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I am a retired teacher of British Literature, World Literature, and Creative Writing. I also taught grammar and writing skills and adult education at a local technical college and tutored for the English Department at Abraham Baldwin College. I served as

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Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness How to give yourself the gift of sleep: 1 of 18
The holidays are a joyous, wonderful time of year, but all the added stress of travelling, shopping, cooking, hosting guests, and taking care of all the last-minute inherent details can take a serious toll on our bodies. Those "long winter naps" might just prove to be elusive. As we try to get a good night's sleep, more than... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Options for diagnosing and treating chronic pain: 1 of 14
Dealing with pain on a daily basis can be extremely taxing - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Chronic pain is generally defined as pain that persists for at least three months. 35% of Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain in their lifetimes. Some of the causes are fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arth... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Natural insomnia remedies: 3 of 37
Nothing prepares you to face the duties of the day like a good night's sleep. The human body uses sleep time to repair and rejuvenate itself, and if you're not getting enough quality winks, a host of diseases and conditions could attack. Try these natural remedies to cure insomnia: Comfort: Make sure your bed is comfy, with ... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Hiatal hernia: Symptoms and treatment: 1 of 11
When a small part of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm into the chest area, the abnormality is called a hiatal hernia. The condition is common, found in approximately 15% of the population, but most people with hiatal hernia have no symptoms and might even be unaware that they have the abnormality. The muscular wal... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Best ways to reduce stress: 3 of 26
Teaching at the high school level can be a very stressful job. Unless you've been there, you wouldn't believe some of the problems teachers encounter in an ordinary day. Things I have actually uttered in front of a class: "Bert! Stop throwing that vomit!" (It was fake). "No, Tommy, it's not called poetry because it was inven... More..
Health & Fitness > Vision Tips to improve dirty contact lens habits: 3 of 22
Recent evidence points an accusatory finger at American contact lens wearers. It appears that we just don't take our contacts seriously, and treat them more like a cosmetic than a true medical appliance. Synovate, a leading market research company, recently discovered that many Americans are endangering their eye health by n... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Should you eat soy?: 2 of 12
Soy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly With all the positive and negative hype about supplements, vitamins, and so-called "super foods," it's difficult for consumers to know what to believe. A prime example is soy. For several years, it was considered almost a miracle food, responsible for curing and preventing a wide variety ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutritional benefits of acerola cherries: 4 of 21
Acerola cherries are the small fleshy fruits of the Malpighia glabra, a shrub native to Central and South America and the West Indies. The sweet, tart fruits have been an important food source for people living in these areas for hundreds of years. One of the first uses of acerola in the U.S. was as a baby food additive. In ... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics Nutritional benefits of pears: 4 of 18
There's just nothing more refreshing than coming inside on a hot afternoon and grabbing an ice cold, cruchy pear out of the fridge. As the sweet flesh caresses your tongue and the juice runs down your chin, you might wonder how something that tastes so good can be so good for you...but it is! Even the famed Homer, who wrote ... More..
Health & Fitness > Therapy & Counseling Symptoms and treatments for bulimia: 6 of 25
Bulimia nervosa, generally referred to as simply bulimia, is a serious eating disorder that can result in death if not treated. In industrialized nations, 1-3% of women experience bulimia at some point in their lives, while only a tenth as many males suffer from the condition. With our modern views equating thinness to beaut... More..