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Pay Attention Better: Drink Tea
8 hours ago by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
Feel a bit scatterbrained now and then? Make yourself a big jug of sun tea. Not for the caffeine, but for one heck of a potent compound that could fine-tune your focus. It’s theanine. Your Brain on TheanineWhen people in a study consumed theanine...
Who You Gonna Call?
23 hours ago by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
I’ve just about had it with weight loss commercials. Especially the ones that feature celebrities. Granted a few of them do use the products (at least I think they do). Valerie Bertinelli for instance, she looks great. She called Jenny, did what...
Italian Study Reduces Office Headaches, Neck Pain
Yesterday by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
See what you can accomplish when you focus on a problem? This seems to be the result from an Italian study of office aches and pains -- namely headaches, neck and shoulder pains. Results of this interesting study were published in this months's...
Gala Time!
Yesterday by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
I'm heading out for the weekend to volunteer at the Farm Sanctuary Gala in New York City!Anyone going?...
Gaining Weight for No Reason? Check This Out
Yesterday by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
You're eating right and working out, yet your pants keep getting tighter. What's the deal? Could be your thyroid. A sluggish thyroid -- even one that is just a tad slow -- can cause you to pack on the pounds. Read on to learn who's most at risk . ....
Friday Freebies: Make Edible Playdough
Yesterday by Marcie @ discussingautism.com
Wow, what a sensory experience Play Dough is...but what if you could eat it? This may not be good for some kids (like AJ who is probably the local Pica eating champion) but others may know the difference between edible play dough and the non-edible...
Center for Consumer Freedom: Run by Grade Schoolers?
50 hours ago by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
I'm all for people on both sides of an issue speaking their mind ... but in a mature, respectable manner. This means to paint throwing, no name calling, and no childish language.Animal rights, and PETA specifically, tend to get a lot of grief for...
Overweight Trainer in the House
53 hours ago by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
Imagine this; you’ve decided to sign up for a weight loss program. You’ve done the research, talked to the counselor/trainer/coach and you like what you hear. The program seems to be sound, it doesn’t make outlandish claims or promises and...
Pet Shampoo Causes Autism?
53 hours ago by Marcie @ discussingautism.com
According to a new survey presented at the International Meeting for Autism Researching mothers of children with autism were twice as likely to have used pet shampoo that contains pyrethrins as those mothers with healthy children. Pyrethrins are a...
YouTube: Is It A Migraine?
53 hours ago by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
This blog tends to go into medications and alternative therapies for migraines and chronic headaches, my personal misadventures like the pain and other details on trying to manage the pain and on the debilitating symptoms (with a whip and a chair,...
Farm Bill Passes in the House
57 hours ago by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
It's not just rare, it's probably the first time ever that the two media networks that I keep up with - animal issues and fashion - are in agreement. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is currently up for discussion - commonly referred...
Multiple meds needed to stop bird flu pandemic
59 hours ago by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
Governments should stock several drugs to prevent resistance, experts sayGovernments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs — not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu — to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu,...
Silk Soymilk Recall Update
05/14/2008 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
I have not forgotten about Silk Soymilk being pulled from shelves because some products contained cow's milk proteins. I have contacted the company three times now asking for an explanation, especially since their Web site does not provide an...
Got Migraines? Dunk PTSD In It
05/14/2008 by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
A study from Drexel University doctors have come out claiming that those with PSTD (more commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -- once known as "shell shock") most likely get migraines. This is not really a surprise for migraineurs....
New Trusera Invitation
05/14/2008 by Marcie @ discussingautism.com
You know, I'm not sure if you remember me inviting all of you to Trusera about two months ago (because I have not seen any of you join yet). The invitation is still open to this new health community and all the cool people are doing it (yes,...
Monday Monday
05/14/2008 by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
Monday, Monday the start day of most diets. Yes, I used the “D” word. Most people start a diet on a Monday. Is that supposed to be the official fresh new beginning day? It seems to me that if you’re really serious about healthy eating and...
Free Veggie Burger
05/14/2008 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Buy one get one free Boca Burgers at Johnny Rockets for the rest of May!Click on the picture to get your coupon for a free Johnny Rockets Boca Burger....
Head to Dunkin' Donuts Tomorrow and Ask for Soy
05/14/2008 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
Tomorrow, May 15, is a special day for Dunkin' Donuts. It is the day when the company is going to realize that soy milk is in high demand with their customers.Animal- and vegan-devotees over at Compassion Over Killing (COK) have been successful in...
Why You Should Slice Fruit Yourself
05/14/2008 by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
Presliced fruit sure saves time. But here's what you miss out on when you buy it: vitamin C. Research shows that presliced fruit may have less vitamin C by the time you eat it than if you'd bought whole fruit and sliced it yourself. The Whole...
Dance I Say
05/13/2008 by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
I’ve gotta fess up, I’m hooked on Dancing With the Stars. With every samba, quick step and jive I imagine me out there gliding across the floor. Can you imagine the workout those routines give you? Unless you’re seriously chowing down in your...
My Dog & May's Migraine Blog Carnival
05/13/2008 by Rena Sherwood @ dealingwithheadaches.com
A blog post about my English Mongrel Pony made it to May's Headache & Blog Carnival, and I've already gottena couple of compliments on how cute Pony is. Actually, the doggy in Walking Dog Helps Ease My Head Pain is NOT my dog. I didn't have a...
Another Beef Recall: This One More Unique than Others
05/13/2008 by Sally Andersen @ livingwithoutmeat.com
"The affected product may contain small pieces of hard plastic."That's the reason Fairbank Farms is issuing a voluntary recall on their ground beef products.Price Chopper, Shaw's, BJ's, Wilson Farms retail outlets, and C&S Wholesale distributor all...
Can You Walk 10 Years off Your Age?
05/13/2008 by Brick ONeil @ encouraginghealth.com
Forget the plastic surgery. Here's a simple, cheap way to get back your youth: Start walking.People who regularly lace up their walking shoes and get moving may be as much as 10 years younger than their couch-potato peers. Still sitting down? Read...
Autism Court and Vaccines: Part II
05/12/2008 by Marcie @ discussingautism.com
The debate isn't over despite what lawyers and doctors want. Parents are insisting that vaccines with Thimerosal and mercury are the direct link to autism and are determined to prove it in the United States Court system. For the second time just...
Take Care of You
05/12/2008 by Sandra L. Garth @ healthybpm.com
I know I’m about to piss off some people but here goes anyway. Why is it that women will pencil into their budgets regular hair and nail appointments but balk at the idea of paying for a person trainer? Oh they will pay, but not what the going...