Health

Cookie Monster to Veggie Monster? Inconceivable!

Cookie Monster is not Veggie Monster
Behold the power of Google. The world’s most popular search engine put a picture of Cookie Monster on its homepage today, and suddenly a four-year-old rumor is revived. There has not and will not be a decision to change Cookie Monster to Veggie Monster.
The fact [...]

Has he lost weight? Image from Flickr.

Reduce Your Medical Expenses by Negotiating

Yes, you really can negotiate the cost of medical care
Although many people are not aware of it, the medical industry is one of the few American industries where negotiating the price is not only acceptable, but common. The reason many uninsured or underinsured people are quoted higher prices than insured [...]

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H1N1 Vaccine Deaths | The Cure is Poisonous?

We’ve heard of dangerous treatment – but dangerous PREVENTION?
There aren’t any known H1N1 vaccine deaths from this current outbreak yet, but they may occur.  It isn’t likely to be many.  Flu vaccines, especially H1N1 vaccines (this isn’t the first time anybody’s caught H1N1 – it’s broken out before) carry a [...]

Oniomaniac | Compulsive Need to Buy Things

Oniomaniacs can’t stop shopping
Many people who love spending time at the mall and filling their closets with the latest fashions call themselves “shopaholics.” Usually it’s followed by a laugh or a joke, but this habit can sometimes take the form of a destructive disorder called oniomania, which is the clinical [...]

What happens when shopping is a compulsion instead of a hobby? Image from www.designmom.com.

Bring Change 2 Mind | Glenn Close Tackles Mental Illness

Bring Change 2 Mind featured on GMA
Some celebrities, or pseudo-celebrities like Adam Jasinski, choose to use their money for destructive purposes such as drugs and material excess. However, I am encouraged today to see that famous actress Glenn Close is using her extensive wealth for good.
Glenn Close this morning appeared [...]

Glenn Close image from Wikimedia.

Save On Your Food Purchases By Eating Serving Sizes

Save your Money And Your Health
How often do we look on packages at the grocery store and check out what the serving sizes are? It’s clear as day what are the recommended portions, yet we tend to eat much more than that.
Get in the habit of measuring every meal by [...]

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Living to 100 | Life Expectancy Calculator Encourages Health

Will our babies end up living to 100?
The idea that babies born today will end up living to 100 is becoming a popular theory as advances in health education and medical care increase life expectancy. The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator at livingto100.com supports the theory that with the [...]

The Life Expectancy Calculator tells you the same things your doctor would, but it's free. Image from Flikr.

Selective Government Aid | Americans Need Payday Loans

Medical costs climbing
Payday loans applications are flourishing as medical costs continue to weigh down Americans.  Currently there are millions of people seeking aid from government programs.  These programs can be confusing, however, and many people are being rejected for innocuous reasons such as location, rather than need.   Government aid comes [...]

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Holistic Moms Network Focuses on Health and Healing

Connect with Holistic Mom’s Network
The cost of medical care is weighing down families as Congress unsuccessfully tries to finish and pass a health care reform bill. Some Americans are turning their backs on the health care industry and turning to holistic medicine and avoiding illness through holistic living.
The Holistic Moms [...]

The Holistic Mom's Network encourages moms

Debt Relief Aided by a Health Care System Overhaul

Health Care Reform and Debt Relief are Connected
In the midst of the health care reform, many Americans are worried about debt relief.  High medical bills are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the nation and many see it as the biggest “ignored necessity.”   Housewife Brandy Giant of Littleton Pennsylvania stated, [...]

Debt relief and health care reform would seem to go hand-in-hand, brothers and sisters (Photo: flickr.com)

H1N1 Vaccine Risks Have Some Parents Opting Out

When It Comes to Flu Shots, Give Me the Flu Instead
Flu season is fast approaching, and many people are concerned about whether H1N1 – more commonly known as the “swine flu” – will devastate entire communities. When cooler heads prevail, however, it’s easy to see that H1N1 isn’t all that [...]

