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There’s a great post over at Wired Science that issues a call for funny stories about germophobia. Germophobia, or fear of germs, is running rampant these days in the face of new superbugs and easily spread illnesses like SARS. Simply put, people are freaking out. We’re obsessed not only with germs, but also the wide […]
I’m what you might call a disordered eater. I’m the first to admit that I have issues with food and control, and it’s definitely caused me problems in the past. Now, I don’t consider myself as having an eating disorder per se, but me and food, well, we don’t always get along. And new research […]
Folks have been debating the relative merits of bottled water and tap water for more than decade, and the conversation continues. But one argument the bottled water folks can’t really counter is that tap water just does not produce the same waste that bottled water does. We talked about this yesterday when I posted some […]
Last week, I shared my story about losing my brother and how difficult it has been to recover from that blow. From the incredible comments that are continuing to roll in on the post, I can see that I am not alone in grieving this kind of loss.
I don’t have the answers, but I […]
It was raining the day my little brother died. It would have been easier to understand had it been a driving rain, but no, it was the kind of mist that makes you grumble about not having an umbrella but not enough to make you go back in the house to get one. This kind […]
I heard the buzz about Lindsay Lohan recreating Marilyn Monroe’s famous “Last Sitting” in New York magazine far before I actually saw the pictures. It seemed odd to me, her coming out of rehab and jumping into a Marilyn shoot, but wow, it’s stunning.
Here is the New York magazine Last Sitting with Lindsay Lohan as […]
Back in December, I reviewed the third and lastest of Meg Cabot’s Heather Wells mysteries, Big Boned. Heather is a size 12/14 pop-sensation-turned-residence-hall-director who solves, gulp, murders on a fictional college campus in New York. The funny and thoroughly entertaining books are packed with romance, suspense, and, yes, real body issues and acceptances.
In February, I’m […]
Angelique over at Breaking the Mirror is running an awesome event for Valentine’s Day: 24 Hours of Body Love.
She’s asking folks to send her full-length, fully clothed photos of themselves to post on the site, and visitors will leave positive comments about the images. There will be one person featured every hour for the whole […]
Aside from getting our heart rates up, that is…
There’s something about an attractive, charismatic player that gets non-football fans interested in football. For me, it happened with Tom Brady after he appeared on The Simpsons and Family Guy. Now, when my husband sits down to watch the New England Patriots play, I join him, because […]
Who has time to read it all? Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know in recent women’s health news. Today’s topic: Osteoporosis and bone health.
Alendronate Can Help Prevent Bone Fractures In Many Postmenopausal Women
Giving 10mg per day of the bisphosphate drug alendronate to women after their menopause can help prevent loss of […]
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