Category: Health
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You Have Got To Be Kidding Me
I am trying to think of a useful reason to keep talking about my misfortunate series of events this summer. And, perhaps at the end of today’s blog, I will feel as if I have…
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Fresh Air Gone?
One of my best friends has always been one of the most nature-philic people I know. She has to be surrounded, for some part of her day, by mountains or open fields or rivers…
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Indian Pizza Rocks My Socks Off
What a treat I had last night.. We went to our lovely friends’ Jonathan and Lesley’s house where they made us Indian Pizza that was to die for. I don’t have the recipe for…
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Down to Earth Diet Tips
Jeremy Zawodny recently lost 50lbs and he posted several helpful articles on how to lose weight. Here’s a sampling from his Diet Tips: How To Eat Less post: Eat less. More often. Rather than…
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Parenting Style Linked To Fat Kids
The Diet Blog brought my attention to a new study published in Pediatrics that suggests parenting style influences weight gain children. The parenting styles that were measured were Authoritarian, Permissive, Authoritative and Neglectful. The…
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New Study Suggests that One-Third of American Adults are Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic
Catherine Cowie, director of the diabetes epidemiology program at the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, released new research that suggests one-third of U.S. adults are either diabetic or pre-diabetic.…
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One Shot Vaccine for Measles, Mumps and Rubella Feared to Cause Autism and Bowel Disease
A popular vaccine — often called MMR for measles, mumps and rubella — has been found to have a link to autism and bowel disease. Although the initial research was heavily scrutinized by other…
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Finding Nutrition Facts for Weight Watchers
WeightWatchers uses a tool called POINTS Tracker that helps you keep track of the food you’re eating each day. The idea is that you have a point range that you need to within in…
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The Power of Music
Many people enjoy listening to music, because it can affect or enhance an emotional state. For example, if someone wants to relax, they will often listen to music that’s soft. The same goes for…
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Mind Games are for losers…..
I have never liked people who think that hazing or testing someone’s strength and character is a necessity to good performance. I am speaking specifically about the workplace. It happens in personal relationships too,…