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- Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 902(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2004 from Yolanda CardenChanging the Way You Exercise Have you ever seen a gym at rush hour? Everyone hovers around the treadmills, elliptical trainers, and stationary bikes. Signs warn you of 20-minute maximums so that the next sweat seeker can have his turn. It seems like everyone wants a cardiovascular, aerobic ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 809(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 907(2 votes) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 907(2 votes) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 732(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 732(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 1028(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert - by Submitted on May 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPrologue In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. God, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Jesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach ...
Views: 1325(1 vote) - How to Motivate Unmotivated People - by Submitted on May 15, 2006 from Yolanda CardenIf you walk around a Walt Disney World resort or theme park, you are likely to witness something that in most other settings would seem bizarre. Not the presence of a large animated character, although you may witness that also. Rather, at any given moment, a person in dress clothes will be ...
Views: 15909(2 votes) - Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 954(3 votes) - Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 954(3 votes) - Book Excerpt: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenBringing the Lessons Home Play is a central component in children's mental growth. Play helps children make meaning in their world, it helps them learn about themselves, and equally crucially, it helps them to learn how to get along with others. Yet it can be difficult to resist the trends of ...
Views: 7421(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Reversing Osteopenia - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2004 from Yolanda Carden12 Signs Your Bones Need Attention The best way to approach your personal risk of osteopenia is to get a piece of paper and write down any of the following 12 signs (risk factors) that mean your bones might need attention. After you've made your personal risk factor list, check off those that ...
Views: 2954(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 695(2 votes) - Book Excerpt: Sacred Selfishness: A Guide to Living a Life of Substance - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSlaying Dragons When I was a boy reading the stories of "The Knights of the Round Table" and other adventure tales of knights, ladies, and evildoers, my friends and I were inspired and spent many afternoons playing heroes and villains. In the woods of our backyards we went on many daring ...
Views: 872(2 votes) - Excerpt: Lean, Long & Strong: The 6-Week Strength-Training, Fat-Burning Program for Women - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2005 from Yolanda CardenUsing a Heart Rate Monitor If you want to get more exact with your precision cardio, you can use a heart rate monitor in addition to evaluating your rate of perceived exertion. The heart rate monitor will tell you exactly what your heart rate is as you're exercising, which means you can then ...
Views: 960(1 vote) - Excerpt: Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice from Less-Than-Perfect Moms - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2005 from Yolanda CardenFight for Your Right to Breastfeed When Ola, a thirty-two-year-old artist from New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, describes herself as "stubborn," there's a hint of pride in her voice. If she weren't so stubborn, she says, she would've given up on breastfeeding early on. Ola's ...
Views: 1281(1 vote) - Excerpt: The Great American Detox Diet - by Submitted on May 17, 2005 from Yolanda CardenWhat's the Difference Between a Refined and an Unrefined Carbohydrate? Do you remember making papier-mâché projects in arts and crafts class? The usual tools were strips of newspaper and a bowl of paste. That paste was made of a simple, cheap combination of ingredients: just standard white ...
Views: 866(1 vote) - Five Tips to Avoiding Total Disaster as a Novelist from a Poor, Wretched Fool Who Had to Learn the Hard Way - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2005 from Yolanda CardenThe problem with should advice is that it’s either something you already know, i.e. your diet should include more fruit and vegetables than cheeseburgers and martinis -- or it’s something really difficult (like consuming more fruit and vegetables than cheeseburgers and martinis). So, based on my ...
Views: 933(1 vote) - The Five Keys to Infant and Child Development - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2005 from Yolanda CardenHuman beings appear to have approximately nine built-in feelings at birth. These findings are based on the work of researchers such as Darwin, Demos, Ekman, Izard, Nathanson, and, especially, Tomkins. These feelings later combine with each other and experience to form our complex emotional life. ...
Views: 1574(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - 8 Minutes in the Morning to Lean Hips and Thin Thighs - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2004 from Yolanda CardenNow that you understand why lean muscle is so important to your success, you're ready to find out how to create it. You're going to take your first step forward on your journey to lean hips and thin thighs by learning about focused Cruise Moves. These unique resistance-training exercises will ...
Views: 2981(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - 8 Minutes in the Morning® to a Flat Belly - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2004 from Yolanda CardenExcerpt The following is an excerpt from the book 8 Minutes in the Morning® to a Flat Belly by Jorge Cruise Published by Rodale Press; January 2004; $12.95US/$18.95CAN; 1-57954-715-X Copyright © 2004 Jorge Cruise, Inc. Abdominal Fat's Dirty Little Secret Before you embark on my exciting 8 ...
