You may have outgrown the daily chewable multivitamin tablet, but you never outgrow your need for vitamins. In fact, as you grow older, your body may need even more of some vitamins to help you stay healthy. Women over 50 face special challenges in getting enough of some essential nutrients because of the changes brought on by menopause. They also require some different … [Read more...] about Best Vitamins for Women Over 50
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Symptoms of Child Diabetes
Normally, the immune system protects the human body from viruses and bacteria. Much like a microscopic game of Pac-Man, the tiny white cells open up and engulf the invaders until there are none left to create illness in the body. However, some individuals have immune systems that malfunction, and as in the case of juvenile diabetes, the immune system attacks the insulin … [Read more...] about Symptoms of Child Diabetes
Myths about Autism – Part Two
Myths about Autism - Part Two In this blog, I'll continue to debunk some common myths about autism. Myth #7: Autism only happens to boys I remember reading in 2004 that autism was more prevalent in males, and that if a female has autism that it has a tendency to be a more severe form of autism. That is certainly not true today, and it possibly might not have been … [Read more...] about Myths about Autism – Part Two
Spring, Teens, and the Trouble with Music Festivals
Spring is here…and parents beware. There’s trouble lurking when kids get too old for the Easter Bunny. When you have older teenagers, warmer weather means the annual spring music festivals are coming. And there’s not much that’s innocent about these merry music events. Music festivals have not changed much since Woodstock, the famous “3 Days of Peace & Music” wingding … [Read more...] about Spring, Teens, and the Trouble with Music Festivals
Chapter 2: Five Stages of Whatever
To start at the beginning, read Chapter 1: Abby's Crap News - AKA My "Journey" With Cancer OK, so I definitely have breast cancer. No more loopholes, no more undone tests or incomplete test results. The MRI, thankfully, showed no cancer on the left side. And the pathology reports from the biopsy were, all things considered, positive. As I wrote in a group email to … [Read more...] about Chapter 2: Five Stages of Whatever