The financial crisis has really made me stop and think about my own patterns in life.  I can see that I have always assumed that I lived in a “land of plenty” and that I would be able to feel safe sampling from the bounty that we as Americans take for granted.  Now, it seems that this assumption is being called into question on a daily basis.  I know that many people, like me, have experienced hardships because of the economy and the tightening of the credit markets.  When I think of how that applies to health, (more…)