I think this subject could apply to my mood, my bank account, my weight or my recently discovered to be malfunctioning blood sugar levels. In some regards, these numbers are good, but overall, things are too chaotic for my liking. I think the next few weeks will take some focus to get them heading in [...]

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I’ve been feeling good today. I think my mood was good and I came home motivated and got right into doing something, rather than sitting and relaxing. Once I relax for long enough, my motivation goes out the window. Today I was determined to mow, and then Kobe crapped on the carpet and I decided [...]

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Over at my friend Jack’s site, Homologous Legs, he was “spurred by a recent Young Australian Skeptics post” to rant about homeopathic “cures”. Kudos, Jack! (If you don’t know Jack, he reminds me of a young Kirk Cameron, or at least that’s the running joke we have!) Homeopathy is the process of taking something that [...]

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This little piggy went to market… This little piggy stayed home… I’m hiding from swine flu. Well, that’s my official position, but in reality it is just another Monday, and I am shirking responsibility. Okay, in all honesty, I am working at home a little bit because it is quiet. I am pretty sure people [...]

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My back is bothering me today, so I stayed home to work this morning and I thought I’d take a break and update you on what I’ve been up to lately. Let me start off assuring you that my back is ok. It is just strange that in the past day, whenever I sneeze, my [...]

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In a recent article, research is highlighted that shows the negative effect on diet of high-fructose soft drinks. I’ve been a proponant of this philosophy for years. If you are serious about losing weight, you seriously need to give up all soda, except for special occasions. Even diet soda. [Read the article.] (NaturalNews) The introduction [...]

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I am a procrastinator. I put things off. And it seems I have a real aversion to doing something that I once did with a passion, that I then gave up. I was sitting here at my desk earlier today and realized I have a slight fear of both the gym and playing World of [...]

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According to an article in Science Daily: “A new study shows that even slight stress and anxiety can substantially worsen a person’s allergic reaction to some routine allergens.” Given that stress is known to weaken the body’s immune system, this comes as no surprise to me. [Read the article.]

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In an article at Slashdot, I see more talk of pills that might someday soon let you build muscle and stamina, along with some level of exercise. This would benefit you and me, but could also be a benefit to people in long-term confinement, like astronauts and seamen. aztektum among many other readers sent us [...]

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People’s Daily Online is heralding the annual output of traditional Chinese medicine at $25.98 billion, for 2007. China now has 64,000 drug supervision officials, and they claim to evaluate treatments through Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification. Beyond good practices, what sort of actual scientific testing is China performing on their 9,000 types of “traditional Chinese [...]

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