Personal health

Why is everyone so concerned with what a woman wants to do with her body. Abortion should be a choice. Women should not have to be told what they should do with their bodies. When the government starts controlling our right to give birth and go through with the 18 years of hard labor and hard work to care for a child, what will they start to controll next.  Read More »

As a good friend once mentioned, many societies "must thrive on stress. Otherwise, why would they put up with so much of it?" Living overseas (in Spain, to be specific) for years now allows me to compare and contrast cultures with first-hand knowledge and experience.  Read More »

I am sure that we all know about the gradual change in weight over the past 20 years and how it has effected the health of our world but has anyone considered the kids?
Sodas, over sweetened fruit drinks, over processed meats and breads, fast food on every corner, bad eating habits.  Read More »

True story: If you roll your windows down while driving, the sun will beat down on one arm, but not the other. You probably won’t notice because of the cool wind racing in through the window.

In other words, I look like a damn candy cane.  Read More »

Eighteen months ago, my life changed forever. Eighteen months ago, I was a foolish little girl who didn’t know what I believed or what I stood for. Then I woke up. I read of a rabbi who said that “maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values”, and then I met a person who showed me that it was true.  Read More »

"You're too fat. You're too short. Your hips are too wide...." It's an all-too-familiar taunt that rings in my ears as I recall my middle school years. I was the fat girl, the weird girl, and the girl that no one but a singular best friend dared to talk to.  Read More »

There is really no simple way of defining an eating disorder, and no simple way of knowing someone who has or has had one.  Read More »

Once again, another winter passes and I get sick for the second time this season. And no, against everyone without a PhD's opinion, it is not the flu. Now last season, I'll admit, I did not for the fifth year in a row did not receive a flu shot and exceeded in achievement by catching both strains A and B of influenza.  Read More »