Humor and (Self) Help During These Troubling Financial Times

In difficult times like these we need a good laugh to take our minds off
the pain. You can visit livelife365.com to enjoy Mike’s latest comedic
offering as well as hundreds of other self-help, how-to, and entertainment
videos, with topics ranging from diet and nutrition to fitness and exercise,
from human nature to relationships, from accountability to forgiveness, from
working hard to finding ways to relax, all with a large dose of humor and
positive Read the rest of this entry »

Humor and (Self) Help During These Troubling Financial Times

In difficult times like these we need a good laugh to take our minds off
the pain. You can visit livelife365.com to enjoy Mike’s latest comedic
offering as well as hundreds of other self-help, how-to, and entertainment
videos, with topics ranging from diet and nutrition to fitness and exercise,
from human nature to relationships, from accountability to forgiveness, from
working hard to finding ways to relax, all with a large dose of humor and
positive Read the rest of this entry »

Both these men are 51, but one follows a restricted diet in the

Both these men are 51, but one follows a restricted diet in the hope of staying young. Has he been wasting his time?
When The One Show’s resident GP Michael Mosley hit 50, he became acutely aware of his own mortality. His grandfather had died of a heart attack when he was 69 and his father, a bank director, struggled with his weight and died in his 70s.
‘As a result of being overweight he developed diabetes, which ultimately caused his death,’ Read the rest of this entry »

These drugs can work, but must be used with caution

These drugs can work, but must be used with caution
IN THE 1990s the SSRIs seemed like such great drugs that pumping
them into drinking water began to look like a good idea. But in
recent years their credibility has taken a number of blows,
particularly where children are concerned.
The drugs have been associated with increased risk of suicidal
thinking in young people with depression, leaders in pediatric
psychiatry, such as Harvard Medical Read the rest of this entry »

Twix and pizza — are these really diet foods?

Here’s a riddle: What do a Twix candy bar, a Pizza Hut supreme pizza, and a Betty Crocker chocolate cake have in common?
Answer: They’re all “low glycemic” foods. And according to many nutrition experts, that qualifies them not only as healthy but also as great diet fare. For example, NutriSystem has pegged its marketing campaign on the science of the “glycemic advantage,” which the company claims is the key to losing weight while allowing you to Read the rest of this entry »