01 Oct 2010 12:43 PM
When we read that we can make a million dollars on the internet working from home it raises a red flag. We have all heard the old adage that if it’s too good to be true it probably is, right? I’d say that is true about 9 out of 10 times if not 10 out of 10 times. No, I am not a pessimist and do have faith in miracles but I also know that where a dollar can be made a scam is brewing. When emotion is involved and the desire to quickly fix a situation one is more likely to fall for a scam even if their brain says it’s illogical. Scammers know that so they play on emotion and desperation.
Weight loss is a huge industry that makes around $40 billion a year!
As I walk through my house I am on a high knowing that all day I have stuck to my diet. Feeling proud of myself I make my way to the kitchen for a scheduled afternoon snack of veggies and cottage cheese. Certain nothing can break my stride I open the refrigerator door to find nothing. No veggies. No cottage cheese. Nothing. Quizzically I look at the calendar on my fridge and realize its Friday. Friday is day I go to the grocery store. I’m too hungry to go the grocery store now. Mercy, I’ve eaten nothing but rabbit food all day I can’t make one more step before I get some nourishment. Defeated, I turn to my left and see what no hungry dieter should ever witness. My child munching on Oreos!
(HealthDay News) — The thyroid gland, found in the front of the neck just below the voicebox, produces a vital hormone that helps control your body’s metabolism. When it doesn’t produce enough of this hormone, the condition is called hypothyroidism.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine says the following symptoms may indicate hypothyroidism:
16 Sep 2010 04:15 PM
It has been estimated that 1 out of 5 children is overweight. That is alarming. Childhood obesity is becoming the norm rather than the exception. As a mom of a child who is “at risk of being overweight”, I know how quickly this can happen and how diligent we need to be with portion control and what foods our children eat. My pediatrician told me on my child’s annual visit that he has the talk about childhood obesity at least five times or more a day. The Obesity Society says that childhood obesity is regarded as the most common prevalent nutritional disorder in the United States.