Major Depressive Disorder
I am a person, a unique complex individual. My diagnosis does not define who I am. It only describes some of the things that I experience. Major depressive disorder is one way to describe how I feel a ...
A Positive Solution to Childhood Obesity
In among all the alarmist reporting on rising obesity rates -- there is occasionally some constructive reporting.
Two techniques have assisted with childhood weight problems.
1. The MEND prog ...
Early childhood nutrition
Scientists in New Zealand are dispelling the common myth that obesity is caused by “bad genes.” Scientists from Auckland University’s Liggins Institute have discovered that genetic pre-disposition t ...
Stop Childhood Obesity
Clearly one of our most important wars we need to fight today is the war on childhood obesity. What could possibly be more important than that?Here are some simple things that we as a nation could do ...
Let's End Childhood Obesity
Let's work together to end the epidemic of childhood obesity. It is scary and sad how ignorant so many kids are about nutrition, which is reinforced by societal modeling. I think restaurants have a ...
Eating Disorder
With all the focus on our health and bodies, it's important to remember to keep it in perspective. This was such a strange year in the media, with celebrities like Nicole Richie and one of the Olson t ...
TV Ads Might Increase Childhood Obesity
It might seem evident that sitting in front of the boob tube can turn you into a couch potato, but with all the commercials centered on junk food, the results are even more staggering. According to a ...
Childhood obesity triggers girls' early puberty
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said Monday.
The report ...
Living with Bipolar Disorder
Rain on the River is a book of poetry about one’s struggle to fit into a world in which he or she was not designed to fit into. The river represents one’s life; the rain represents the aff ...
Dads' Parenting Style Influences Childhood Obesity
Fathers' parenting styles have a major influence on children's weight, says an Australian study that looked at almost 5,000 children, ages 4-5, and their parents.
The researchers found that fathers ...
