Honey Boo Boo 55 pounds overweight, doctors urge Mama June, Alana, diet or die - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Alana Thompson, or Honey Boo Boo, is 55 pounds overweight. Honey Boo Boo and her mother Mama June Shannon will appear on the Feb. 25 episode of "The Doctors." Celeb physician Dr. Travis Stork is planning a medical intervention for the former reality TV stars of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." Dr. Stork says Honey Boo Boo is morbidly obese and shows signs of dangerous inflammation. He says it's diet or die early for Alana. Dr. Stork plans to help Honey Boo Boo and Mama June start a diet and hopefully ward off life-threatening consequences.Honey Boo Boo 55 pounds overweight, doctors urge Mama June, Alana, diet or die - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

 

Elderly woman ditches nursing home for endless holiday cruise, saves money

Lee Wachtstetter is your average 86-year-old in most ways but one. Instead of living out her days in a nursing home, the widowed woman is opting for the road less traveled--a non-stop luxury cruise ! AZ Central said Jan. 20, that she's swapping the AARP card for a dance card and a senior home for endless holiday deluxe aboard her favorite Crystal Serenity liner. And it's not costing her that much more. It's less, probably than upkeep on her upscale Florida home or nursing care, when all the factors are considered.  Elderly woman ditches nursing home for endless holiday cruise, saves money

Don't let people's behavior keep you from doing what you know is right - Bubblews

I'm dealing with a situation right now where someone near and dear to me is acting very far and unloving. This has been an on-going situation stemming back decades. Things will go smooth--until that person determines they shouldn't Everything's fine, till he decides it's not. Then he turns into a hateful, horrible controlling monster. Are there mitigating factors? Meh. Sure. Crazy schedule, exhaustion, lack of family time, stress at work, smoking. Does that excuse it? No. Most of the factors he has no control over. But he does control how he acts. Read on Don't let people's attitude and behavior keep you from doing what you know is right 

Celebrate World Psoriasis Day by getting the right treatment

October 29 is World Psoriasis Day--created by the International Federation of Psoriasis Association. Pronounced "sore-I-a-sis" psoriasis is an auto-immune disease that causes red, scaly skin patches. It itches, burns, oozes and crust over and bleeds. It's not contagious but it is unsightly and embarrassing. It opens the body to infection and can lead to other more serious conditions.  Celebrate World Psoriasis Day by getting the right treatment - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Run Screaming from Chronically Negative People; Embrace Positivity

It hate the word "positivity." It's schmaltzy and idealistic and makes me uncomfortable. But I like negativity even less. And let's face it, life can be pretty stressful and negative. Each person reacts to it a little differently. Some internalize, others externalize, taking it out on others. We all do that from time to time. Then there are the chronically aggressive people. They exist in every life sector: home, workplace, classroom, business, even in supposedly peaceful places like church.



If you spend enough time around negativity, it makes you negative by proxy. We all know those co-workers, spouses, supervisors, teachers, friends who find fault with everything and everyone. If it's you they're haranguing, they can tear apart your self-esteem. You start questioning yourself, doubting your abilities and judgment. Termites of shame bore into the foundation of your being. Now you're no longer happy and centered. You're paranoid and miserable.  So please, if you want to get off the meds, to find happiness, Don't Let Negative People Get You Down, Practice Self-Positivity

Burt's Bees Hand Salve Product Review, Healthy Eczema and Dry Skin Prevention

I've been struggling with eczema and on a quest for healthy, natural, safe healthy beauty products. The usual eczema treatment is hydrocortisone cream but that's steroidal and makes me edgy and makes my heart pound.

So I looked to Burt's Bees. Not all Burt's Bee products treat eczema, but Burt's Bees Hand Salve is great for general skin health. My hands and skin come in constant contact with water, detergents, food preparation and as a full-time writer, my unsanitary computer keyboard and mouse.

I also struggle with eczema behind my ears. The hand salve burns open eczema sores, but it helps prevent chafing once I get the inflammation down. Burt's Bees Hand Salve is made from sweet almond oil, olive oil, beeswax, tocopheryl acetate and tocopheryl (vitamin E), comfrey root extract, rosemary oil and leaf
extract, lavender oil and flower extract and eucalyptus oil.

Notice there is no alcohol, parabens (paraffin wax), mineral oil, petroleum jelly or laurel stearate. These are commonly found in lotions, salves and creams. They are harsh chemicals, despite claims of soothing the skin.

Burt's Bees does no testing on animals, either. Visit Burts Bees here; sign up for The Hive newsletter and free coupons and special deals. For more product reviews, visit me at shopchat.blogspot.com and for getting stuff cheap tips visit pennypincherpost.blogspot.com.  For more health information, I can be reached at healthhelp4u.blogspot.com.

