A while back I wrote a blog entry about doing Kegel exercises for bladder incontinence. One occasion when most women suffer bouts of incontinence is when they are pregnant. Is it okay to practice...
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I've mentioned in previous blog entries how important water is for your health. The doctor says drink water, dieticians urge people to drink lots of water. In fact, that bit of advice seems to...
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The Skinny Website tells us that lots of celebrities try fad diets. That's to be expected, I guess. There figures are just as important to them, and probably more so, than that of the general...
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I think most people know that high blood pressure is dangerous. It can lead to heart disease, heart attacks and stroke. Often there are no symptoms. It's called the silent killer for that reason....
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I saw the specialist on Thursday and she has put me on another drug. She took me off Asacol a couple of weeks ago. I've been taking up to eight 400 mg asacol a day for years. It was doing......
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Menopause causes many conditions that can disturb sleep and bring on a bout of insomnia. Anxiety, for instance, can make you toss and turn like a ship on the waves as you try to relax and get some...
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We all have reasons to feel sad from time to time. Grief is a natural part of life and necessary for healing. Deaths in the family, accidents ad illness, financial losses - all can be a cause for for...
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Pills - they come and they go, one day hailed as a life saving panacea, the next day withdrawn as a threat to life. Makes a person wonder just what is safe to take and what isn't. The latest to......
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Infertility can cause real problems. In fact, it's a heart breaker. You see all these other people - friends, neighbors, even complete strangers - all with their babies and your arms remain empty....
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If you've ever suffered through a bout of depression - even a minor bout - you've no doubt heard these oh so helpful (NOT) remarks or similar ones: Come on. Snap out of it. Stop feeling sorry...
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surgery. I consider this a last resort only to be considered when all else fails. Yet, who knows? Some day it may come down to that. There's really no cure for ulcerative colitis, only different...
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It's almost summer and those long, wonderful days at the beach or out in the park soaking up the rays of the sun. Be sure, however, to wear your sunscreen to protect against those dangerous UVB...
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