Archive for August, 2006
Monday, August 21st, 2006
Yesterday, we began discussing the roots of weight gain. We touched on early psychological training and will continue to do so today. From my own experience, as well as many others in my age group, another key issue is guilt. This aspect will take at least a couple of articles ...
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Monday, August 21st, 2006
If you ever find yourself in a "fixed, usually boring routine" you're in what the American Heritage dictionary defines as a "rut." Here are 5 suggestions for breaking out of a rut and getting on with life.
1. Search for a Solution. Try to think of creative (or even reasonable ...
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Monday, August 21st, 2006
I have a true story of an acquaintance of mine who breast feeds her kid while she drinks and smokes pot. The custom didn't just start one day and end quickly. Instead, it's gone on for years! No matter how much you might try and reason with ...
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Sunday, August 20th, 2006
You can’t watch the news without hearing about wars going on in various parts of the world. War has always been apart of life. So it has remained throughout history and will continue to do so. The war that looms largest for me and many of the rest of us, ...
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Sunday, August 20th, 2006
I just started the Personal Growth section here at the Featherish Healthy Living Blog, and within my first few posts, it seems I struck a nerve with some readers. Now this is a highly important issue, so I think it's worth mentioning early on. There's almost no good ...
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Saturday, August 19th, 2006
The FDA approved the first food additive that is made up of a virus.
The additive is a mixture of 6 viruses that can be sprayed on ready to eat cold cuts, poultry, sliced ham and turkey. The special virus called bacteriophages is used to kill Listeria monocytogenes bacterium ...
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Saturday, August 19th, 2006
Recently I caught wind of a blog post where one author was extolling the virtues of another about quitting TV watching. It turns out he quit watching for a whole month and his friend was extremely impressed. Well then, I wondered, how impressed would the world be when ...
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Today the results of a dental study done were published in the Journal of Periodontology.
The study included 51 sets of twins ages 12-21 divided into two groups. One group brushed their teeth and brushed their tongue twice daily. The second group did the same thing and also flossed their ...
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Okay, when it comes to trite phrases, that one takes the cake. But, it's just so true that you can't ignore it. It doesn't matter what you've done up until now. You have the power to control what you do, and to make positive changes in your ...
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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Alright, fat-bellied folks, it turns out exercise might just be the key to slimming up, because it helps to reduce the number of fat cells you have. This is good for the simple reason that it you have less cells to work with, so losing weight is that much ...
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