Here are this weekend's handpicked reading diversions for your enjoyment. Have a happy May long weekend!
Black Cohosh Root: A Natural Remedy For Menopause Symptoms
Preliminary studies have indicated that black cohosh extract significantly reduces the symptoms of menopause, especially hot flashes
Lack of Sleep Leads to Lackluster Locks, Or Worse
Sleep is the body's natural restoration period, the time when it rejuvenates and repairs itself. When this suffers, our hair can too. Without enough shut-eye, our tresses simply won't grow as thick or as fast, and they will often lose their shine and bounce.
Emotional Fillers: Confronting My Binge Eating Disorder
My little mini-binge was part of a process I call using fillers. As addictive behaviors go, ones dealing with food and eating are among the most complicated and complex. I'm not suggesting that alcoholism is by any means easy, but it is possible to stop drinking alcohol entirely and live a balanced life. The same goes for most drugs
Does What They Think About You Hold You Back?
As a professional who relies on feedback as a tool for helping people change for the better, I would never disparage the value of it; however, I feel obligated to note that not all feedback is offered in good faith or in the most forgiving spirit!
Focusing on the negative is exhausting. What little joy and creativity you muster drifts away with your daydreams. You may still be committed to doing quality work, but it's a drudge.
Wrinkles are a normal part of aging, but occasionally they might signal a more serious health problem. If wrinkles start to appear obvious when you are young, or if you have a skin lesion in addition to wrinkles--especially if the skin lesion has changed in appearance--consult a doctor to rule out a more serious health problem.
TFSAs still not used to the fullest
They've been called one of the best financial savings instruments to come along in decades since the introduction of the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), and they've been available for a year and a half.
Recipes for Health - White Bean Soup With Carrots, Celery and Roasted Red Peppers
This one is based on a Greek recipe, with much less olive oil than the authentic dish calls for.
31 Ways to Boost Your Mood Naturally
This is the simplest and most important thing you can do to beat depression. The stigma of depression, plus feelings of guilt and inadequacy, can get in the way of recovery. Managing the symptoms of depression requires a practical, proactive approach—and patience with yourself
Mouth Health: The Dish on Biting Your Nails
Let's talk today about biting your nails, and why it's bad for you.
What Secrets Don't the Fish Oil Supplement Makers Want You to Know?
Our tests have found that some fish oil pills have 70 times more PCBs in them than others, which might be good to know, particularly since they're hawking them to pregnant women and children in bottles with labels like the one I picked up at Costco on my way to the show--"L'il Critters Omega-3 Gummy Fish--Kids Love 'em, Parents Trust Them."
Post-natal depression in fathers 'often undiagnosed'
While this rate is lower than in new mothers, it is more than currently recognised, they told the Journal of the American Medical Association.
