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- 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) - 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: 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: The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2004 from Yolanda CardenThe Herbal Mood Booster Only a small number of clinical trials have evaluated Rhodiola rosea as a treatment for depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. But we have seen so many patients respond remarkably well to the herb that we consider it an important addition to the ...
Views: 6510 - How to Avoid Kids’ Blood Sugar “Spike and Crash” - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2007 from Yolanda CardenKids love roller coasters. Moms don’t -- well, at least not the ones that take place inside our homes! I’m talking about the “spike and crash” syndrome that describes the rapid ups and downs of children’s blood sugar levels when they eat too much sugar and overly processed carbs, especially on ...
Views: 3572 - 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) - 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 - 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: 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) - Preparing to Negotiate Strategically - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2006 from Yolanda CardenNegotiation is never the only option for addressing conflicts. Therefore, parties considering negotiation need to ask: Is negotiation the best option for addressing our issues and problems? What are the alternatives to negotiation? Parties should assess their Best Alternative to a ...
Views: 2851 - 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) - 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) - 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) - The Emotional Roller Coaster of Divorce - by Submitted on May 30, 2006 from Yolanda CardenDivorce is an emotional task unlike any other in modern society, and different people experience it in different ways. While some individuals go through nearly all of the extreme emotional states that we describe here, others have an easier time getting through this period and will maneuver ...
Views: 2550 - Bully Busting - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2006 from Yolanda Carden"He that respects himself is safe from others, he wears a coat of armor that none can pierce." --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Bullies are, without a doubt, the bane of the social world of childhood. Alas, they're everywhere, and not always where you would expect. They may be the stereotypical ...
Views: 2549 - 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) - 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 ...
Views: 2378 - Excerpt: Drama Kings: The Men Who Drive Strong Women Crazy - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2005 from Yolanda CardenChapter Eight "Why Do They Stay?" When they are unhappy, women usually think they need more love, but the objective evidence suggests that they need more independence. --Historian Francesca M. Cancian, Love in America If you're still wondering why you and other strong women put so much ...
Views: 2352 - Excerpt: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook - by Submitted on May 04, 2005 from Yolanda CardenA Few Thoughts about Eating and Cooking When You Have Diabetes No matter what the latest diet fad is, people with diabetes must always focus on carbohydrates, because carbohydrates raise blood sugar. Choosing the right foods, exercising every day (such as walking), and taking diabetes ...
Views: 2342 - Book Excerpt: The Shy Single: A Bold Guide to Dating For the Less - Than - Bold Dater - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2004 from Yolanda CardenFirst Date Dos Dress well. For a first date (and, really, subsequent dates), choose clothes that make you feel beautiful, handsome, sexy, and free. This might seem like an obvious bit of advice, but your appearance can provide you with 'props' that aid the conversational flow and bolster your ...
Views: 2325 - How to Start a Novel: The Willingness to be the Best and the Worst - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2006 from Yolanda CardenWriting fiction is like allowing yourself to be the ugliest person in the room and the most beautiful person at the same time. The ‘beautiful’ you swans into the party, garnering admiration, presuming that everyone else will be interested in what you have to say -- about anything. The ‘ugly’ you ...
Views: 2230 - The Unlovable Heroine - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2006 from Yolanda CardenUnlovableness is a subtle beast. Most of us think we can detect it right off the bat, right there on the surface. We spot things like a tendency to pause too long before answering a simple question or a bad dental smell, or a habit of telling long, boring stories over and over again; or a simple ...
Views: 2097 - Excerpt: Jane Austen's Guide to Dating - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2005 from Yolanda CardenKitty and Lydia Bennet "From all I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country." --Pride and Prejudice Kitty and Lydia Bennet, the two youngest sisters from Pride and Prejudice, are the wildest, craziest flirts that Jane Austen ever created. ...
Views: 2040 - 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) - How The Right Carbs Can Help You Lose Antidepressant-Related Weight Gain - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2007 from Yolanda CardenAudrey, in her 30’s, is typical of people who experience medication-induced weight gain. “I never ate junk food until 6 months ago, when I started taking medication for my depression,” she related. “In college, I used to feel superior to my friends who lived on chocolate cupcakes and French ...
Views: 1933 - Book Excerpt: Helping Children with Autism Learn - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2004 from Yolanda CardenDevelopmental Consideration in a Peer/Play Partner Play Models for the Youngest Children with Autism Play Partners by Developmental Level versus Chronological Level. One of the big socialization questions that should always come up when planning to introduce a child with an autistic spectrum ...
Views: 1759 - Excerpt: MicroMiracles: Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2005 from Yolanda CardenThe Stress of Poor Digestion These days, everyone seems to be climbing on the nutrition bandwagon. Books and articles offering dietary advice abound, and health food stores are thriving. The trouble is, much of the available information is contradictory at best and inaccurate -- and potentially ...
Views: 1608 - 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: The Teen Code: How to Talk to Us About Sex, Drugs, and Everything Else -- Teenagers Reveal What Works Best - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2004 from Yolanda CardenPreparation, preparation, preparation. That is really what all talks are for, to prepare us for tough situations that we might or might not encounter and have to handle by ourselves in the future. And as far as tough situations go, drug use -- where our decisions could potentially threaten our ...
