, 95% of all car wreck cases involve soft tissue …
In Home Care Option: Always Best Care
Healthy Living Always Best Care is a Mountain Brook-based in-home care company, which has focused on providing non-medical care and skilled nursing services for the past five years. Our company hires only Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides who have extensive industry experience working with elderly and disabled individuals. Always Best Care staff members provide a …
The Real (& Remarkable) Deal About Cardio: YMCA
Healthy Living Long before Jane Fonda donned her first pair of leg warmers, “cardio” has been a major buzz word in the exercise world. According to an article published by Muscle Mag Fitness, both the term and the style of exercise were introduced in 1968 by a team working at San Antonio Air Force Hospital …
Overcoming Limitations: Experiencing Freedom & Independence in Your Home
Healthy Living One Friday evening, just as I turned on the stove to begin making dinner, the phone rang. I turned the burner off (safety first!) and answered. The caller was Bill, asking if we would be willing to open our office the following day to show his dad a stairlift. He explained that the family …