Swine flu may come, even if you wash your hands and use good judgment. But with the stated H1N1 vaccine risks, will you be getting the shot? (Photo: flickr.com)

Health Care Industry Targets Physicians for Debt Relief

Primary care physician
Many consumers are struggling with debt relief because of the huge cost of health care.  Congress has taken the cause up as one of its most pertinent issues to sort out, and President Obama is targeting it as a strong focus throughout his presidency.
Although the topic is much [...]

Barack Obama touts health care everywhere he goes. Image from Wikimedia.

Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Cars With Deadly Floor Mats

Lexus and Toyota vehicles affected by recall
When the world’s largest automaker recalls 3.8 million cars, you know something serious is going on. That’s exactly what the recent Toyota recall has done because of floor mats that present a risk of causing accidents. Removing the mats and obtaining new ones (even [...]

Floor mat problem? A personal loan will get you some super glue. (Photo: archie99.wordpress.com)

Zerona Laser | Blasting Fat, FDA Approved

Fire away at your fat cells, you fatheads
I am one of those individuals who might benefit from liposuction, but I’ve managed fine without it so far. The primary reason I haven’t submitted to the sucking is not because I value diet and exercise over unnecessary medical procedures (I try, but [...]

This cat is NOT eligible for Zerona laser liposuction, but perhaps it should be. (Photo: flickr.com)

Pregnant Woman Pregnant Again | A Rare Superfetation Case

A son conceived 2 ½ weeks after a daughter

Todd and Julia Grovenburg of Arkansas are expecting new additions to their family. However, unlike the vast majority of expectant mothers with two kids on the way, Julia Grovenburg isn’t going to have twins, and the children aren’t going to be at [...]

Josie’s Story Adds New Angle to Health Care Reform

‘Josie’s Story’ Featured on ‘Today’
This morning on “Today,” Matt Lauer interviewed Sorrel King, author of the book “Josie’s Story.” Josie was Sorrel King’s 18-month-old daughter, who died in the hospital in 2001 because of the hospital staff’s errors.
Sorrel King’s book, “Josie’s Story: A Mother’s Inspiring Crusade to Make Medical Care [...]

When Josie King died, her mother chose to create positive change instead of sinking into despair.

Brian Urlacher Injury | Get Ready to Hibernate, Bears

Great expectations and a season derailed
The NFL season is now underway. Hope springs eternal and all that jazz for teams with hopes of the postseason, and the Chicago Bears were clearly in that race. I hope you didn’t do something silly, like taking out pay day loans to plunk money [...]

Brian Urlacher will not see the field again in 2009. (Photo: commons.wikimedia.org)

Caster Semenya Magazine Cover |”I See it All As a Joke”

Is the 800m world champ a hermaphrodite?
Will you sleep better at night if you know the answer to that question? Honestly, in the grand scheme of things, I will be just as accepting of Caster Semenya if she/he is proven to be a hermaphrodite. I am open-minded enough to recognize [...]

This has nothing to do with Obama's "lipstick on a pig" reference. This Caster Semenya magazine cover has everything to do with a young hermaphrodite (?) who might need hormonal therapy before she can officially race against women again. (Photo: pinknews.co.uk)

Miss the President’s Speech Last Night? Watch it Here

Barack Obama speaks about health care
At a Joint Session of Congress, the president’s speech last night outlined his health care reform plan and addressed controversies and misunderstandings that have surrounded it.The series of videos at the end of this post shows his full speech, but if you don’t have time [...]

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Colloidal Silver Got You Blue? Talk to Paul Karason

He wanted a cure, but became Papa Smurf instead
If you’re into miracle health cures that don’t involve proper diet and exercise, you’ve probably heard about colloidal silver. Even if you aren’t into magic elixirs, you’ve probably heard mention of colloidal silver’s healing properties. As the L.A. Times recently documented, there [...]

Paul Karason took too much colloidal silver. It's a wonder he isn't dead. (Photo: sonofmacenstein.com)