Views: 2589(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2004 from Yolanda CardenThe Foundation: Building Your Pillar of Strength We have a tendency to think of movement as starting from the limbs. If we reach out to grab something or step forward, we think of those motions as originating with the end result -- we've reached out; therefore, we've used our arms. We've ...
Views: 1244(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - The Family CFO: The Couple's Business Plan For Love and Money - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2004 from Yolanda CardenYour R&D Efforts "How Should We Plan For Retirement?" When it comes to imagining our retirement, most of us are in uncharted territory. People in their twenties and thirties today will live longer than any generation in history. If they retire around age sixty-five they'll need to keep ...
Views: 1222(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2004 from Yolanda CardenCopyright © 2004 Helen E. Fisher "What Wild Ecstasy": Being In Love The world, for me, and all the world can hold Is ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - Book Excerpt - Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2004 from Yolanda CardenWhy We Love: The Evolution of Romantic Love The fountains mingle with the river, And the rivers with the ocean; The winds of heaven mix forever, With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one another’s being mingle:-- Why not I with thine? ...
Views: 3171(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Evenings at Five - by Submitted on May 04, 2004 from Yolanda CardenChapter One Five o'clock sharp. "Ponctualité est la politesse des rois": Rudy quoting his late father, a factory owner (textiles) in Vienna before the Nazis came. The Pope's phone call, followed by the grinding of the ice, a growling, workmanlike sound, a lot like Rudy's own sound, compliments ...
Views: 992(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Evenings at Five - by Submitted on May 04, 2004 from Yolanda CardenChapter One Five o'clock sharp. "Ponctualité est la politesse des rois": Rudy quoting his late father, a factory owner (textiles) in Vienna before the Nazis came. The Pope's phone call, followed by the grinding of the ice, a growling, workmanlike sound, a lot like Rudy's own sound, compliments ...
Views: 1295(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: I'm OK, You're My Parents: How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2004 from Yolanda CardenLaughing through the Apocalypse With the fearful strain that is on me night and day if I did not laugh I should die. --Abraham Lincoln Laughing is probably the last thing you feel like doing when your parents are driving you insane, but that is precisely the reaction you should have sometimes. ...
Views: 2829(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: Medical Tests That Can Save Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPSA Tests For Prostate Cancer Prostate specific antigen (PSA) was discovered in 1979. It is a protein produced by the cells that line the inside of the prostate. Prostate cancer changes the cellular barriers that normally keep PSA within the ductal system of the prostate, causing PSA to be ...
Views: 1054(1 vote) - Book Excerpt: The Pain-Free Back: 6 Simple Steps to End Pain and Reclaim Your Active Life - by Submitted on May 07, 2004 from Yolanda Carden5 Ways Exercise Stops Back Pain I realize that it's difficult to comprehend how increasing activity will give you great benefits in pain relief, especially if your back has been hurting for a while and keeps you from performing normal daily activities. Still, if done on a regular basis, ...
Views: 948(1 vote) - Cross-Cultural Adoption: The Do’s and Don’ts for Grown-Ups - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2004 from Yolanda CardenDo’s Do treat her like any other kid. It may be difficult and take a while for adopted children to feel like they belong within their extended families. Treating these children like they’re “nothing special” can go a long way toward making them feel at home and comfortable within the ...
Views: 942(1 vote) - Excerpt: Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's 2005 Breakthrough Health - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2005 from Yolanda CardenArthritis Combination Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis The term arthritis is not a specific diagnosis. It simply means that one or more of your joints are inflamed, for which there are more than 100 different possible causes. For example, you may have been injured (traumatic arthritis), or ...
Views: 1495(1 vote) - Excerpt: Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2005 from Yolanda CardenHow to Give Your Pet a Quick Checkup Your animal might be in poor health without your realizing it. Perform this brief exam to get a much better idea of your pet's actual state. If any of the exam symptoms are apparent, then resolve any concerns that arise by consulting your vet. 1. Does the ...
Views: 1457(1 vote) - Excerpt: Listening to Fear: Helping Kids Cope, from Nightmares to the Nightly News - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2004 from Yolanda CardenWhen Things Go Wrong: Trauma and Our Youngest Children Our children's nightmares are filled with the dangers and fears that span development from infancy into adulthood. These bedrock fears -- of losing our lives or the lives of those we love and upon whom we depend, of losing the love of ...
