Furthermore, the factors that influence extreme longevity have received different amounts of attention, with some influential factors having been omitted. One of the neglected areas could be the importance of oral health in achieving very old age. The following narrative review will illustrate the cu...
Douglas found himself drawn to the Bible in a way he had never expected. He got his first leather-bound copy and, within a year, had completely worn it out—he simply couldn’t put it down. Heknewit was true, and he couldn’t keep it to himself. Everywhere he went, he shared what...
Venus, maiden, wife, mother, monster—women have been bound so long by these restrictive roles, codified by patriarchal culture, that we scarcely see them。 Catherine McCormack illuminates the assumptions behind these stereotypes whether writ large or subtly hidden。 She ranges ...
I used to be Wiccan, and the reason I left the craft was nothing to do with the religious side of it, or the idea of deities. It was more to do with the fairly strictly defined gender roles, and the disapproval I got from other Wiccans when I dared to bend or break them. downti...
The Bible study group let William and Jane know they were praying for them and recommended that they read the Bible verse Psalm 23: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me”...
“Because I came into this place, I study more and more <the bible>, I pray every day…cos now I stay in this home even if I don’t go out is a heaven to me”. (C5, Length of Stay: 3–5 years, Male, Indian) Residents who have a sense of belonging to the nursing home and...