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Do You Have ADD?
Posted on January 18, 2011
The top 100 questions for diagnosing ADD, from Driven to Distraction by Drs. Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
How to Find a Doctor Who Specializes in Fibromyalgia
Posted on January 11, 2011
Fibromyalgia is a painful, exhausting, and often misdiagnosed disease that affects up to 12 million Americans (90 percent of them women). But finding a doctor who knows how to treat this disease isn’t always easy. Here are the 10 most important questions to ask when you’re searching for a health care provider to help. From The 10 Best Questions for Living with Fibromyalgia by Dede Bonner, Ph.D.
10 Tips on Treating Your Fibromyalgia
Posted on November 4, 2010
Fibromyalgia is painful, exhausting, and afflicts up to 12 million Americans — 90 percent of them women. New drugs carry claims they can beat this disease, but will they work for you? Here are the 10 questions to ask your doctor about fibromyalgia treatment, from The 10 Best Questions for Living with Fibromyalgia: The Script You Need to Take Control of Your Health by Dede Bonner, Ph.D.
How to Find a Pediatrician
Posted on November 2, 2010Identifying a doc for your child takes a little legwork and some in-person interviewing. Here, Drs. Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz, bestselling authors of YOU: Raising Your Child, provide everything you need to know about finding a pediatrician.
Can You Afford Fertility Treatments? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Posted on October 13, 2010Combating infertility is not only stressful, it’s expensive. Here is essential advice on how to finance the baby-making process, from Budgeting for Infertility, by Evelina Weidman Sterling, Ph.D., and Angie Best-Boss
7 Superfoods for Speeding Up Weight Loss
Posted on May 27, 2010
Eating whole foods that are delicious, nutritious, filling, and low in carbohydrates makes it easy to lose weight — and keep it off. Even if you’re not counting your carbs, these super seven should appear regularly in your meals. By Dr. Eric C. Westman and Dr. Jeff S. Volek, authors of The New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great
When Should Dad Go to a Nursing Home?
Posted on May 25, 2010After a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), many families and caregivers face the tough question of, “Should I put my loved one in an assisted-care facility or care for them at home?” Discuss these 10 important questions with your family to figure it out. From The 10 Best Questions for Living with Alzheimer’s by Dede Bonner
How Do I Find Help for My Parent With Alzheimer’s Disease?: The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask
Posted on April 27, 2010
For the person with Alzheimer’s disease, a few hours at an adult day care center means a change of scenery, social interactions, mental stimulation, and something to look forward to. For the caregiver, it can be wonderful respite from the relentless grind of caregiving. To find a quality center, use these 10 questions from Dede Bonner, author of The 10 Best Questions for Living with Alzheimer’s.
Essential Green Cleaning Products: How to Clean Your Home Naturally
Posted on April 20, 2010
We waste a great deal of money and precious storage space on specialty cleaning solutions when we actually only need a handful of versatile nontoxic products to clean an entire home. From Green This! by Deirdre Imus
How Much Do Infertility Treatments Cost?
Posted on April 13, 2010
Just because you are beginning infertility treatment doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to undergo a $20,000 procedure. Here’s the the basic progression of your baby-making journey, from Budgeting for Infertility: How to Bring Home a Baby Without Breaking the Bank by Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss
How to Spot a Bad Nursing Home: The 10 Questions You Should Ask
Posted on April 8, 2010Choosing a long-term care facility can be very stressful. While you’re doing research on your best options, go on tours and ask lots of questions., including these 10 from The 10 Best Questions for Living with Alzheimer’s by Dede Bonner, Ph.D.
The Social Lives of Depressed People
Posted on March 18, 2010What you find in others, no matter what your background might be, will ultimately be a reflection of you. From Depression Is Contagious by Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D.
The Top 13 Things to Do or Say and Not to Say or Do to Someone with Breast Cancer
Posted on March 11, 2010A list to share with those well-meaning people who really don’t know what to say or do, by Janet Thompson, author of Dear God, They Say It’s Cancer
Budgeting for Infertility: 5 Things You Can Do Now
Posted on March 11, 2010
Here are five things you can do to prepare yourself for the financial challenges you will encounter once you decide to spend on family building. From Budgeting for Infertility: How to Bring Home a Baby Without Breaking the Bank. by Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss
