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Reverse and Prevent Diabetes With Slow-Release Foods
2008-04-23 21:49:00 Daphne Miller, M.D. and author of the soon to be released The Jungle Effect, writes that indigenous foods, or native plants, vegetables, and fruits, are the natural prescription solution and even prevention for type 2 diabetes. Past studies of Pacific Islanders and Australian Aborigines have shown that when these peoples eliminated their own native diets, for the Western high carb diet, they quickly developed pre-diabetes or full-blown diabetes. Indigenous diets include nuts, roots, and seeds like cheeky yam, black bean seed, and bush onion. Others you may be more familiar with: quinoa, barley kernels, cracked wheat (bulgur), steel-cut oats, and millet. Further testing of the indigenous foods showed that they were difficult to break apart and digest. Blood sugar and insulin levels rose more slowly after eating these foods, whereas Western carbs --refined flour, sugar, pasta, mass-produced corn, white rice--digest quickly, rapidly raising ... More About: Diabetes , Release , Foods , Slow
Post PA Primary Debrief: The Devil You Know vs. The Devil You Don't
2008-04-23 21:11:00 Dr. Mark Goulston is a former UCLA professor who helps high performing leaders, senior management and sales people reach their full potential using skills he learned training FBI and police hostage negotiators. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and writes the weekly Tribune syndicated career advice column, "Solve Anything with Dr. Mark" and columns on leadership for FAST COMPANY and Directors Monthly and is an expert at People Jam. He is frequently called upon to share his expertise with regard to contemporary business, national and world news by television, radio and print media including: Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, Los Angeles Times, ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox/CNN/BBC News, Oprah, and Today. Mark Goulston is the author of The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, Get Out of Your Own Way at Work and ... More About: Post , Primary , Devil , The Devil
Some Pills Make You Pack On The Pounds
2008-04-23 00:22:00 Suzy Cohen, R. Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. The author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July '07), she is "America's Most Trusted Pharmacist," and has helped millions of patients in various clinical settings, such as retail, hospital, nursing home pharmacies, and through her nationally syndicated column, "Dear Pharmacist." A former spokesperson for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Suzy Cohen is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine, The Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists and The American Pharmacists Association. You can subscribe to Suzy's free weekly newsletter or ask her a question at her DearPharmacist website. Guest Blogger Suzy Cohen--QUESTION: Please settle this argument. My husband says that I have put on 40 pounds because I don’t like to work out at the gym with him but I think the weight has something to do with... More About: Exercise , Make , Zyprexa , Hormones , Lithium
Protective Antioxidants In Every Bite
2008-04-22 00:29:00 Cheryl Forberg, author of Positively Ageless and nutritionist for the NBC reality series The Biggest Loser, recommends that we eat our antioxidants. In this FirstLook at Positively Ageless, Ms. Forberg focuses on the value of foods high in vitamins, specifically C and E, both of which offer protection from free radicals. Instead of downing vitamin pills, aim to add various types of fruits and vegetables to the diet. These natural foods offer both tremendous varieties of antioxidants and phytochemicals which operate successfully together within the body. Ms. Forberg writes that scientists have "barely scratched the surface of knowing what these food components do individually, let alone in teams."Strongly flavored vegetables like garlic, ginger and onions, when fused together in a dish (think curry) provide antioxidants, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. Individually, each extends relief from in... More About: Cancer , Garlic , Prevention , Ginger , Stroke
Protect Breast Cancer Survivors From Discrimination
2008-04-21 00:33:00 Did you know that there is a genetic test that can help people find out if their family history of breast cancer may be due to a genetic mutation?Unfortunately, if you are tested - and your results are positive - there are very few federal protections preventing insurance companies from denying you coverage due to your genetic condition. This has led many to forgo testing, denying them important information that could help them manage their health and the health of their families. But there is something we can do to change this! The Senate is debating a bill called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which would make it illegal to discriminate based on genetic information.Click here to urge your Senator to support fair access to preventative treatments!Preventing these protections could cost lives - lives of real people like Bridget Mooney.Bridget Mooney graduated in 2005 with a degree in International Relations from Boston University. But just one week after... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Discrimination , Survivors
The World Needs Autism
2008-04-20 21:23:00 William Stillman is a nationally recognized autism self-advocate, speaker, and author of numerous special needs parenting books including Demystifying the Autistic Experience, The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger 's Syndrome, Autism and the God Connection, and The Soul of Autism. Stillman has advocated for persons with different ways of being since 1987, and he serves on several advisory boards including Autism National Committee. He also writes columns for The Autism Perspective and Children of the New Earth magazines. In his work, Stillman seeks to passionately transform perceptions of autism from those defined as "afflicted sufferers" to those with valuable gifts to offer the world. His Web site is www.williamstillman.com.Guest Blogger William Stillman-- (Condensed from the book, The Soul of Autism: Looking Beyond Labels to Unveil Spiritual Secrets of the Heart Savants, published by New Page Books, (c) 2008, William Stillman... More About: World , The World , William
Redesigning 50 by Oz Garcia: A FirstLook
2008-04-18 22:40:00 Oz Garcia, author of The Balance, Look and Feel Fabulous Forever has just published Redesigning 50: The No Plastic Surgery Guide to 21st-Century Age Defiance. Dr. Garcia and his team of world-renowned experts (Nicholas Perricone, Eric Braverman, David Barton) reveal how to: eat your way to a younger body, rejuvenate and destress with the best spa and body training strategies, achieve extraordinary skin, hair, and nails, and explore proven scientific anti-aging remedies.Oz Garcia is the president of Personal Best, a nutritional counseling firm. A nutritionist to celebrities (Hilary Swank, Kimora Lee Simmons, Frederic Fekkai), he has twice been voted as Best Nutritionist by New York, been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, W, and Prevention magazines. Redesigning 50 is read in fourths: Part I--Food; Part II--Rejuvenation; Part III-- Beauty; and Part IV--Alchemy. Dr. Garcia believes in "healthy aging" through physical and mental exercise. He w... More About: Japan , Diet , Detox
Nurses Are Always On Diets
2008-04-17 13:14:00 Since receiving her medical degree from Yale in 1994, Christine Lydon, MD has made it her life’s work to educate people about sound nutrition, effective training techniques, and lasting approaches to weight loss. A fitness personality and physique model with a long list of television and print credits, Dr. Lydon has served as a nutrition consultant to large corporations, as well as a personal fitness consultant to a diverse clientele ranging from housewives and firefighters to celebrities like supermodel Carre Otis, Quentin Tarantino, and the late Richard Pryor. Dr. Lydon, author of Ten Years Thinner, currently devotes herself to writing and speaking about weight management, disease prevention, and nonpharmaceutical alternatives for increased longevity. Guest Blogger Christine Lydon--Chris, I am a nurse. We nurses are always on diets. I love Ten Years Thinner because of the sensible nature of the program. However, I have one problem that all shift workers will have to add... More About: Diets , Weight Loss , Diet , Nurse , Sleep
Food Is Not The Enemy
2008-04-16 21:18:00 Suzy Cohen, R. Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. The author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July '07), she is "America's Most Trusted Pharmacist," and has helped millions of patients in various clinical settings, such as retail, hospital, nursing home pharmacies, and through her nationally syndicated column, "Dear Pharmacist." A former spokesperson for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Suzy Cohen is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine, The Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists and The American Pharmacists Association. You can subscribe to Suzy's free weekly newsletter or ask her a question at her DearPharmacist website.Guest Blogger Suzy Cohen--Dear Pharmacist,I’ve been trying to lose 40 pounds for six years. I’ve watched The Biggest Loser and seen people lose hundreds of pounds. I have been taking phentermine and using ... More About: Food , Weight Loss , Lose Weight , Alli , Enemy
How To Live To 100
2008-04-16 00:42:00 Dan Buettner is the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Live d the Longest, holder of three Guinness world records in long-distance cycling, and is recognized as an international explorer. After publishing the article "Secrets of Living Longer" in National Geographic Magazine (Nov '05), Buettner became a National Magazine Award finalist, appearing on Good Morning America, ABC Nightly News and CNN.Dan Buettner--Somewhere in the remote Nicoyan peninsula of Costa Rica, a 101-year-old great-great-grandmother is making you look bad. Her name is Panchita, and by the time you finish your morning blog rounds, she has already cleared brush, chopped wood and made tortillas from scratch. And here's the best part: she's not alone.For the last five years, I've been taking teams of scientists to five pockets around the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. We call these places the Blue ... More About: Okinawa
