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Letter to the anxious, the panicked, the depressed: Healing starts here.

(Picture courtesy of: FreeDigitalPhotos.net)It astounds me how many people today are desperate for help to manage their long-time anxiety and depression.   Many people have been caught, some for decades,…

Are bioidentical hormones safer than synthetic? Science says yes.

(Photo credit: Sally Howard) Hormone replacement understandably, (but needlessly), scares women to death. Should we worry? Should we suffer from peri, pre or menopausal symptoms (or from surgical menopausal symptoms?) NO.…

Raising kids to embrace diversity in others, be inclusive

"Children don't come with instructions, but they do come with open minds," writes Christopher Metzler, Ph.D., an authority on issues of diversity and inclusion. How can you encourage your kids…

When is it okay to let your teenager get cosmetic surgery?

BullyingStatistics.org reports that in 2010, one in seven children grades kindergarten through 12th was a bully or a victim of one. With the surge of social media, schoolyard teasing can…

Are your kids getting enough vitamin D? Likely not.

[caption id="attachment_4391" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo credit: David Castillo Dominici"][/caption] You might think your kids are getting enough vitamin D but a 2009 study published in Pediatrics found that 9 percent of kids ages 1…

Joe Paterno’s death reminds us of most complicated emotion – ambivalence

I recently experienced a death in our family. I'm not ready to write about it because it feels disrespectful to my departed and to my loved ones to talk directly…

Conserve your willpower, because it can get tired and run out……

Decision fatigue, a phenomenon increasingly intriguing psychologists today given the growing culture of endless distractions and over-stimulation, is a term coined by social psychologist Roy F. Baumeister. Vaguely introduced by Freud,…

Tiger or pussycat mom? Amy Chua’s book stirs parenting controversy

Amy Chua makes no apologies because she once called her daughter “garbage.” As a child, her father called her garbage after she was disrespectful to her mother. “It worked really…

New and improved: What’s interrupting YOUR joy?

I'm not one for making lists of resolutions because I think if you want to change, today is as good a time as any. But, when January 1st nears it's…

High levels of homocysteine and depression – certain supplements may help

Researchers believe that depression, particularly in the elderly, may be related to elevated homocysteine levels. A deficiency in B vitamins may be the cause. (Click here for supplements that lower…