Archive | August 2015

Not getting enough sleep can make you sick

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who’s chronically sleep deprived, a new study may give you a little more motivation to get your zzzzz’s.
Researchers found that people who slept less than six hours a night were over four times more likely to catch a cold than those who got more than sev…
Source:Not getting enough sleep can make you sick

How Should Clinicians Discuss the Side Effects of Medications?

While studying for a certification exam, I came across a question that stayed with me well after taking the practice test. The case discussed a patient who was prescribed antibiotics by his physician for a presumed bacterial illness and then returned the following week with an…
Source:How Should Clinicians Discuss the Side Effects of Medications?

5 Reasons Fantasizing Is Good for You

Imagine a universe where you were free to be you with all of your good, bad and ugly qualities. You are loved in this place exactly as you are. Do you see it?
Guess what? You just fantasized.
“Fantasy” is usually associated with unicorns or sex (and sometimes both–we don’t judge), but fa…
Source:5 Reasons Fantasizing Is Good for You

Labor Day and Health Care

Labor Day this year has taken on a new meaning to me. While I certainly appreciate every single person who we honor today for their contribution to the workforce, I am very troubled about a growing concern among many who are currently working either for someone else or for themselves….
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Prosperity Is Not How Expensive My Car Is

My son has always been a prosperous thinker, from when he precipitated his first game console at age five, till when he left me an anonymous note that said: “God called you and said he would call you back later. He wants you to buy your son a new surfboard and some clothes.” And by his 3…
Source:Prosperity Is Not How Expensive My Car Is

This 51-Year-Old Carried Her Daughter’s Baby — And It Helped Put Her MS In Remission

After struggling with fertility issues and losing a baby at 24 weeks, Mandy Stephens became a parent this summer with the help of a very special surrogate — her own mother. 
Fifty-one-year-old Sherri Dickson volunteered to be her 32-year-old daughter’s surrogate after Stephens’ first pregna…
Source:This 51-Year-Old Carried Her Daughter’s Baby — And It Helped Put Her MS In Remission

16 Ridiculously Simple Lunch Swaps for Weight Loss

This article was written by Jenny Sugar and repurposed with permission from POPSUGAR Fitness.
If you want to save money and calories every week, brown-bagging it is the way to go. But are your lunches from home as healthy as they can be? Find out which food swaps you should be making that…
Source:16 Ridiculously Simple Lunch Swaps for Weight Loss

Video: What is a ‘complete breakfast’?

If you skip breakfast, don’t worry about overeating at lunch or the rest of the day, report Cornell nutritional scientists July 2 in the journal Physiology and Behavior. In fact, nixing breakfast a few times a week may be …
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Spinal manipulation works for back pain—in some people

Lead researcher Greg Kawchuk is a professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta. Credit: University of Alberta

(Edmonton) Depending on whom you ask or what scientific paper you read last, spinal manipulation is either a mercifully quick, effective…
Source:Spinal manipulation works for back pain—in some people

Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men

A 19-year-old woman forced into prostitution and rescued by the Spanish National Police in Madrid has a bar code on her wrist. The tattoo also displays the amount of money she owed her traffickers: 2,000 euros. The woman had multiple injuries from being beaten. Credit: Spanish National…
Source:Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men

Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men

A 19-year-old woman forced into prostitution and rescued by the Spanish National Police in Madrid has a bar code on her wrist. The tattoo also displays the amount of money she owed her traffickers: 2,000 euros. The woman had multiple injuries from being beaten. Credit: Spanish National…
Source: Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men

Spinal manipulation works for back pain—in some people

Lead researcher Greg Kawchuk is a professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta. Credit: University of Alberta(Edmonton) Depending on whom you ask or what scientific paper you read last, spinal manipulation is either a mercifully…
Source: Spinal manipulation works for back pain—in some people

Video: What is a ‘complete breakfast’?

If you skip breakfast, don’t worry about overeating at lunch or the rest of the day, report Cornell nutritional scientists July 2 in the journal Physiology and Behavior. In fact, nixing breakfast a few times a week may be …

Source: Video: What is a ‘complete breakfast’?

16 Ridiculously Simple Lunch Swaps for Weight Loss

This article was written by Jenny Sugar and repurposed with permission from POPSUGAR Fitness.
If you want to save money and calories every week, brown-bagging it is the way to go. But are your lunches from home as healthy as they can be? Find out which food swaps you…
Source: 16 Ridiculously Simple Lunch Swaps for Weight Loss

This 51-Year-Old Carried Her Daughter’s Baby — And It Helped Put Her MS In Remission

After struggling with fertility issues and losing a baby at 24 weeks, Mandy Stephens became a parent this summer with the help of a very special surrogate — her own mother. 
Fifty-one-year-old Sherri Dickson volunteered to be her 32-year-old daughter’s surrogate after St…
Source: This 51-Year-Old Carried Her Daughter’s Baby — And It Helped Put Her MS In Remission

Prosperity Is Not How Expensive My Car Is

My son has always been a prosperous thinker, from when he precipitated his first game console at age five, till when he left me an anonymous note that said: “God called you and said he would call you back later. He wants you to buy your son a new surfboard and …
Source: Prosperity Is Not How Expensive My Car Is

Labor Day and Health Care

Labor Day this year has taken on a new meaning to me. While I certainly appreciate every single person who we honor today for their contribution to the workforce, I am very troubled about a growing concern among many who are currently working either for…
Source: Labor Day and Health Care

5 Reasons Fantasizing Is Good for You

Imagine a universe where you were free to be you with all of your good, bad and ugly qualities. You are loved in this place exactly as you are. Do you see it?
Guess what? You just fantasized.
“Fantasy” is usually associated with unicorns or sex (and sometimes bo…
Source: 5 Reasons Fantasizing Is Good for You

How Should Clinicians Discuss the Side Effects of Medications?

While studying for a certification exam, I came across a question that stayed with me well after taking the practice test. The case discussed a patient who was prescribed antibiotics by his physician for a presumed bacterial illness and then returned the…
Source: How Should Clinicians Discuss the Side Effects of Medications?

Not getting enough sleep can make you sick

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who’s chronically sleep deprived, a new study may give you a little more motivation to get your zzzzz’s.
Researchers found that people who slept less than six hours a night were over four times more likely to catch a cold than t…
Source: Not getting enough sleep can make you sick