Autism And Acceptance
2008-04-15 23:37:00 William Stillman is a nationally recognized autism self-advocate, speaker, and author of numerous special needs parenting books including Demystifying the Autistic Experience, The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Asperger's Syndrome, Autism and the God Connection, and The Soul of Autism. Stillman has advocated for persons with different ways of being since 1987, and he serves on several advisory boards including Autism National Committee. He also writes columns for The Autism Perspective and Children of the New Earth magazines. In his work, Stillman seeks to passionately transform perceptions of autism from those defined as "afflicted sufferers" to those with valuable gifts to offer the world. His Web site is www.williamstillman.com. ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; Willi... More About: Depression , Suicide , Acceptance , William
Cigarette Companies Hook Teens On Nicotine
2008-04-15 02:35:00 The author of 13 books including most recently The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., has spent his life writing and speaking about human development, with a particular focus on children. He has appeared on The Today Show, CBS This Morning, CNN, and has presented more than 800 keynotes, workshops, and seminars in 42 states and 16 countries. Guest Blogger Thomas Armstrong-- A new report from the Massachusetts Department of Health says that the amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of 10% between 1998 and 2004, and that the cigarettes with the greatest increases in nicotine include brands that are the most popular with teenagers: Marlboro, Newport, and Camel . So while the public personna of cigarette manufacturers like Phillip Morris has them warning young people of the dangers of smoking in media advertisements (see, for example, their home page on the web which is strewn with proactive health messages), behi... More About: Companies , Teens , Smoking
Organ Donation: A Crisis Among Minorities
2008-04-13 21:33:00 Jennifer Wider graduated from Princeton University in 1994 with B.A. in the humanities. She received her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1999. During medical school, she interned at a CBS local news affiliate and 20/20 in New York City. Jennifer worked as a senior editor at Medscape/CBS HealthWatch out of medical school. She has had many publications in newspapers, magazines and websites across the country and has been a guest on CBS News, National Public Radio and various cable channels. Jennifer was formerly the managing editor of the health channel at iVillage.com and currently reports on health and medical issues for the Society for Women 's Health Research. As well, she is co-author of The Savvy Woman Patient.Jennifer Wider--The number of people needing organ transplants is rising faster than the number of donors, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Roughly 77 people receive organ transplants per day... More About: Jennifer , Donation , Minorities , Organ Donation
Juice Your Way to Optimum Health
2008-04-11 13:36:00 Certified nutritionist and New York Times best-selling author Brenda Watson is among today’s leading authorities on natural digestive care, optimum nutrition, and internal cleansing and detoxification. A PBS mainstay and national media presence, Brenda is dedicated to helping people everywhere achieve vibrant, lasting health. The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps has just been released --March, 2008.Brenda Watson--Throughout history the remarkable health benefits of fruits and vegetables have been recognized by cultures across the globe. Nowadays as more and more people are making a conscious choice to improve their health through beneficial diet and lifestyle changes, juicing is enjoying a popularity boost like never before. Essentially, extracting the valuable nutrients from raw foods through juicing is an effective way to unlock the benefits of those foods without all of the digestive work. This allows your body to conserve energy and use ... More About: Diet , Blood
Robert Ferguson To Help Sergio Mora Drop Weight
2008-04-10 19:16:00 Three years ago The Contender reality television show debuted on NBC. The grand winner of this first season, Sergio "The Latin" Snake Mora won $1 million dollars and he has been diligent in his pursuit of becoming world champion. Ferguson who has successfully worked with Mora in the past ... just began training camp with The Latin Snake, but this time around is a little different. [Photo of Sergio Mora] Instead of contending at 160 pounds, Mora has to weigh-in at 154 for the first time in his career. "Not a problem..." according to Robert Ferguson who has made a name for himself in the world of boxing for helping elite boxers "make weight" and keep their strength and stamina. Mora will be competing for the WBC 154 [Super Junior Middle Weight ] belt against current champion Vernon Forrest. Scheduled for June 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.Robert Ferguson, MS, CN, is a Performance Nutritionist to the Boxing Elite and Founder of the Food Lovers Fat Loss...
