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February 16, 2009
Are we wasting money on multivitamins?
Every morning when I come into work, I diligently choke down a multivitamin the size of a baseball with my morning oatmeal. Okay, maybe it isn't the size of a baseball, but for someone who despises swallowing pills, it certainly seems like it. Well, it's the price I need to pay for health, right? People take vitamins for many health reasons, such as to protect themselves against cancer or lower their risks for heart attack and stroke. However, I recently read an article on Yahoo health that suggests Americans are wasting their money on multivitamins, and these pills may actually have no...
Health, Healthy Eating
February 9, 2009
Tonsillectomy...at the ripe old age of 26
Yes, that's right--my title just about says it all. On February 18, I'm going under for my very first surgery. A surgery that most people have when they are, say, six or younger. However, I seem to catch strep throat by simply breathing, and I get some form of sore throat at least three or four times a year. So alas, my doctor finally advised me to have my tonsils out. I hate to sound whiny, or complain too much, because I know this is a relatively minor surgery...or "procedure," as they so kindly call it. However, I'm sick of hearing from everyone else that I'll be "just fine" and "it won't...
Fear, Surgery
February 2, 2009
Happy Groundhog Day!
What could be better to hear on a dreary February Monday in New England than the fabulous news that we're in for 6 more weeks of winter weather? Yes, that's right, folks...Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Now, maybe it's because it's Monday, maybe it's because it's February, or maybe I just wasn't in a good mood, but when I heard that little piece of news this morning, I almost cursed out my television. I mean, really...who does this Phil guy think he is, anyway? So, in an effort to understand why this little furry creature would want to bestow this awful omen on all the weather-beaten, snow...
Holidays, Special Events, Winter