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Bowled Over
by
Emily
Hello, hello! I’m up pretty late for a sick kid so I’ll try to keep this quick. The movies didn’t really work out – we went to the mall and missed not one, but two! showings. We ended up being at the mall for two fruitless hours, we walked around a bit and had a long chat on a bench.I was actually glad we missed the secon ...
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Oh the Goodies…
by
trying.to.heal
Sorry I left you after Thursday…things got a little crazy!Lets start with Friday night shall we? I headed off to my brothers apartment with a dish that I knew I would be able to eat, and knowing full well that most things at their Thanksgiving Party would be very “ college-oriented,” if you know what I mean (ie out of a box or b ...
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Imagery for Peace of Mind
by
LadyDownsize
Sometimes someone can say something to you, and it strikes a chord of annoyance. This happened tonight. Add to that the sadness I was caught up in from a television show and I find myself in the midst of a stirred up next of mental snakes. Sometimes to whittle them out I type, just open my mind and let my brain talk through my fingers – journ ...
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Healthy foods you’ve come to love
by
Attrice ..
One of the big things about changing the way you eat is discovering new foods. The way I grew up I had little experience of vegetables outside of microwaved broccoli and green beans. When I first became vegan, I had a period of discovery where the world of vegetables, fruits and grains-that-weren’t-white-rice opened up to me. Who knew that ve ...
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Gig'em Andrew (and Aggies)
by
aggie01l
So Andrew had a cat scan Friday morning of his head/neck, ordered by his ENT. A little over three weeks ago the boys went in for their 6 month ear tube check up. At the time Andrew had a cough and running nose and some enlarged lymph nodes. The ent put him on a round of antibiotics and then wanted to see us back after a few weeks. After antibiotic ...
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Health Headlines - November 22
by
Meredy
U.S. Military Studying PTSD Risk FactorsU.S. military researchers are trying to identify genetic and other factors that may help single out soldiers most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.A better understanding of underlying contributing causes might help reduce the incidence of PTSD and improve treatment."Right now, we can't ...
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Rooting Around For Mushrooms and More
by
Jill N.
Last night I went to aSOMAmeeting and listened to David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified (which is still a big mystery to me) and All that the Rain Promises and More..., and William Rubel, friends and myco -cohorts discuss the AminitaMuscaria mushroom and its edibility. Now, if this isn't the black hole of mycological geek- dom, I am not sure ...
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Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer
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Robert W.
Health Report: Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 11/22/2009The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recomm ...
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Some Happy Birthday Thoughts
by
FamilyNature
It was my birthday this week, I’m 36 years old. It was mostly a regular day: shuffling the kids off to school, picking them up, making lunch, tidying, refereeing – the usual. We ended the day at a nearby family friendly restaurant which was such a treat because we don’t go out for dinner very often. While we were finishing our mea ...
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A New Place
by
Love Healthy Living
Today I hung out with some friends and they suggested we go to a different restaurant for lunch than where we usually go. Gasp!!! My husband and I are such creatures of habit that it was hard for us to say yes and not be disappointed. But, we agreed and went with open minds. The restaurant where we went was good, overall. Buuuuut, I have to say it ...
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