Even if our nightmares feel horribly personal, the truth is that many people have the same types of dreams, which often represent our feelings towards aspects of our waking life. Here are some of the most common nightmares you should know about and what they may be trying to tell you.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of unknown cause. RA not only affects your joints but also affects a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, blood, nerves, and heart. RA affects just over 1.3 million Americans — approximately 0.6 percent of the population — and approximately one percent of the world’s population.

Low-income people who have diabetes and who do not have health insurance have trouble affording the cost of their care. According to the American Diabetes Association, the average medical costs that are incurred by people who have diabetes is $16,750 per year. People who have diabetes have medical costs that are approximately 2.3 times higher than people who do not suffer from the condition. Poor people should understand different programs that might help to pay for the costs of diabetes care and treatment.

One of the most important stages of parenting comes starting your baby on solid foods for the first time, and although we all want to feed our children the best and healthiest food possible, it can be hard to know where to start.

For many parents, August is just one long lead up to the beginning of school, which can be stressful if you have a new student in the family, or just a kid prone to worrying about new things. Starting school can be a fun experience — you just have to plan ahead, and know what will help your child succeed in a new grade, or even a new school.

The world can be a dangerous place to navigate. And as if accidents, stranger danger, and mounting credit card debt aren’t enough, here I am to alert you to the dangers lurking around every grocery store aisle.