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      • Keep Motivated to Exercise with New Activities
        09/26/07
        Many of you now know about our new community forum which we hope you all use for support and helpful information. I'm big on ways to make exercise not only efficient but also more interesting. I posted on the forum some tips on how to lift a sagging behind. A few minutes here and there add u

      • Oprah Will Feature Bipolar Disorder on Today's Show
        09/24/07
        For most people in the media, mental health is not a sexy topic, but tens of millions of people in this country are affected by mental disorders. I'm so glad to Oprah addresses topics people need to hear about. Here's the link to Oprah's home page mentioning today's program. T

      • Potatoes, Gender and Serotonin
        09/21/07
        We all accept the fact that men and women’s brain are different. As a friend said: women have a special area in their brain called "shoes" whereas the same spot in men’s brains is called "superbowl”. And now a study looking at gender differences in behavior finds that women and men

      • Emotional Overeating: perils of a perfectionist
        09/17/07
        For most people, trying to get to everything on your "to-do" list is impossible. Even if you do, another thing quickly pops onto that list. If on top of that you're trying to do everything perfectly, you're adding even more stress. Sure, some things like making sure your vehic

      • Driving to Walk
        09/14/07
        Our new house is lovely. Plenty of yard, nice neighborhood, and located in a town with parks and walking trails. The problem is our street. There are no sidewalks and the road is so narrow I wonder what would happen if I did venture outside for a walk particularly if it was dark outside or there

      • Fast Food and Losing Weight
        09/11/07
        A couple of weeks ago, days after our cross-country move, I took my three young kids to the local McDonald's for breakfast. The kids were thrilled. My 4-year old calls it "Old McDonald's". Up until our breakfast outing the kids had never consumed anything there but rather only

      • Antidepressants and Serotonin
        09/09/07
        These comments were posted by someone who found our book on amazon.com:

        "I do not understand...I thought when you go on an anti-depressant...it was supposed to give us more serotonin, not less?? I was first put on an antidepressant when a doctor told me it would help give me energy (

      • Simon Says: Leftovers for Dummies?
        09/05/07
        From Judy's beloved dachshund Simon:

        There should be a book called "Leftovers for Dummies." As someone who is occasionally treated to a yummy but alas usually too small morsel of leftovers, I know how wonderful they can be. Leftovers, or to put it more elegantly, surplus

      • Carbs, blood sugar, and cholesterol
        09/03/07
        "I am very very concerned about the effects this way of eating will have on my cholesterol and triglycerudes." We recently heard this concern from one of our readers and the issue comes up from other readers from time to time. What we tell everyone is that first of all, it's importa

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