Views: 1589 - 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: Fresh Choices: More Than 100 Easy Recipes for Pure Food When You Can't Buy 100% Organic - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2004 from Yolanda CardenSmart Picks among Conventionally Grown Fruit While Americans ate 28 percent more fresh fruit in 2000 than in the 1970s, current U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) figures show that we could be doing better. Less than 40 percent of American adults and only 26 percent of children over the age ...
Views: 1568 - Excerpt: Body Intelligence: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, and Feel Great About Your Body Without Dieting! - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2005 from Yolanda CardenSupersize That? The idea that eating a large amount of food is an accomplishment has been taken to the limit by Takeru Kobayashi and more than three thousand of his colleagues. Kobayashi is the ultimate “big eater.” A twenty-five-year-old from Japan, he holds the world record for eating ...
Views: 1561 - Excerpt: Woman First, Family Always - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2006 from Yolanda CardenYour Body, Your Self 16. Accept Your Body It's the bane of many a mother's existence: We eat our children's leftovers, snack when bored or unhappy, or simply never lose the extra pounds we put on with pregnancy. And though there are many strategies and diets that can help women lose unwanted ...
Views: 1532 - 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) - Book Excerpt: The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2004 from Yolanda CardenWhy Is This Herb Different? For the past quarter-century or so, the airwaves have been abuzz with news of the latest herbal supplement that will improve our health and, possibly, extend our lives. We've heard about Gingko biloba, kava kava, ginseng, St. John's wort, and numerous other popular ...
Views: 1485 - In Praise of Lying: Fiction vs. Nonfiction - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2006 from Yolanda CardenNon-fiction is very much in the news these days. Capote, the James Frey debacle and the even creepier Nasdijj scam have raised the kinds of questions that plague many a memoir writer: how much can you really remember? How much can you ethically invent (creating dialogue, for example, from a ...
Views: 1477 - 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: What If I Have a C-Section? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2004 from Yolanda CardenMidlife Motherhood: What's Age Got To Do With It? If you're trying to figure out your chances of having a C-section, look in your wallet. If you have a health insurance card, research shows that you're more likely to deliver by cesarean than a woman who's uninsured or covered by Medicaid, the ...
Views: 1466 - 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) - On Saying Goodbye to a Drama King - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2005 from Yolanda CardenCharles left her, just left altogether with no satisfactory explanation. Just announced, after six months of a hot-house infatuation that had swept her off her feet, “Sorry, Miranda, this isn’t working” -- said it not even kindly, at that -- and said he wanted out. He wasn’t interested in ...
Views: 1436 - Book Excerpt: Stay Fertile Longer - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2004 from Yolanda CardenYour "Real" Reproductive Age Up until 2001, there were no clinical guidelines to characterize our reproductive life span. Finally, representatives from esteemed organizations, including the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the National Institutes of Health, and the North ...
Views: 1396 - Book Excerpt: The Shy Single: A Bold Guide to Dating For the Less - Than - Bold Dater - by Submitted on May 20, 2004 from Yolanda CardenFacing Rejection The huge obstacle for Shys is when they're either doing the rejecting or being rejected in a relationship. One of the possibilities in any new dating situation is that it's a potentially poor match. But for some Shys, this potential reality can become so threatening, they may ...
Views: 1396 - The First Date Interview - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2006 from Yolanda CardenThose singles who can't stand ambiguity from the very beginning develop a more direct dating approach. Meet, for instance, Steven Kaplan -- as several of my girlfriends did. I was on yet another blind date -- my third in the last two weeks. Here we go again, I thought, as I walked out my front ...
Views: 1390 - Excerpt: The MomsTown Guide to Getting It All - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2005 from Yolanda CardenSAHM Amnesia Stay-at-home moms often complain that since having children, their minds have turned to mush and they often forget things. One of our moms, Krissy, told us, "I was appointed PTA vice president once. I set up an orientation meeting for the previous year's board and the incoming ...
Views: 1387 - What is Organic Food? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2006 from Yolanda CardenUsing the label "organic" to distinguish one tomato from another is a big stretch from the word's original meaning, for until the middle of the twentieth century it simply meant something living or derived from living matter. In that sense, the idea of an "inorganic tomato" is a contradiction in ...
Views: 1372 - Time: How Long Will It Take? - by Submitted on May 23, 2007 from Yolanda CardenWaiting? OK. But will a lightness of heart ever come? Does time really heal all wounds? Mothers who have experienced child death assure us that "it will get better." Friends and loved ones may tell us that "it is time to get over it and get on with life." We hear about closure, but researchers ...
Views: 1351 - Turning Vision into Something Real - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2006 from Yolanda CardenVision is fuel, energy, passion -- or, as I like to suggest, as important as water to a garden. Unless that vision is clear in your mind, it is hard, if not impossible, to complete the process of refining your dream into an actionable plan. Furthermore, without clarity of vision the hard work ...
Views: 1348 - No Body is Perfect: Body Image and Shame - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2007 from Yolanda CardenWe often want to believe that shame is reserved for the unfortunate few who have survived terrible traumas, but this is not true. Shame is something we all experience. And, while it feels like shame hides in our darkest corners, it actually tends to lurk in all of the familiar places. After ...
Views: 1338 - One Is Not the Loneliest Number - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2006 from Yolanda Carden“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf There are several life skills my mother taught me before I set off into the world: how to properly separate my laundry; how to balance my checkbook; how to prepare red meat in an assortment of ...
Views: 1335 - 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 ...
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