The first step in attempting to cure depression is to understand that not all kinds of depression are created equal. There are people who have legitimately unbalanced hormones or, for lack of a better word, crossed wires upstairs. There are people who are just in a rut, sad about a death in the family or [...]
For years we’ve heard about how cholesterol ratio is the leading indicator for heart disease potentiality. That’s great to know, but rarely was that information bundled with an actual description of what cholesterol ratio means and how to adjust yours to lead to a longer, healthier and happier life.
Let’s start simply: Your cholesterol ratio is [...]
Many women wonder at what age they should start screening for breast cancer, and what types of breast cancer screening are the most efficient and effective. Unfortunately there are no easy answers to these questions, but medical professionals do agree on certain guidelines that all women should know. Screening for cancer means looking for cancer [...]
Men are, indeed, from Mars, and women are from Venus. As old as humanity, there has always existed a disparity of nature between the male and female genders. Men are far more practical and tend to aggression, while women view life in a more subjective manner and tend towards the emotional sides of life. The [...]
We all have behaviors we’d like to change. These behaviors don’t necessarily have to be vices perse. Perhaps you always procrastinate when it comes to the weekly shopping. You wait until the late afternoon to get out and get it done. By that time, the stores are crowded, with other procrastinators, parking is difficult and [...]
Our parents care for and love us until we are old enough to go out on our own. Though we don’t always know how to show our appreciation, we learn as we go through life how much they really did for us, especially after we have our own children. There may come a time when [...]
It is easy to get depressed and anxious about the problems that we are encountering in our society. We read the headlines in the paper and listen to the news reports and it seems like the entire world is falling down around us. Unfortunately the media does not do a very good job of reporting [...]
Everyone has, at one time or another, found that they’ve made a rash decision they lived to regret. While some of these decisions may be of a minor nature, they might just as easily be major, with major consequences. You might feel the repercussions immediately, or they might come back to bite you somewhere down [...]
We Americans are not alone in our zeal for the latest electronic gadgetry. People all over the world carry their electronic communication and music devices with them, literally everywhere. It’s funny that we are so used to keeping in touch, 24/7, that many of us even take them on vacation! How is it possible to [...]
Although physical domestic abuse is the most serious and tragic form an abusive relationship can take, it is far from the Only one. Abusive relationships can consist of any type of abuse or ill-treatment. What you need to understand when you think about relationship abuse is that you have the right to feel good in [...]
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