A Masterpiece of Instructional Design

John Ruskin has been credited with saying, "When love and skill come together you can expect a masterpiece." I've found this quote to be especially apropos when applied to what I describe as my dream Internet...

Just One Reason I love My Wife

                             SOME BACKGROUND Would anyone disagree that “everything starts at the beginning.” Now that I have you agreeing with me; I must tell you what...

What are Neurons and how do they Communicate?

A discussion on neurons and neurotransmitters, covering the parts of the neuron, how neurons activate and communicate with each other (from resting to action potential), the basic types of neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, endorphin, gamma amino butyric acid or gaba, norepinephrine and serotonin), and how agonist and antagonist drugs mimic and block the effects of neurotransmitters on behavior.

What Makes Multiple Sclerosis a Chronic Illness

Multiple Sclerosis, like so many other diseases is a chronic condition. What makes an ailment chronic? Anything of long duration, or subject to a lengthy period, is chronic. Since MS is incurable, it is a...

What is an invisible disability?

An invisible disability, also known as a hidden disability, is any disability (something that significantly affects your normal life activities) that isn't obvious to an onlooker. You may be surprised to learn that the majority of disabilities fall into this category.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis or MS is a debilitating disease that happens to affect more than one member of my family. In learning more, I figured I would do a hub to maybe educate others. I am not a medical doctor, so...

It's a wonderful life with...Multiple Sclerosis!

Multiple Sclerosis and My Neuropsychological Testing

If you have MS, chances are you've noticed a change in your short term memory. When it gets annoying enough, we often begin searching the Net for information about MS and memory loss. That inevitably puts us...

Nutrition and Multiple Sclerosis - Part 4

Complete diets There are three specific diets which I have come across that are suggested for use with multiple sclerosis. These all incorporate many of the above supplements and factors. Swank Diet One...

Ways To Prevent MS: "Treatment Bound"

This might be my last piece on MS. I discovered that there are all sorts of ways to treat MS and even to avoid it. So enough "branching out" in this direction. Let's end this series on a positive note. (As I...