More Tips On Handling A Chronic Disease Or Illness

Following on from last week’s article on chronic illnesses and diseases, it’s important to deal with the problems mentally so it’s easier to handle physically as well. Anger is a powerful emotion because people feel rage because they’re “victimized” by the disease. Don’t bottle up the rage or...

Antioxidants: Another Reason to Eat Your Fruits and Veggies

If there’s ever a good reason to eat your vegetables, antioxidants are it. Antioxidants protect your body’s cells against free radicals–unstable molecules that are produced when your body breaks down the food you eat. These free radicals can cause cell damage and may contribute to...

Emotional Eating – How to Stop

I’ve been an emotional eater all of my life. I just didn’t know it until I educated myself on eating disorders and weight/diet control. In hindsight, I was a skinny kid with a fat chick inside of her, one who waiting for the right emotional trigger to unleash her. That trigger would be my first...

Tips On Handling A Chronic Disease Or Illness

Chronic diseases and illnesses can be very difficult to handle for many reasons. They don’t have to be bad all the time and that’s why they can be deceptive. Here are some tips on handling a chronic disease or illness you may wish to use yourself. I’m going to start with diabetes because that’s what...

Prostate Cancer

It’s a moment I will never forget. I was training for my new telecommuting phone operator job when my phone rang. It was my Mom, who apparently had forgotten about my training session. Soon I would understand why. She called to tell me that my older brother had prostate cancer, the same disease that...

Diabetes Can Be A Real Monster

Diabetes is a very tricky disease. It might even be called evil for many reasons but I learned this week that diabetes can be a real monster for me personally and I wanted to share the latest part of my on-going battle with health. When you’re diabetic, you have a regular test called an HbA1c. This test...