Strange But True Medication Sources
2008-04-09 18:08:00 Suzy Cohen, R. Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. The author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July '07), she is "America's Most Trusted Pharmacist," and has helped millions of patients in various clinical settings, such as retail, hospital, nursing home pharmacies, and through her nationally syndicated column, "Dear Pharmacist." A former spokesperson for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Suzy Cohen is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine, The Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists and The American Pharmacists Association. You can subscribe to Suzy's free weekly newsletter or ask her a question at her DearPharmacist website.Guest Blogger Suzy Cohen--QUESTION: My mother called me this morning to tell me that doctors are making antibiotics from alligators. I get a lot of infections. Is this true or does she need a hearing aid? – S.F.... More About: Vaccine , Blood , Strange , True , Medication
Cholesterol Lowering Drugs: Lower May Not Always Mean Better
2008-04-09 00:36:00 Dr. Ralph Felder, author of The Bonus Years Diet, is a chef who is also a doctor and a research biologist. Dr. Chef (Ralph Felder) knows good food and knows what’s good for you and your family. A board-certified internist, Dr. Felder holds an M.D.and Ph.D. from Stanford University where he also completed his medical residency. After a post doctoral fellowship at Harvard University, Dr. Felder moved to Phoenix where he is the section chief for cardiovascular nutrition in the cardiology fellowship program at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. In addition he attended the Culinary Arts Program at the Art Institute of Phoenix. He has conducted cooking demonstrations and lectured for the Phoenix Chapter of the American Heart Association.Guest Blogger Ralph Felder--The world cardiology community is trying to make sense of the recently released data that one of the top selling cholesterol lowering drugs (Xetia/Vytorin) does not appea... More About: Drugs , Lower , Cholesterol
What's That Growing In Your Eye?
2008-04-08 14:21:00 Steven L. Maskin , M.D., F.A.C.S., a founding member of the International Ocular Surface Society and author of Reversing Dry Eye Syndrome: Practical Ways to Improve Your Comfort, Vision and Appearance, is a pioneer and leader in developing innovative strategies and therapies to reverse the symptoms and suffering from difficult dry eye cases including the use of Amniotic Membrane for ocular surface reconstruction. Through reversal of symptoms, patients can unlock this dry eye vise-like control over their lives and enjoy their life once again. Dr. Maskin has performed over l800 cornea transplants. His expertise was recognized by one of the largest eye banks in the world as he has previously served as Medical Director of the Central Florida Lion's Eye and Tissue Bank. Dr. Maskin has also been selected to participate in a NIH study of cornea transplants, and honored with an "Outstanding Recruitment Award." This award was given in recognition of being one of the top five perfor... More About: Growing , Steven , Blindness
Inflammation = Aging
2008-04-07 20:44:00 Mark Liponis, M.D. has been a practicing clinician in internal medicine for twenty years. He has continued to expand his understanding and expertise in integrative medicine through his work at Canyon Ranch Health Resorts where he became Corporate Medical Director in 2003.Dr. Liponis is the author of two books, Ultraprevention, a New York Times Bestseller, and recently UltraLongevity. Dr. Liponis is a national speaker, and has also appeared on TV segments on health and wellness including CNN, NBC's Today Show, The Jane Pauley Show, and The View.Guest Blogger Mark Liponis--A lot has been written about inflammation and its relationship to diseases like heart disease and diabetes, but what about the aging process? Does inflammation affect human lifespan?One of the best ways to answer this question is to study sensitive markers of inflammation like CRP – or C-reactive protein. CRP is a blood protein that reflects the degree of inflammation in our system. It goes up ... More About: Aging , Immune System , Mark , Stroke
Can You Deal With Life's Crises?
2008-04-05 14:13:00 Alex Pattakos, Ph.D., affectionately nicknamed "Dr. Meaning," is the founder of the Center for Meaning, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and author of the international best-selling book, Prisoners of Our Thoughts, which is based on the wisdom of (and was personally encouraged by) his mentor, the world-renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Viktor Frankl, author of the classic best-seller, Man's Search for Meaning. A former therapist and mental health administrator, political campaign organizer, and full-time university professor of public and business administration, Alex has worked closely with several Presidential administrations on public policy matters, and served as an adviser to the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was also one of the initial faculty evaluators for the Innovations in American Government Awards Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and has been a faculty member at The Brookings Institution. H... More About: Deal , Crises
Did Your Kid Get Rejected From College?
