I have been having problems sleeping for probably over a year now.  I did get a prescription for Ambien and it does really help.  Actually, it completely knocks me out which is a good thing when you need to sleep.  When I started taking it, I didn't take it every night.  If I had a night or two where I felt like I got no sleep then I would take it.  Well eventually I started taking it every night.  I wasn't thinking last week and took after I had been drinking and i...

I was just watching the news and thought this story was interesting.  150,000 Americans (or United Statesians whichever term you perfer - lol) die per year due to high blood pressure related cardiovascular disease.  The primary cause is the amount of salt in our diets.  Most of our salt intake is from processed foods and restaurant meals. 

Do you think the government should regulate the amount of salt in our processed foods to improve the health of its citizens? ...

I was listening to the radio while driving my boys to school this morning. They were talking about cosmetic surgery. It seems 11 million Americans had cosmetic surgery last year. The number one surgical procedure for women is breast implants. For men liposuction. The number one nonsurgical procedure for both sexes is botox.

I have never seriously considered plastic surgery. I will jokingly say that I want liposuction or a tummy tuck but really I just need to lay off the twinkies (I d...

I wondered if anyone has any input or can point me in the right direction of a decent health insurance plan at a reasonable rate if you are not part of a larger group. I am befuddled and thought maybe there is someone out there who has dealt with this and could give advice.

Hey JU! My favorite Jew has had a rough few days with his illness. I hate feeling like there's nothing I can do to help but maybe pray or send positive thoughts. So I thought if lots of us send him some healing thoughts, it might help even more. I hate to get all new age guru on everyone but I really do believe in the power of positive thinking and the mind/body connection. You have to feel like there is something in your control that will make a difference to someone else. So if everyone ...

Some people just don't think. I guess they just don't want their days to be disrupted regardless. I do home daycare and one of the 1 year olds in my care had sores in his mouth. His parents thought it was thrush and got him a doctor's appointment on the second day. It wasn't thrush but hand foot mouth disease which is contagious. So why are they here? So I have to tell them that if it's contagious, he can't be here. I show them on web md.

I just don't understand why I should have to ...

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Just noticed this on the yahoo home page. It seems that women's skin ages faster than men's. That's just not fair not only do we have to menstruate, give birth, get cellulite now we have to lose collagen faster too. Not fair. Not fair.

At least we don't have to worry about getting kicked in the testicles. Maybe that balances it all out. I wonder if it really hurts that bad. Men are just big babies, you know.

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I found this interesting and have been meaning to write about it but just kept getting sidetracked. I have linked the article about a family in which eleven people chose to have their stomache's surgically removed because they were at a high risk for stomache cancer. When I first heard this reported I thought they were just too extreme but I saw one of the men interviewed on our local news and he said they felt like the choice was dying of stomache cancer or having this surgery. The...

I have been working hard. Lifting weights. Taking classes. Cardio up the butt. I did a 5k last Saturday. Why am I not shrinking? I want the number on the scale to go down. I feel like I am getting so much stronger. Except the triceps dips. They kill me. Why can't I do them? I am definately in better shape cardiovascularly than I have been in a long time - maybe ever. I try not to get discouraged but I am. I don't want to be a fit fat person. I want to be a smaller size. I want to...

The most amazing thing happened today. I was brushing my hair and I saw it. I have biceps. I am so excited. I have been weight lifting for about three weeks now and I finally see a little bit of the results. Once I burn off this pudge I am sure I have muscles everywhere. I always knew I had a six pack under that belly pooch - ha ha. I don't need a six pack but a flat tummy without a pooch will be awesome.

It is so exciting to see my body changing. I have been doing cardio for months...

I've been working out with my husband. I was always afraid to go over to the free weights. I could handle the machines but free weights were just scary. There are all these muscley men and I just didn't think some little chunky butt lady should just join them. But once my husband joined the gym I said okay.

So today it happened. I was doing lunges with a barbell and lost my balance and just fell on my ass. None of the guys laughed, bless their hearts. I felt like an idiot. Actually ...

I am such a worrier. I really shouldn't read articles or watch programs about things like the bird flu. It scares me. It sounds like it could be a horrible thing and there really isn't anything we can do. Just wait and worry and avoid infected birds. Does anyone else worry about things like this? Am I just weird? I mean about the bird flu thing not just in general. ha ha.

I don't know if they make it sound worse to scare people or if it's really going to be that bad. The headline...

I always though yoga looked pretty boring and not challenging. I got the DVD of yoga burn which is a slow paced yoga dvd. It's killing me. It's so hard. I guess I was totally wrong about that. I'm not sweating but I'm definately working. I am hoping it will help me slow down and relax a little. Chill. Center. That's what I need to do.

I went to the gym first thing this morning. It was still crowded. What's up with all these new years resolution people. They're cramping my style. ...

As many of us do every year, I have set a goal to lose weight this year. I have been exercising and do feel much better but I want to see the number on the scale go down. I want a flat stomache. I want to wear cute clothes. I have just signed up for the Self Jump Start Diet. There is a link to self magazine below. Click on it and join me. I could use the support and its easier to do this together. I need to be accountable to somebody besides my self. It's really an easy way to make chan...

So today I did my first 5k. I am over any delusions that I am getting in shape. Okay I'm probably in better shape than before I started going to the gym but I definately walked the majority (like 95%) of the race. My husband said I should anyway because it could hurt my knees. I was more worried about my ankle. I twisted it last December and it's still not 100%.

So my time was 42 minutes. At least, it shouldn't be hard to beat next time. I guess it could be worse. I could have came ...