Views: 2387(2 votes) - Excerpt: Runaway Eating: The 8-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food and Weight Obsessions - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2005 from Yolanda CardenAre All Diets Unhealthy? Want the short answer? Yes. Now, you may be thinking, "If I don't stay on some kind of diet, I'll just blow up like a balloon. I need to be on a program just to keep control of myself." But consider that any kind of dieting involves a diet mentality, which ensures ...
Views: 2598(1 vote) - From Partner to Father - The Importance of Expectations Management - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2004 from Yolanda CardenHave you ever wondered what an expectant Dad usually hears from his male friends? “Buddy, once this baby is born, you can forget about sex for the next six months.” If I were about to become a father, probably a little unsure about my new role, this advice would not be particularly ...
Views: 1115(1 vote) - Managing Your Energy After Childbirth - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Yolanda CardenUnfortunately, fatigue is part of the postnatal period. Although sleep deprivation is almost inevitable, utter exhaustion is avoidable. Here are a few tips and recommendations on how to manage your energy levels in the weeks and months after childbirth. While some mothers feel “back on their ...
Views: 1984(1 vote) - Once upon a time…Reflections on storytelling - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2005 from Yolanda CardenWe are the storytellers: our days begin with “once upon a time” and end with “tell me a story”. We are descended from the folks who sat around the fires at night, describing the hunt for those who stayed behind. Today, the storyteller’s role has evolved to tell us which laundry detergent to use ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - The Instinct to Heal: Curing Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2004 from Yolanda CardenCopyright © 2004 David Servan-Schreiber Animals Can Heal Us, Too At the hospital where I practiced in Pittsburgh, other physicians often asked my advice before discharging a depressed elderly patient after bypass surgery or hospitalization for a fractured hip. Usually, I was the last person ...
Views: 3210(1 vote) - The Seven Most Common Nap Traps - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2006 from Yolanda CardenHave you been tripped up by any of these situations? Nap Trap #1: "My baby wakes up the instant I put him down." He shouldn't fall asleep in your arms in the first place. Remember the rule: to bed semi-awake. Nap Trap #2: "My baby refuses to nap." Typically, the problem is timing. A baby won't ...
Views: 20803(2 votes) - 10 Easy Back-to-School Tips to Help Children (and Parents!) Eat Smarter This Fall - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2005 from Yolanda CardenChildhood obesity is at an all-time high in America, while the overall nutritional value of school lunches continues to plummet. With only weeks left before children and teenagers go back to school, how can parents help to control their children's weight and diet? How can a family dinner be a ...
Views: 1100 - 6 Steps to Manage Cancer Pain - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2006 from Yolanda CardenOnce your pain management team is in place, you can work together to create a plan that anticipates every level of pain and institutes measures for alleviating it. Remember, the key to effective pain management is early intervention -- and that starts with you. You need to inform your team when ...
Views: 1243 - Aboard the African Star - by Submitted on May 14, 2007 from Yolanda CardenAfter working on the book for more than a decade, Haley was stuck -- and desperate I just love to get out in the ocean. You are really out there, thinking in ways you haven't thought before. The best writing I ever possibly could do was after The Digest helped me go to Africa and Europe, and I ...
Views: 1096 - Be Your Own Press Secretary - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2007 from Yolanda CardenWouldn’t the world be a better place if we each had our own presidential press secretary to answer tough questions and “spin” our message all day long against any and all adversaries? (It would be great for us perhaps, but I’m not sure I want to live in a world where everyone is “spinning” ...
Views: 1215 - Better Ways to Cope with Stress: Your Way Out of the Toxic Triangle - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2006 from Yolanda CardenDepressive symptoms, unhealthy eating habits, and heavy drinking unite to create a space that is so poisonous for women that I have called it the toxic triangle. Eating, Drinking, Overthinking will help you understand your own relationship to the toxic triangle. It is not just for women who have ...
Views: 1181 - Book Excerpt - Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health 2004 - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2004 from Yolanda CardenThe following is an excerpt from the book Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health: 167 Up-to-the-Minute Medical Discoveries, Treatments, and Cures That Can Save Your Life, from America's Most Trusted Doctor! by Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D. Published by Rodale Press; January 2004; ...
Views: 1599 - Book Excerpt: Breast Cancer Husband - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2004 from Yolanda CardenCaregiving 101 A practical guide for clueless guys What kind of caregivers do men make? That was the question posed to eight breast cancer couples in a focus group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The women graded their husbands on their caregiving performance during the months of ...
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