2008-04-01 19:24:00 Dr. Mark Goulston is a former UCLA professor who helps high performing leaders, senior management and sales people reach their full potential using skills he learned training FBI and police hostage negotiators. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and writes the weekly Tribune syndicated career advice column, "Solve Anything with Dr. Mark", columns on leadership for FAST COMPANY, Directors Monthly, and is an expert at PeopleJam. He is frequently called upon to share his expertise with regard to contemporary business, national and world news by television, radio and print media including: Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, Los Angeles Times, ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox/CNN/BBC News, Oprah, and Today. Mark Goulston is the author of The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, Get Out of Your Own Way at Work and ... More About: College , Rejected
American Idol Mandisa Blogs About Her Food Addiction
2008-04-01 12:00:00 MANDISA, an American Idol , stepped into the national spotlight as a standout contestant during the fifth season of American Idol. A graduate of Fisk University with a vocal performance music major, Mandisa today is the author of IDOLeyes: My New Perspective on Faith, Fat & Fame and she has produced an album--True Beauty.Guest Blogger Mandisa--Hey ladies,I hope you are having a terrific week! I am coming off of an amazing weekend and have a busy week ahead.Just did a show for a women’s conference in Greenville, SC Friday night. While I can’t say that my voice was what I would have liked for it to have been, I will say that the response of the women was overwhelming. The highlight of my set was a song on my CD (True Beauty) that means a lot to me but that I haven’t gotten to sing very much-- “Voice of a Savior." Before I sang I explained that my struggle with my weight has been the biggest struggle of my life, but it is one that I am overcom... More About: Food , Blogs , Addiction
Gore/Obama '08, Obama/? '12
2008-03-30 22:32:00 Dr. Mark Goulston is a former UCLA professor who helps high performing leaders, senior management and sales people reach their full potential using skills he learned training FBI and police hostage negotiators. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and writes the weekly Tribune syndicated career advice column, "Solve Anything with Dr. Mark", columns on leadership for FAST COMPANY, Directors Monthly, and is an expert at PeopleJam. He is frequently called upon to share his expertise with regard to contemporary business, national and world news by television, radio and print media including: Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, Los Angeles Times, ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox/CNN/BBC News, Oprah, and Today. Mark Goulston is the author of The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, Get Out of Your Own Way at Work and ... More About: Cain , Gore , Obama , Clinton , Hillary
How To Battle Your Kid's Bulge
2008-03-30 15:33:00 National bestselling author Hal Edward Runkel, LMFT is an expert on human relationships. Through family therapy, organizational consulting, and professional coaching in churches, businesses, and schools, he has developed the revolutionary ScreamFree Living approach to relationships. Seen by millions on The Today Show (NBC), iVillage Live (NBC) and CW's nationally syndicated The Daily Buzz, Hal is the founder and president of ScreamFree Living, Inc., as well as the voice behind the groundbreaking ScreamFree Living book series. He travels coast-to-coast sharing his ScreamFree relationship programs with audiences nationwide through teleconferences, web seminars, newsletters, training classes, and the book series. His most recent book ScreamFree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool is now available.Guest Blogger Hal Runkel--America's kids are less active and more rotund than ever, and it's threatening the very lives of humanity's futur... More About: Obesity , Battle , Overweight
For Weight Loss, Don't Rely On Willpower
2008-03-30 00:15:00 TONY DEAN, known as The Meanest Man of Diet ing, and the author of The F.A.S.T. Diet (Families Always Succeed Together) lives with his family in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Dean family of eight had lost 500 pounds, they decided to make an impact on their community and helped a group from their home city lose 4,000 pounds. Now the Dean family is taking this crusade from city to city, helping people lose weight using The F.A.S.T Diet. Guest Blogger Tony Dean--Yesterday I was passing an old lady on the street and noticed a $20 bill hanging from her purse. The bill was practically falling out and had I put my hand on it and given a tug, it was free movies night for my family and me. Most people reading this are thinking – don’t do it! You’ll be glad to know I didn’t, but have you ever thought why we don’t do things like this? If you ever understand this, you will solve one of the biggest obstacles in dieting.The reason is quite simple; at some point in your l... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Loss
Set A Realistic Goal For Weight Loss
2008-03-29 17:35:00 George L. Blackburn , M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of surgery and nutrition, is the S. Daniel Abraham chair in Nutrition Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has trained more than 100 fellows in applied and clinical nutrition and has written widely on various aspects of nutrition, medicine, and metabolism, with over 400 publications to date. Dr. Blackburn and Julie Corliss are the authors of Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep it Off, (Collins), due out April, 2008. A FirstLook Exclusive from George Blackburn--How much do you weigh? If you’re like most Americans, that number is higher than you’d like it to be. The average American woman stands about 5’4’’ and weighs 163 pounds. But she’d like to weigh 134 pounds. Losing 29 pounds doesn’t sound implausible or even that difficult if you believe the barrage of TV and internet ads touting miracle weight loss supplements. But ... More About: Weight Loss , Goal , George
How Do We Carry On After Tragedy Strikes?
