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JJ Virgin
Weight Loss Resistant? 5 Unconventional Strategies to Overcome It
by JJ Virgin
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You've probably been there. You're doing everything correctly, yet you can't ditch that refuse-to-vacate excess weight, and it's driving you crazy. I coined the term "weight loss resistance" for folks who do everything correctly yet can't consistently lose a couple of pounds a week. Numerous obstacles underlie weight loss resistance, from sleep deprivation to chronic stress to hormonal imbalances.... 3/31/2023 4:00:00 AM
Donna Bond, M.A.
Reverent Choices: Honoring the Path from Stuckness to Inspired Action
by Donna Bond, M.A.
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When I think back on how miserable I was in my job, it’s so interesting to look at it from where I sit now. When I was in it, it was easy to blame the situation, circumstance, people, dynamic, everything for the discontent and dissatisfaction I was feeling. Blame, being the operative word here. Really, the truth is, the conditions were fine. The circumstances were fine. The dynamics were normal. The... 3/30/2023 4:00:00 AM
Randy Stocker
Couples and Grieving: The Path to Healing
by Randy Stocker
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You have most likely heard the saying, “Everybody Grieves Differently”. This goes for couples as well. Even though Char and I had been married for 21-years, the way we grieved after the death of our two daughters, Jenelle-age 19, and Amy-age 9, as well as my mother, Jean, was like night and day. I cried often—Char didn’t cry for four months.I knew instantly that I would never see them alive again.... 3/29/2023 4:00:00 AM
Sherry Gaba
The Nurturing Obsession
by Sherry Gaba
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Nurturing someone, helping them to grow and change for the better, is part of a loving relationship. People in healthy relationships often say that over time, their partner has helped them become a better person. But when nurturing turns into an obsession, it becomes a kind of over-parenting without the growth. The idea of a nurturing obsession is not to make the partner happier, but to make them more... 3/27/2023 4:00:00 AM
Leon Rios
Fixing a Broken Mental Health Care System
by Leon Rios
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Despite advances in medicine, mental health care is still unable to keep up with the mental health needs of society.For the most part, research has always focused more on physical ailments than mental ones. Infant mortality, chronic illnesses, and infectious disease have seen vast improvement as far as life expectancy is concerned, but the question that everyone keeps dancing around is “what progress... 3/25/2023 4:00:00 AM
JJ Virgin
This Campaign Reveals Coke's Massive Failure
by JJ Virgin
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Talk about a massive failure. Coke's taking a hard beating, and they aren't going out softly. “Coca-Cola, the world’s largest producer of sugary beverages, is backing a new ‘science-based’ solution to the obesity crisis: To maintain a healthy weight, get more exercise and worry less about cutting calories,” writes Anahad O’Connor in the New York Times. This campaign becomes at a particularly sensitive... 3/24/2023 4:00:00 AM
Judith Finlayson
Know Your Body and Boost Your Health
by Judith Finlayson
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We all know people who follow calorie-restricted diets without losing weight or others who always have room for dessert but never gain an ounce. When scientists finished mapping the human genome, many felt that genes held the answers to this conundrum. Researchers identified the first gene variant linked with obesity in 1997; subsequently they discovered more than 50 additional variants impacting weight.... 3/22/2023 4:00:00 AM
Budget Organic Buying Guide
by Kelsey Reaves
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A plateful of pesticides is a lot more than most of us want to stomach. But shopping for healthy, natural food without blowing your budget can sometimes feel like a serious balancing act. If you haven’t got the wallet for a fridge stuffed with organic food, there’s good news: you can still reduce the amount of chemicals you take in by being selective about what you buy. When it comes to toxic substances,... 3/16/2023 4:00:00 AM
Randy Stocker
Challenged to Help a Grieving Friend? 6 Ways to Step Inside their Pain
by Randy Stocker
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My best friend’s child just died in a car accident. My friend is in shock. She is angry with the world. What do I say? What can I do to help her? According to the National Center for Health Statistics, over 200,000 people suffered accidental deaths in 2020. WOW!!! Death and grief are everywhere. From accidental deaths to Covid deaths to shootings and more.Almost everyone will grieve at some time, yet... 3/15/2023 4:00:00 AM
Courtney Andersen
Three Tips to Quit Drinking Alcohol
by Courtney Andersen
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Quitting drinking alcohol is hard. Especially if you have an alcohol dependency. In a survey done in May of 2020 conducted by the Recovery Village 55% reported an increase in alcohol consumption. Today in the US alone about 18 million Americans have an Alcohol Abuse Disorder. AAD is also called, Alcoholism, alcohol dependence and alcohol addiction.Maybe you have been thinking about quitting drinking... 3/14/2023 4:00:00 AM
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