My daughter Sarah and I went to the Street Fair today for a few hours. I think we lost a combined ten pounds in water weight through sweat. It was (still is) a very hot day. Even as I write this (at 7 PM) it is still 97 degrees outside. For heaven sakes...we are only one degree [...]
Tag: webmd
How healthy is Santa?
WebMD -one of my favorite sites for health and medical information - is drilling down to the really important discussions of the holiday. They pose a critical question for our times on their site that I want to share with you who believe healthy living is the way to go. They ask, "How healthy is Santa?" [...]
Trust, but verify…
I understand and appreciate the notion that we should not treat doctors as demigods. They are, after all, just human beings - well-educated and trained human beings in medical science, but human beings nonetheless. Human beings make mistakes; hence, sometimes doctors make mistakes. That is the premise behind second opinions. I am not a medical doctor, nor [...]
The universe listens to me…
You may recall the old adage, "You get what you give." If you put out negativity, you tend to get it back. Conversely, if you put out positivity, you tend to get that back. If you put out acceptance, you tend to get back acceptance. If you put out craziness, get ready for the circus. The [...]
You snooze…you win?
You may have heard it said that if you snooze, you lose, but not so according to Dr. Michael Breus. Dr. Breus is one of WebMD's bloggers and in a recent blog he made the case that getting the right amount of sleep can help keep your brain from aging prematurely. OMG! Now, in addition to [...]
Are you calling me a fathead?
Interpretation...it is amazing how different that can be from one person to the next. That is why folks can stand in art museums and be looking at the same piece of art but see or feel different things. It's the whole premise of beauty is in the eye of the beholder - as is also [...]
Channeling Emily Litella…
I got an email from WebMD titled, "What You Need To Know About Salvia." It caused me to immediately run through in my mind everything I already knew about saliva. I know it plays a role in digestion and has some lubrication responsibilities in regard to the mouth. I also know it is useful for [...]
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