2008-03-29 12:47:00 We Plan, God Laughs by Rabbi Sherre Hirsch--a FirstLookAs a teen, I remember a cool summer evening when a neighbor family was involved in a car accident while traveling home from a religious service. Another car’s driver had not bothered to stop at a 4-way intersection—instead continuing through at a high speed. Hitting my neighbor’s car, the 40 something parents were instantly killed. Their three older children had been sitting in the backseat and miraculously survived. But life was never the same for those kids.There’s an old Yiddish proverb, “We plan, God laughs.” As children we dream of what we’ll be one day, as teens of where we’ll go and what we’ll see. As young adults our eyes are set on dollars—how we’ll make the money and whom we’ll marry. And so on…We plan, but when our plans fall short or an unexpected change occurs, what should we do? How do we carry on?Author Sherre Hirsch understands life; i... More About: Tragedy , Carry
Turn Your Lights Off One Hour For a Healthier Environment
2008-03-28 00:51:00 Sam Davidson is a speaker, writer and dreamer who tells the stories that need telling in order to motivate others to change the things that need changing. In 2006, he and co-founded CoolPeopleCare, a social awareness Web site that connects individuals who want to change the world with opportunities and ideas to do so. Having worked and consulted in both the the for-profit and nonprofit worlds, his approach to impacting one's world is believable and, even more importantly, doable. New Day Revolution , his first book, shows how small changes in the daily routine make a big difference in our communities and ultimately--the world.Guest Blogger Sam Davidson:It all started with just one simple question: "How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?" And the answer looked like a light switch. Nearly a year ago, the people of Sydney, Australia answered the question and made an impact by deciding to turn off their lights for one hour, between 8 and 9 PM. ... More About: Environment , Climate , Lights , Turn , Hour
Our Crisis: Aggression, Addiction, and Depression
2008-03-27 23:14:00 Alex Pattakos, Ph.D., affectionately nicknamed "Dr. Meaning," is the founder of the Center for Meaning, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and author of the international best-selling book, Prisoners of Our Thoughts, which is based on the wisdom of (and was personally encouraged by) his mentor, the world-renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Viktor Frankl, author of the classic best-seller, Man's Search for Meaning. A former therapist and mental health administrator, political campaign organizer, and full-time university professor of public and business administration, Alex has worked closely with several Presidential administrations on public policy matters, and served as an adviser to the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was also one of the initial faculty evaluators for the Innovations in American Government Awards Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and has been a faculty member at The Brookings Institution. H... More About: Depression , Addiction , Crisis
Family Rituals Last a Lifetime
More articles from this author:2008-03-27 00:15:00 Rabbi Sherre Hirsch became the first female rabbi at Sinai Temple, the largest Conservative synagogue in the United States for eight years and was instrumental in doubling its family membership. Known as the Relationship Rabbi, Sherre Hirsch serves as a spiritual life consultant at Canyon Ranch, and has been a two-year regular on Naomi Judd's New Morning show, The Today Show, and The Tyra Banks Show. Sherre Hirsch is also a wife and mother of three young children. Her first book, We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted will be available April, 2008.Guest Blogger Sherre Hirsch--Friday night dinner in a Jewish household is a sacred ritual. But in all honesty, it looks anything but sacred. Last week, my son refused to sit at the table. My daughter ate the bread before the prayers and the baby had spilled red wine all over the tablecloth. (Don’t ask.) As a mother of three, Shabbat dinner is... More About: Family , Lifetime , Rituals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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