Sleep, the Fifth Food Group?

If pain is the fifth vital sign, then maybe sleep should be the fifth food group. There is no doubt that sleep is as essential to good health as food. Yet millions of Americans cut into their sleep in order to get everything done that they feel they need to do. The National Sleep Foundation…

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Have You Had “The Conversation”?

April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. This year’s theme is “It always seems too early, until it’s too late.” If your loved one has not created an advance directive, now is a good time to have “the conversation” about his or her wishes.