Words to Ponder
We have to ask ourselves whether medicine is to remain a humanitarian and respected profession or a new but depersonalized science in the service of prolonging life rather than diminishing human suffering.
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. -Eric Hoffer
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anaïs Nin
Obesity Tsunami
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980. Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of U.S. medical spending or an estimated $147 billion a year.
Except for smoking, obesity is now the number one preventable cause of death in this country. Three hundred thousand people die of obesity every year.
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Out for the week
Just a quick post to let you know I’ll be gone for the rest of the week. Leaving tomorrow morning for NC. Baby Cora will be 4 weeks old and it’s been 3 since I’ve last seen her. I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Travel
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Top 10 Germiest Places
Seeing how I just returned from the grocery store and was surrounded by coughing & sneezing people thought you might like to know where are the top 10 germiest places. Most of these you may already know but a few … Continue reading
Stimulus Package Worked Out
Well that was quick! The Bush administration and law makers finally agreed on something in a timely fashion! 117 million families will be receiving rebate checks and businesses incentives to invest in equipment. Under the plan, individuals would receive rebates … Continue reading
Off politics – back to health
The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously Tuesday to require all city chain restaurants to post calorie data on their menus. The order requiring New York chain restaurants to post calories on their menus comes after months of … Continue reading
Posted in Health and wellness, Rants and Rages
Tagged calorie data, heart disease, Obesity
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Clinton Has ‘a Dream’
The campaign must be taking a toll on Bill Clinton. Watch the video as he nods off yesterday at a ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Hillary must be fuming. Technorati Tags: Bill Clinton – Martin Luther King Jr. … Continue reading
UGG boots hard to come by
How’s your weather today? Here in Michigan it’s holding steady all day at 10 – 12° F with wind-chill from -5 to -15°! Pretty darn cold out there. Which brings me to the subject of this post ~~ UGG boots. … Continue reading
Airport Run
So late yesterday afternoon I make the dreaded airport run to pick up hubby. Thank God it’s not snowing though! The timing was perfect. I was one exit away from the airport when my cell phone rings telling me he … Continue reading
Depression/Obesity Linked
clipped from www.healthday.com Obesity and depression often go hand-in-hand in middle-aged women, a new U.S. study found. The research collected information on the height, weight, dietary and exercise habits, and body image of 4,641 women, ages 40 to 65, enrolled … Continue reading
A New Years Baby 01/01/08
Did you think I up and disappeared on you? For those that follow my blog you know that I was anxiously awaiting for “the call”. It came on New Year’s Eve around 5:00 saying she had been in labor all … Continue reading
