1) Know your numbers: fasting blood sugar, weight (body mass index or BMI), blood pressure, and your cholesterol PANEL (LDL, HDL, triglycerides). These numbers help you assess ... Read More »

Everyday life is so busy, so filled with tasks both meaningful and insignificant that we often forget to stop and enjoy each other.  This time of the year can help us to slow down a ... Read More »

Earlier this year I donated blood at my daughter's school for its annual American Red Cross Blood Donor Drive.  After the 30 minutes process was over, I vowed to make a more conscious effort ... Read More »

Sadly, millions of people affected by depression are not being treated for it.  One reason for this unfortunate situation is that many individuals do not recognize their symptoms as being the ... Read More »

I was talking to a colleague of mine awhile back and she told me about this wonderful project she was working on with many of her adolescent clients at a local high school.   She hung a ... Read More »

We're living in hard times and I'm worried. Not only about rising cost of gas and food, but the anxiety and depression that often accompanies intense financial ... Read More »

When I was a teenager I used to hide from my mother. From my 15 year old perspective, my mother was no fun to be around and if she managed to capture my attention for more than a minute it was ... Read More »

We have a wonderful feature here on DS that allows a member to create goals. It's great that people enjoy setting and tracking their goals and we have seen evidence of that here. For many years I ... Read More »

I wasn't planning on a part three to the "I am Lovable and Capable (IALAC)" series but so many of your comments and messages about part one and ... Read More »