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I wore a three-strand turquoise necklace yesterday… it looked lovely with my brown outfit… I got several compliments…I accepted them graciously…it was a milestone… Not the accepting of compliments…although I ...

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Breast cancer is the most prevalent non-skin cancer. It also accounts for the second most number of cancer fatalities. Women between the ages 40-55 are most prone for this ailment. ...

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In Part I of this essay, I wrote about a new Harvard study documenting something that many of us have always known – that it’s possible to slow the aging ...

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My Shrink Rap03/19/12

 

I have been tall since the sixth grade. I remember looking down at boys and liking that feeling of being able to make them feel awkward. But a tall girl was ...

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I Was So Much Older Then, I’m Younger Than That Now… This weekend marks a significant anniversary in my life. My life was saved exactly half a lifetime ago. I ...

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Michelle was a size five in high school. She weighed one-hundred ten pounds and was quite athletic. In addition to being the head cheerleader of her Southern High Cougars cheerleading ...

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Lately I’ve been writing about food labeling. You know, that small print stuff that covers up what’s really happening in the food and supplement industry. Well, here’s another shocker that’s just ...

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First, some definitions: ANTI means AGAINST PRO means FOR. BIOTIC means LIFE. (As in the word, “Biology”) So, what logically follows is: Antibiotics are against life. Probiotics are for life. ...

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When you hear of a movie called “The Debutante Hunters“, one might think it’s a documentary about someone on a quest to find debutantes.  Not so fast!  Producer/Director, Maria White, ...

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Prayer can help in many situations – especially when you’re at rock bottom and need a change in your life. I should know – I’m a licensed clinical social worker ...

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