April 13th, 2007
Medical Healh Advice
Since the last two medical columns were about heart disease and the risk factors for it, Janet and I decided that it made sense to talk about those individual risk factors in detail. I\’ll begin with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. This is another of those health problems which most often has no […]
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April 13th, 2007
Medical Healh Advice
Since the last two medical columns were about heart disease and the risk factors for it, Janet and I decided that it made sense to talk about those individual risk factors in detail. I\’ll begin with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. This is another of those health problems which most often has no […]
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April 13th, 2007
Empty Nest
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust During our third phone consultation, Kate was talking about how she was doing with her free time. She is single with two kids thousands of miles away and loosely holds the number 56. She couldn\’t see […]
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April 13th, 2007
The New Retirement
We\’re familiar with the above expression, and know that “use it or lose it” applies to the brain as well as the body. Brain fitness is a hot new topic – as we age, is it possible to maintain the same level of cognitive ability? Let\’s take a look at our three-pound dynamo – our […]
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April 13th, 2007
Travel Columns
Antwerp has had a long reputation as one of the world\’s great diamond markets, but in recent years, this Belgian city, just 45 minutes from the capital of Brussels, has become something of a gem itself. Once home to artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp has now become a center of fashion […]
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April 13th, 2007
Healthy Relationships
Real love and real romance, the kind that lasts a lifetime, that\’s what most people want. So why does dating have a bad rap? And why do more than half of all marriages end up in divorce? The answer\’s pretty clear when you look at what most people settle for, or worse yet, put up […]
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April 13th, 2007
Menopause
Menopause is a point in a woman\’s life when she stops menstruating for a full year and this can be overwrought with many symptoms, some bearable and some discomforting. Menopause symptoms like mood swings, loss of libido, extreme fatigue, hot flashes and weight gain are a cause of concern for most women. However, less common […]
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April 13th, 2007
Journaling
…by Suzanne Falter Barnes 1. Stack the facts up front. Begin with your most impressive facts. “Mary Louise Green is a nationally known painter whose work has appeared in numerous major gallery exhibits.” (Mary Louise has, in fact, only shown in four galleries, but they were in different parts of the US, so that counts […]
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April 12th, 2007
Journaling
God grant me the serenity… Everyone is familiar with the Serenity Prayer written by Reinhold Neibuhr, or at least the first stanza which reads: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. When I recite the first three […]
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April 9th, 2007
Writing & Publishing
Create Accountability I have found that accountability is the key to my production. Plans are also crucial to my getting large projects completed on time. Planning helps me alleviate the overwhelmed feeling that we all experience. I personally do not get a lot of writing done if I wait for the muse. I also find […]
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