Illness as a Teacher

December 1, 2008
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There are many ways to look at illness: you can think you are unlucky, or that you "caught" something, or that you are not healthy, but I like to think of illness as a teacher. Because thinking of illness as a teacher give you an immediate plan: figure out what is missing in your life and fix it.

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Can Cancer Disappear?

November 25, 2008
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow A new study out today brings to question the thought that some cancers may go away on their own without any treatment. The findings are remarkable because in this study, the took a look at one of the more common cancers: breast cancer. Here is what happened: The study, in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine took a look at two groups of women. The first group were women from age 50 to 69 who were invited to participate in breast cancer screening for five years. These women had mammography three times during the years...

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Think You Can Go 30 Days Without Any Sugar?

November 19, 2008
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Think You Can Go 30 Days Without Any Sugar?

This January is the beginning of International Sugar Free Month and I'm issuing a challenge to people to spend the whole month of January without any sugar in their diet.

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Hidden Sugars

November 18, 2008
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It turns out that many times you are eating sugar and not even aware. There are many hidden sugars in our diets and they show up in crackers, coffee, peanut butter, salad dressing, sauces, salsa and many other foods.

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Breaking a Sugar Habit with Comfort Foods

November 17, 2008
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Sugar cravings can be awfully hard to break, but luckily there are comforting ways to help us through our sugar habit.

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Guest Post: Rebound Headaches–Does Today’s Headache Medication Cause Tomorrow’s Misery?

November 14, 2008
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Rebound Headaches By: Tom Thorne http://www.FeelingOutstanding.com One of the most devastating cycles that a person can fall into is the rebound headache cycle. Doctors all over the country realize that many of the popular over-the-counter headache medications, when used too often, can cause rebound headaches, or the pain the return, often at a more severe level, 12, 24 or 48 hours later. It is definitely a twisted and cruel marketing technique that is blasted all over the television, magazines, newspapers and other media praising these medications as a gift from above. When in fact, if a person over-uses these...

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