Say you notice a stained ceiling in your living room, and you’re fairly sure that water has been leaking from plumbing on the second floor. You call a contractor, who confirms your suspicion of a water leak. She advises that to fix it, she’ll need to open the wall and ceiling to locate the leak.… Read More »
Should I Get a Flu Shot?
Strengthening your immune system can help you during flu season no matter what you decide Each year as the weather cools and “flu season” nears, the great American flu shot campaign begins. Prevailing medical wisdom presents us with a multiple-choice question that sounds something like this: Should I get a flu shot? a) Get a… Read More »
Weight Management and Cancer
There is steadily-accumulating evidence that being overweight contributes to cancer occurrence, recurrence and mortality. Recent data suggest that obesity may cause as many as 20% of cancers. (footnote 1) Medscape reported a recent Danish study involving 19,000 women which concluded that having a Body Mass Index over 25, the limit for healthy weight, was associated… Read More »
Loving Extra Pounds Away
“The opposite of obesity isn’t starvation – it’s compassion.” –Dr. Martha Beck Here I was in early spring, wanting to let go of a fifteen-pound postsurgical weight gain and dreading what that meant in terms of interrupting my routine and restricting my eating patterns. Then I read the brilliant quote above from Martha Beck, O… Read More »
Smooth Landing
I terminated the HCG portion of the program after 33 days, in anticipation of some travel scheduled for the following week. (Unless you bring all food with you or have a host willing to prepare food to your exact specifications, it’s likely a fool’s mission to expect to comply with phase I of the program… Read More »
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