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Grow Your Children

Posted by on Apr 12, 2012

by Jacqueline B. Hill, LISW, ACSW, MPH Purdue University Calumet Checking in the rear view mirror as you drive your children around town, you see little faces that sometimes ask...

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The Pre-Marriage Money Talk

Posted by on Oct 8, 2010

NY Time’s writer Ron Lieber recommends this talk before marriage What follows is a list of four financial issues that ought to be near the top of the discussion list before...

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Life Lessons

Share this with a Type 2 Diabetic

Posted by on Apr 20, 2012

My friend Chet Crum who is a chemist and an independent food production professional sent me this information from mercola.com. I know leptin is an enzyme that makes you feel full....

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Relationships

Marriage is In for College Graduates

Posted by on Apr 16, 2012

I was hanging out with some 26-year olds the other day when one said she was exhausted from going to at least one, sometimes two weddings every month so far this year. That caught...

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Marriage is In for College Graduates

Marriage is In for College Graduates

Apr 16, 2012

I was hanging out with some 26-year olds the other day when one said she was exhausted from going to at least one, sometimes two weddings every month so far this year. That caught my ear because I had heard statistics to the contrary about black marriages and wondered if there was a new trend. Taking consensus from the group, the word seemed to be “marriage...

In Search of a Yoga Experience

In Search of a Yoga Experience

Feb 1, 2012

In search of an international yoga experience, I chose Negril, Jamaica as my destination. The Negril Yoga Centre is on Michael Manley Boulevard, the flip side of seven gorgeous miles of white- sand beach.  I took the Knutsford Express bus to Montego Bay and hired a taxi to Negril which cost me $40 down from the usual  $60 quote, but $20 more than the tour bus...

Natural Treatments for Depression

We’ve all seen the commercials, usually around dinner time. The announcer asks if you are experiencing any symptoms of depression and then they make their pitch for a drug.  At the end, they rush through a litany of side effects of the “cure” such as: Nausea, dry mouth, constipation, loss of appetite, tiredness, drowsiness, dizziness, increased sweating,...