Health Problems I Lost After Losing Weight

I've lost 98 pounds and dropped from size 18/20 to 3/4. I never had weight problems till I lost two stillborn babies, started early menopause and took the antidepressant Paxil (linked to weight gain ). Once I started getting fat, it snowballed. With 100 extra pounds, came added health problems. Since I've trimmed down and shed weight, I shed health issues, too.  Health Problems I Lost When I Dropped 98 Pounds 

Healthy Diet Summer Salad Recipes, Low Cal Side Dishes

I've lost 100 pounds. Yippee! No drugs or surgery--just a lot of good-ole calorie counting. But now comes the hard part. Keeping it off. With summer picnic season here, I'm looking to maintain the diet fast track, while still enjoying cookouts. Think you can't have 2-die-4 and to-diet-for in the same dish? Think again. These picnic salads and side dishes are low calorie and high delish! Just in time for Memorial Day, Father's Day, 4th of July, graduation open houses and summer BBQs.  Diet Summer Picnic Salads, Side Dish Recipes With Pizzazz 

Burn Fat Eating Fat? Yes, Ma'am! A-Z List of Healthy Fatty Acid Foods

I've lost 98 pounds (no drugs or surgery...pause for cheering...). I count calories, use portion control and healthy food swaps. There's a diet myth that says all fat is bad. Sure, too much saturated, hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated and transfat (same as hydrogenated, different name) aren't good.

But some fats are essential to health and actually burn body fat. Ironic? Impossible? Nope. Good fats are fatty acids: omega-6, omega-3, GLA (gamma linolenic acids), ALA (alpha linolenic acids), MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids). These fats break down and are used for energy, says How Stuff Works. Bad fats--LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol, saturated, transfat, hydrogenated--don't break down. They just accumulate in the body as, well, fat!

A study for the University of Finland links obesity to Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes (also called insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome). The study says Type 2 diabetes is reversible with diet. I'm proof of that. After I lost 100 pounds, dropped 10 sizes and got my BMI to normal, I also lost prediabetes. Belly fat in particular is linked to insulin resistance. Uncontrolled pre-diabetes leads eventually to Type 2 diabetes. So how did I reverse prediabetes? I didn't use drugs or surgery. I swapped saturated and hydrogenated fat, starch, refined sugar and flour for high-fiber, fatty acids foods. Ironically, good fats--omega oils, MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids)--burn bad fat. Fiber and fatty acids work together to cleanse fat. Many fiber-rich foods are also high in fatty acids but low in saturated fats. Here's an AZ list of good-fat, high-fiber foods. Eat your way to thin and diabetes-free!

A is for apples, almonds, almond milk, avocados, amaranth flour (an ancient grains full of fiber and fatty acids). B is for beans (lentils) black-eyed peas,bananas, blue-green algae, blueberries, blackberries, barley and buckwheat (ancient grain). C is for cashews, cashew milk, coconut oil, coconut milk, collard greens, chia seeds and unsweetened cocoa powder (fat-burning antioxidant). D is for dark chocolate (70-percent or higher cacao). Type 2 diabetics can have some sugar, so make sure it burns fat, like dark cacao.

E is for edamame (raw soybeans). F is for milled flax seed. G is for grapefruit and graham flour. Grapefruit cleanses and melts fat away. H is for homemade hummus (grind garbanzo beans, lemon juice, tahini, garlic and za'atar and no oil). I is for ispaghula or isabgol, better known as psyllium husks (super colon cleanse). J is for juicing. Blend a fiber smoothie of berries, apples, kale, spinach and butternut squash.

K is for kale, kamut (ancient grain) and Kashi bars cereals (Chocolate Almond & Seasalt bars with chia and Go Lean Protein are best). L is for sprouted lentils, lentils, legumes and lemons (add a wedge to water bottle). M is for lmiso, Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake frozen dinner and millet (ancient grain). O is for oranges and olives (good fatty acid source). P is for pumpkin, pumpkin seeds and psyllium husks. Q is for quinoa (ancient grain, substitute for white rice or pasta).

R is for wild rice, raspberries, rhubarb and rye flour (ancient grain). S is for seeds, salmon, spinach, sunflower seeds, soybeans, tempeh, seeds, sweet potatoes, strawberries, squash (summer and winter) and spelt flour (ancient grain). T is for triticale wheat flour, Bob's Red Mill TVP (textured vegetable protein, avoid kinds made with hydrolyzed oils), tomatoes and tuna.

U is for unbleached, unrefined ancient grain flour (Bob's Red Mill makes delicious 7-grain and 14-grain flours for baking and cooking). V is for Vitae Plus Powder (Chimex). W is for water and whole grains. X means cross out white bread and commercial fiber bars (lots of carbohydrates, no good fiber). Y is for yams and yellow squash. Z is for zucchini.

Active Listening, Open Communication Key to Healing Relationships

My husband and I will have been married 27 years this year. We've only ever been married to each other and only have kids between us. Some would say that's wonderful, others, weird and fringy! We're frequently asked for our secret to longevity. To answer, I write our Relationship Glue Recipes. Communication is at the core. Active Listening, Open Communication Heal Relationships