Rheumatoid arthritis can take a toll on your mental health. Jennifer Holder, community leader of Webmd’s Facebook RA group, talks about how her friends get her through the tough days – and how accomplishments both big and small are worth…
Year: 2023
“You will never forget a person who came to you with a torch in the dark.” ~M. Rose You never know the impact you might have on someone at any given moment. It may be entirely unknown to you. While…
Aug. 10, 2023 – More than 3 years into the COVID-19 era, most Americans have settled back into their pre-pandemic lifestyles. But a new dominant variant and rising hospitalization numbers may give way to another summer surge. Since April, a…
Aug. 10, 2023 – It can be one of the happiest times in a woman’s life – giving birth and meeting a new baby (or babies) face-to-face for the first time. But for about one in seven mothers, postpartum depression…
For many of us, setting goals is easy. Bringing our visions to life is a lot more challenging. And since we inevitably encounter obstacles and self-doubt when we try to do anything new, it can be hard to stay focused,…
By MIKE MAGEE In 2002, psychologist Emily Pronin and her co-authors, in an article titled, You Don’t Know Me, But I Know You: The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight, laid out the concept of “Naive Realism.” As she explained, “We insist…
Aug. 9, 2023 – Four years ago, Pamela Smith, a 76-year-old retiree in Orlando, FL, became concerned about her husband’s driving. Dick Smith had recently been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease,…
Aug. 9, 2023 – Drinking sugar-laden beverages on a regular basis may greatly increase the risk that postmenopausal women may develop liver cancer or die from chronic liver disease, new research suggests. The study found that women who are beyond…
“The opposite of anger is not calmness. It’s empathy.” ~Mehmet Oz In December last year, I went to India to study yoga and meditation. About a week into my training, I noticed I was becoming increasingly angry. I thought that…
BY KIM BELLARD I came across a phrase the other day that is so evocative, so delicious, that I had to write about it: “lazy girl job,” or, as you might know it. @#lazygirljob. Now, before anyone gets too offended,…