I know it does no good to shout at a TV screen but I do it anyway. Watching advertisements for upcoming specials on "obesity in America" or "best diet tips" or "the best way to fight weight gain" provokes my on-going one-sided argument. When I see doctors such as Dr. Oz or Dr. Gupta talk about
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By: Toni Raiten-D'Antonio When I was in college, way back in the late 60s, a popular book being passed around was The Velveteen Rabbit. Yes, it is a children's book and yes, I said I was in college. Deep within this simple, classic story of a well loved stuffed rabbit is hidden many basic life t
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By: Montel Williams with Lawrence Grobel "At this point, one of the doctors mentioned something about this weird disease, MS, but then said that I couldn't have MS because I was in much too good a shape. I was ripped: I weighed 190 pounds; I had a twenty-eight-inch waist, with eighteen-inch
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? By Sheldon Paul Blau, MD and Dodi Schultz In my opinion, this is one of the most current, valuable books published on living with Lupus. I found it to be very informative and easy to read, without speaking in thick, confusing medical jar
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Fibromyalgia is frequently diagnosed but poorly understood. Chronic fatigue syndrome by its very name is the source of conflicting opinion and no real consensus on treatment. What is a person to do when they discover they have one or both of these ailments? Resign oneself to an ever-deteriorating li
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Have you ever flown on Southwest before? If you have, you will certainly be able to relate to the situations Marty Thompson points out in his humorous look at the airlines. It has always reminded me of a cattle car. I feel like I should “moo” when I’m getting on. There is never enough space
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In 1981, Tom and Karen Lambke found out their newborn son has Down Syndrome. They didn’t let it bother them, they just realized that it meant being a parent would take a little more work. They used the resources available: support groups, associations for disabled children, and made friends wit
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Now in her late 20's "B." has tried everything she can think of to lose weight, from working out to hypnotism to every fad diet that has come around. She doesn't eat too much, goes to a gym regularly and doesn't eat carbs after seven p.m. It doesn't matter; she is still "fat." She just may come r
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May is Lupus Awareness Month! How Will You Spread Awareness? By Dr. Thomas J.A. Lehman Does your child suffer from joint pain, arthritis, lupus, or some other form of a rheumatic disease? Are you a teenager who would like some more information about why your body seems to be going nuts? If s
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The subtitle for this book is: One Man’s Memories, and that’s a very appropriate description. He talks about his life honestly and openly, and he makes no excuses for his actions. He has bone cancer at this point in his life, and I think that’s part of what has made him reflect back over his
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