Archive for May, 2011

LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE FOR A LONGER LIFE: ANSWERS TO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS | Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Can’t women take estrogen injections? They can and for a long time they did. But the popularity of such shots has fallen off in the face of numerous reports as to their adverse side effects. Such injections, so some research indicates, produce an appreciably greater risk of cancer, among other things. Are some races more [...]

THE BASICS FOR SAFE NON-TOXIC CLEANING SOLUTIONS (CREAMY SOFT SCRUBBER; WINDOW CLEANER; OVEN CLEANER) | Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Simply pour about 1/2 cup of baking soda into a bowl, and add enough liquid detergent to make a texture like frosting. Scoop the mixture onto a sponge, and wash the surface. This is the perfect recipe for cleaning the bathtub because it rinses easy and doesn’t leave grit. Note: Add 1 teaspoon of vegetable [...]

HOW BDD AFFECTS LIVES: POOR QUALITY OF LIFE | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

People with BDD have very poor quality of life. Most feel distressed, don’t get much enjoyment or satisfaction from life, and have difficulty functioning at work, in school, socially, and in other important areas of their life. I’ve studied quality of life in my two series of people with BDD. Both studies used a standard [...]