Do You Mistake Dad for A Wallet?

Written by Renee Michaels


Dads have to work harder than ever to provide for their families, and may be too tired to give as much quality time to their family that they would love to give. In Oliver Sacks’ book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,repparttar author tells a story about a brain injured man who perceives his wife as a hat. Is it really any surprise that he didn’t see her as a race car, but as a comfortable hat that he enjoyed wearing?

Do you makerepparttar 140286 same mistake with your husband or Dad? Do you tend to interact with him only when you need money? Has he become nothing but a “wallet” to you?

This Fathers Day, makerepparttar 140287 time to improve your relationship and show him that you love him for all that he means to you, whether he’s your Dad orrepparttar 140288 father of your children.

It’s too easy to fall into narrow roles in a family, and Dad certainly can add torepparttar 140289 impression that he’s only there as a meal ticket. But with a little bit of effort, you can change this around. He mayrepparttar 140290 type of father who generously gives to his family, but he still needs your acknowledgement that you care about him and who he is aside from being your father or husband.

Dads arerepparttar 140291 foundation of a family, but can wind up feeling like a door mat instead.

Use Fathers Day as a kickoff for celebrating him, and follow up frequently with small expressions of appreciation. Dad will be so surprised to be seen in a new light and know that when you approach him with a smile, it’s not only for a handout.

Fathers Day gift ideas for wives

Show your husband (and your family) how much you care about Dad as a man and not only asrepparttar 140292 father of your children. You’re both so busy shuffling work and family life, you may have letrepparttar 140293 “man and wife” part fall too low onrepparttar 140294 radar screen.

  • Surprise him with plans for a romantic night or weekend getaway. No shopping planned, this is just about you and him celebrating your relationship.


Modern Treatments Of Tooth Decay

Written by Charlene J. Nuble


"Tooth decay, also known as dental cavities, or dental caries, is a disease that is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever." -- Michael C. Alfano, Dean ofrepparttar New York University College of Dentistry.

As warned byrepparttar 140260 World Health Organization, tooth decay is one ofrepparttar 140261 world's most prevalent health problems in industrialized and especially in developing countries. An estimate of 90% people inrepparttar 140262 United States has at least one cavity. Children and senior citizens arerepparttar 140263 two groups of people at highest risk. In children, it usually happens when sugar-laden foods such as candies are frequently left onrepparttar 140264 teeth. Inrepparttar 140265 mouth, there are bacteria that live in plaque (a sticky, whitish film produced by our saliva) that convertrepparttar 140266 sugar into acids. These acids eat awayrepparttar 140267 tooth's protective coating also known asrepparttar 140268 enamel. Excessive destruction of this outer surface ofrepparttar 140269 tooth results in tooth decay.

What makes adults also prone to being afflicted with tooth decay is when aging causes gums to move back fromrepparttar 140270 teeth. Combined with gum disease, this gum recession exposesrepparttar 140271 tooth root to plaque. This will causerepparttar 140272 breakdown ofrepparttar 140273 tooth root. People who already have a number of dental restorations (fillings and crowns) may also suffer from tooth decay, especially aroundrepparttar 140274 teeth's edges, or margins.

The cost of spoiling your sweet tooth. Tooth decay, particularly inrepparttar 140275 front teeth, may become an impediment towards achieving a pleasing appearance, thus affecting self-esteem. Cavities can also impact an individual's emotional and social well being by causing pain and discomfort from toothache. In addition to this, it can also cause some serious health problem like malnutrition by interfering with an individual's ability to eat certain foods. If tooth decay is not treated early, complication from infection could cause swelling ofrepparttar 140276 face and neck, fever and blood poisoning.

Prevention is a lot less expensive AND less painful than treatment. Although tooth decay remains as one ofrepparttar 140277 most common chronic disease, today many people are in better oral health than before. The consolidated effort of dental associations and many other health organizations in raising oral health consciousness,repparttar 140278 support ofrepparttar 140279 government, and cooperation fromrepparttar 140280 public made this improvement attainable. Several community-based programs aimed at solving oral health dilemmas are carried out. These include extending fluoridated water and schools having sealant projects for children. However, these programs cannot reach many remote areas where ethnic minorities are and where many people are living in poverty. Their access to formal education and dental care is very limited. This showsrepparttar 140281 need for more community-based dental programs to help people take care of their teeth.

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