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Journals
How the Health care mess all got Started
- By RescueSGT · Posted November 20, 2009
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- Please review your reply. It has not been posted yet! RescueSGT * By RescueSGT I saw a TV article about this conversation one night I think it was ABC's Nightline. So I went to research it online here's ...
swine flu
- By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
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- My daughter let us know that the doctor told her husband not to come into the doctor's office, and to assume he has swine flu due to symptoms he reported. He has headache, achy, fever, coughing, but unless ...
Return of the Sun
- By RescueSGT · Posted November 18, 2009
- 1 reply
- Well after to many cold Rainy days it's cleared up and the sun felt good on my morning walk. Now off to help my Sister get ready for her trip. She's Blind due to Diabettes and has had 3 strokes so she ...
The small things
- By zendisney · Posted November 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- I realize that it is the little moments in life that are wonderful. I sometimes forget that while I am consumed in my "weight battle". Why must it be a battle? How do we survive the battle and come out ...
Taking a moment for ourselves
- By nanascorner · Posted November 18, 2009
- 1 reply
- Chamomile Tea Outside the sky is light with stars; There's a hollow roaring from the sea. And, alas! for the little almond flowers, The wind is shaking the almond tree. How little I thought, a year ago ...
Water or Coke? (or rather any carbonated drink)
- By meriterry · Posted November 18, 2009
- 13 replies
- This was sent to me by a friend: Focus on the hydration thing....... Water or Coke? I could not believe this..... Very interesting WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies ...
Hope Prevails
- By nanascorner · Posted November 16, 2009
- 0 replies
- It’s easy to give up hope. Obstacles and daily living seem to beat hope out of the best of us at times. For me, dealing with the reality of a chronic illness has shaped and changed my life significantly ...
WW weigh in
- By zendisney · Posted November 16, 2009
- 2 replies
- I managed to gain 5 lbs over the past two weeks. I know what I did to gain the wait. I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO, to lose it and get back on track. I am not giving up. I will not give up. Just thought I would ...
Dr. Hastings
- By meriterry · Posted November 12, 2009
- 3 replies
- Dr. Carl Named to CRN Board of Directors. Reliv Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Carl Hastings has been elected to the board of directors of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN ...
good reminder
- By zendisney · Posted November 10, 2009
- 2 replies
- Yesterday I cam across a great reminder... Go ahead and make plans but don't plan the outcome. I like that because sometimes I "futurize" too much and it gets me into a bad mind set. I realize that part ...
Could the foods you are eating be causing you pain?
- By nanascorner · Posted November 8, 2009
- 5 replies
- When dealing with the reality of living with chronic pain in my life, I never consider that some of the food items that I was consuming on a daily bases , could be a contributing factor in causing some ...
Mad and thankful at the same time
- By sacarver · Posted November 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- I first have to say I am so thankful I don't have to have a Jtube like a lot of people on here. Was supposed to have one placed 3 years ago, but because of blood clotting reasons, I was not a candidate ...
New sensitive stomach Recipe
- By nanascorner · Posted November 3, 2009
- 3 replies
- Pumpkin Muffins 3 cups bread flour ( or gluten free) 2 cups sugar or ( you can replace sugar with I small can carrots adds extra calories and nutrition) 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 ...
shaking off the hater-ade
- By zendisney · Posted November 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- I had some pretty yucky interaction yesterday with people. The funny thing is these people don't really have anything to *DO* with me... they were just being plain ugly. I also know my part in all this ...
Setback and moving forward again...
- By mplcreative · Posted October 31, 2009
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- I was all set to start exercising (walking) when my right knee made me change my plans. I must have twisted it somehow and, right away, walking was a problem. My doctor filled it with cortozone last week ...
Flu Shot
- By Pawndy · Posted October 30, 2009
- 9 replies
- I have four doctors and so far I have called three of them and they do not have the flu shot medicine. They have told me that the government has made it to difficult to get it. Monday I geuss I will call ...
Ice Cream Sandwiches
- By Pawndy · Posted October 30, 2009
- 1 reply
- I really and totally blew my diet today. Over the course of the day I ate a box of ice cream sandwiches. I really expected that my count would be totally high but 10:00 I took my count and it was only ...
bad food day... Confession
- By zendisney · Posted October 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- Yesterday I had a very bad food day... I ate a happy meal and then proceeded to eat a bag of m&m's. I was not proud of my binge. That's what it felt like... junk food was like crack... I wanted it real ...
When Life Gets Hard
- By nanascorner · Posted October 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- I was thinking about so many ladies I know that are struggling with some tough situations, chronic pain and illness. I was thinking about some certain situations that I am struggling with as well. I was ...
New Research
- By nanascorner · Posted October 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- Everything that I have read about CD/UC points to new research information.. Some researchers are suggesting that there is a link between chemical sensitivities and auto-immune diseases like lupus, type ...
