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What The Heck Is Treatment Resistant Depression?
02/22/2009 by Rena Sherwood @ depressiontalkonline.com
This is a dreadfully named type of chronic depression. Please, someone in the medical community rename this thing. When you're depressed, you're always convinced that you cannot be cured or helped. With a name like "treatment resistant...
Victoria's Secret? She's a Vegan!
02/22/2009 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Victoria's Secret is no longer hiding in closet. The lingerie and beauty product brand is getting loud and proud about veganism. Pink Body is a new line of Victoria's Secret cosmetics - including fragrance, body wash, lotion, chapstick, and more -...
I binged
02/22/2009 by Jenna Kantor @ eatingdisordertalk.com
Yes. I am not all perfect and cured. I totally had a binge last night. It was my own fault. I had junk food lying around the house for the "future" and needless to say, I pounced on the food last night. While I was doing the pouncing, I was...
Is Volumetrics for you?
02/22/2009 by Brick ONeil @ nutritionfrenzy.com
[caption id="attachment_756" align="alignnone" width="339" caption="Volumetrics "][/caption]"Free foods" are those that help you get more bang for your buck because they contain a lot of water, fiber, and flavor, which fill you up without a lot of...
Psoriasis and Earache
02/22/2009 by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
I'm going to be honest and beg the blogosphere for information of psoriasis and earache. I have psoriasis and now it seems to have spread to my right ear. It causes a dull ache, but not bad enough to keep me awake at night. And of course, this...
Dear Non-Vegans, Love Eccentric Vegan
02/22/2009 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Eccentric Vegan compiled a great resource post, called "Dear Non-Vegans," all about why meat, eggs, all other animal products are not healthy, humane, or environmentally friendly on Vegan Soapbox. I don't often cross-post someone else's writings,...
Top Ten signs of Alzheimers Disease
02/22/2009 by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
[caption id="attachment_1800" align="alignnone" width="67" caption="Alzheimers"][/caption]Memory loss that disrupts everyday life is not a normal part of aging. It may be a sign of Alzheimer's disease, a fatal brain disease that gets worse over time...
The best way to measure body fat
02/22/2009 by Brick ONeil @ diabeteshealthtalk.com
[caption id="attachment_796" align="alignnone" width="104" caption="Tape Measure"][/caption]When does "putting on a few pounds" cross the line into needing to lose weight? Neither scale, BMI, pinch test or waist measurement tells the full story....
Exacts on how you too can run up expensive therapy bills for your children.
02/22/2009 by Jerri Reason @ mental-emotionalhealth.com
Ok, so see, as I said, I’ve never been away from my children much. And, I have missed not one, not two but on Saturday, I will have missed three of my son’s basketball games. Never in a million years would I have dreamed I would do...
Published Letter to the Editor
02/21/2009 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
My first letter to the editor was published this week in the Middle Tennessee State University student newspaper, Sidelines. Here's the published version of what I wrote in response to their article about a MTSU student group, Solidarity, protesting...
When to toss old spices and condiments
02/21/2009 by Brick ONeil @ nutritionfrenzy.com
[caption id="attachment_753" align="alignnone" width="100" caption="Cloves, Allspice and Cinnamon"][/caption]I've long been a big fan of spices in cooking instead of salt. But there comes a time when even the consummate cook has old spices in...
Hearing Loss Overview
02/21/2009 by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
[caption id="attachment_1797" align="alignnone" width="128" caption="Hearing Aids"][/caption]Great article from web md on hearing loss. My hearing was reduced by 62% bilaterally from a rare kidney disease, Alports Syndrome. I wear over-the-ear...
High fat, low calorie diets for Diabetics?
02/21/2009 by Brick ONeil @ diabeteshealthtalk.com
[caption id="attachment_793" align="alignnone" width="106" caption="Carbs and Whole Grain"][/caption]This is an interesting concept: For people with type 2 diabetes, diets high in either monounsaturated fatty acids or carbohydrates are good -- as...
Food Combining Charts
02/21/2009 by Jenna Kantor @ eatingdisordertalk.com
Today, I have done some research to find a chart that better explains the whole concept of food combining. I am sharing this information to give out some healthy ideas on how to eat. This is not about doing a temporary diet. This is about creating a...
Food Combining
02/20/2009 by Jenna Kantor @ eatingdisordertalk.com
This is a new concept for me and it is changing my life. I never knew that certain foods combined with other foods did not work well together. Knowing this is changing the way I eat only slightly and will only aid in the health of my body. I feel...
How To: Get a Job Working for the Animals
02/20/2009 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Last night I attended the first (and hopefully now monthly) Vegan Drinks Philly. About 70 vegans, vegetarians, and veg-inclined people packed into the small bar room at the local vegan go-to restaurant Horizons. It was a fun, social, easy going,...
02/20/2009 by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
So here we are at the end of award season with the biggie. This is Oscar weekend and the stars and paps are out in full force. Designers are on the edge of their seats to see who’ll grace the red carpet with one of their creations. Every celebrity...
YouTube Clip of the Week: "Brickies Labourer in Bangledesh"
02/20/2009 by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
I think they probably get a lot of headaches in Bangledesh and not just because of the flooding or poverty. Before I comment further, here's the YouTube clip and no, I don't know who filmed this. Perhaps if someone sends this clip to Ellen...
A Health Drink for Your Teeth
02/20/2009 by Brick ONeil @ nutritionfrenzy.com
[caption id="attachment_750" align="alignnone" width="94" caption="Orange Juice"][/caption]Which is better for your teeth -- orange juice or tea?Turns out that OJ ranks right up there with soda in terms of its enamel-damaging potential. But tea’s...
YouTube Clip of the Week:"Dog Massage for Stress & Anxiety"
02/20/2009 by Rena Sherwood @ depressiontalkonline.com
If you suffer from any type of depression or general anxiety disorder, imagine what that's doing to your dog. They pick up on thinks like that. Some dogs just shrug it off ("Oh, those silly humans are at it again,") but some dogs seem to think...
Let your fingers do the walking for your Headaches
02/20/2009 by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
[caption id="attachment_1794" align="alignnone" width="128" caption="Headache"][/caption]Next time you get a nagging headache, try a little fingertip therapy. You might feel better more quickly.In their latest book, YOU: Being Beautiful, RealAge...
4 Ways to Fight Winter Weight Gain and keep Blood Sugar low
02/20/2009 by Brick ONeil @ diabeteshealthtalk.com
[caption id="attachment_789" align="alignnone" width="155" caption="Bell Peppers"][/caption]Picking up a few extra pounds (and raising blood sugar) in cold weather -- that dreaded "winter weight gain" -- is maddening. Even though your metabolism...
How I choose to debilitate my own children is my own business…
02/20/2009 by Jerri Reason @ mental-emotionalhealth.com
So, I’ve never been away from my children much. I mean, really, when I had my second child I was away from child number one for a few days be he visited me in the hospital. Then, when I had back surgery, I was home the next day. ...
Portion Control
02/19/2009 by Jenna Kantor @ eatingdisordertalk.com
I am awful with portion control. I don't know how someone could have leftover food on their plate and not think about. If I get totally full and I see that there is still some leftover food on my plate, I have to give it away. I have to see someone...
Introducing Tofu the Vegan Zombie
02/19/2009 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Twilight brought about the vegan vampire phenomenon. In the book series and movie, vampires who chose not to suck blood from humans were "vegan." Granted, they got their fix from animals, so they wasn't really anything vegan about them, but I...