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For many of us, the day comes when we switch roles with our parents; as they age, we become more in control, and they become more like children. Whether your parent suffers from Alzheimer's, dementia or is just physically limited, you may spend several years caring for your loved one. It will be emotionally, physically and financially difficult, so the better you’re prepared, the easier it will be.
As a full-time working mom, finding time to exercise is a challenge. Instead of trying to fit in a trip to the gym several times a week, I find that incorporating fitness into activities with my family is more feasible, and to be honest, really fun for us all.
Chinese Medicine is rapidly gaining popularity everywhere, especially among Hollywood A-listers. In the last couple of years, we have regularly heard stories about top stars using acupuncture.
The NY Times recently reported that soldiers are being treated with deadly drug cocktails for PTSD, pain and other disorders. Accidental deaths have been reported due to the interaction of the drugs in these cocktails.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says that "in a given year approximately one quarter of adults are diagnosable for one or more disorders." Most of those people have friends and families, so almost everyone in the United States knows someone who has suffered mental illness.
A planned snack helps keep your hunger at bay, provides you with the chance to fulfill your daily food group requirements and can be very beneficial to weight management. In fact, to keep your metabolism going, it's better to snack between moderate sized meals than eat larger meals and no snacks.
A common misconception about mental illness is that only debilitated, mumbling outsiders are affected. Wrong – great people have done great things despite mental illness.
“My preschooler is a picky eater,” is a common complaint among parents, and having mealtime battles often makes a picky eater pickier. If you find yourself micro-managing every bite of food, you will need to work on changing tactics.
When my sister died of alcohol poisoning in 2002 I got very drunk and didn’t believe for a minute that it could ever happen to me. In 2005 I was a week away from being thrown off my Master’s Degree for my alcohol-induced bad behavior. A psychiatrist prescribed Antabuse (a drug that makes you violently ill if you drink) and I have not had a drink since.
Most people know that it's important to eat fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet, but did you know that the colors are important too? Each different color of fruits and vegetables offer unique nutritional benefits that are favorable to our health.