That’s all we have sometimes, some version of The Golden Rule and muddy love – Laura In the category of “I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant” topics that make you do one of those cartoon double takes in your mind and think, did I really just read that? Dear Amy: I recently discovered that my […]
Why I added mammogram back last year (but won’t this year)
Updated: April 6th, 2015 Adding mammogram or not? Now, I’m not sure. Why I changed my mind and had a 3D mammogram last year: Last year I spoke to a nurse at my imaging center and told her I stopped doing mammograms because I didn’t want repeated radiation (beyond what we all get day to […]
Are you afraid to fire your doctor?
Healers heal with more than their medicine. Bedside manner sinks into our reactive minds and cells and makes a difference – Laura This summer at the beach I found out I had the dreaded shingles (Here’s my shingles story and how I got rid of this nasty crud). I’m 47ish, healthy and not under extreme stress. My case […]
How he looks at you. How you look at him. Attractiveness unraveled.
Image credit: fashioncurse.blogspot.com Men, women and how we view attractiveness. (Where I agree with Dennis Prager and where I don’t). Driving home the other day I heard the Dennis Prager Show. As a conservative Republican he’s not my usual radio show pick (although I try to at least sample all political points of view). But I […]
George Zimmerman. Vigilant or vigilante?
Image credit I watched HLN this morning, a day after the not-guilty verdict came down for George Zimmerman. A few points came up during the HLN discussion panel that really struck me. My view of the Zimmerman – Trayvon case: Recent criminal activity in area. Zimmerman was vigilant of strangers in the subdivision because a number of […]
British study shows kids of working moms just fine. Here’s why.
Photo credit: wilpf.org The Brits know. Quality childcare is key. Maternity leave, essential. Studies had shown that children born to career mothers in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s did not perform as well, with their literacy and numeracy skills about two percent lower. But the latest research by Heather Joshi of the University of London’s Centre […]
Breast cancer screenings: Too many of the wrong kind. What’s the best option?
IMPORTANT!! Cancer screenings….The following is an excerpt from an Orlando Sentinel article. The statement may sound radical. It’s not. My thermographer has been saying this to me for two years. This is the FIRST time I’ve seen this printed in mainstream media. Dr. Mercola, the holistic health guru I follow, has been against mammograms for sometime now. “Studies have also found that, because […]
Why I’m opting out of mammograms and opting into THIS breast cancer screening approach.
Anyone who regularly sees my posts knows I advocate for a three-prong breast cancer screening approach: 1. Physical exam by health care practitioner 2. MRI (ultrasound follow up if abnormal findings) 3. Thermogram by a board certified thermographer who specializes in breast health. Go to a thermographer certified in breast thermography. I see Nelly Yefet in Florida because of her credentials and exam protocol […]
Is feeling crappy our new normal? Telling our age and hedonism
We get used to feeling slightly crappy until less than, becomes our new normal. Less sleep. Less energy. Less joy. The maintenance of blah to speak. Soon enough we forget laughing and vitality is the natural state of being. I confess. Fully embracing sags, wrinkles and grays is for the more enlightened among us. Mind you […]
How to stop bad news from feeding on itself
Image courtesy of: Stuart Miles When economic bad news piles on as it has since 2007, end of times feels certain. The truth is however, economies cycle. What falls off the cliff creeps back and in the process, we gain insights and wisdom. So stay hopeful. Happy days will be here again. Doom and gloom popular […]