Antidepressants in pregnancy
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you take antidepressants such as fluoxetine (marketed as Prozac) early in your pregnancy, you may be doubling the risk that your newborn will be born with a heart defect, according to a new study. However, the vast majority of children born to women who take such antidepressants - known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - do not have such defects, the researchers are quick to note. Earlier studies have tied SSRIs during pregnancy to heart defects, but also to even more serious birth defects. ...
Tuning Into Your Strengths
Tuning Into Your Strengths THREE WAYS STRONG WOMEN HAVE LEARNED TO LISTEN TO THEIR INNER WISDOM By Bonnie St. John PEACE AND TRANQUILITY “I like to walk for about an hour, so that’s why I have to do it early, before the day starts,” said Libby Pataki, the First Lady of New York state for twelve years. “In essence, I feel like for an hour, I can literally leave things behind. I can walk to the top of the hill. I can just breathe and listen. I hear birds. I hear the wind. “I get into a frame of mind where tranquility comes over ...
This is Chick-Lit
This is Chick-Lit Eighteen of Today’s Hottest Authors, Edited by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (BenBella) What could be more fun than a light, fun, well written anthology of fictional tales. Here, eighteen wonderfully talented authors gracefully prove that chick is indeed lit! That fiction by, about and for women is as meaningful, as rewarding and as worthy of respect as any other writing out there. This book celebrates what it means to write chicklit and to read it, showing us once and for all that you shouldn’t judge a book by its pastel cover.
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Bernie Siegel, MD
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LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE AND LIVE THE LIFE YOU LOVE By S J Strock A few short weeks ago, Liz Sterling, the Southeast Feature Editor for Balance Magazine and co-host of Be(e) You Radio on South Florida’s #1 Radio Station, 101.5 LiteFM, had the good fortune... [Read the full story]
Health
Multivitamins Are Necessary
October 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment
THREE REASONS EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE THEM By Duke Johnson, MD You’ve probably heard this health statement: “If you would just eat well, you wouldn’t need a multivitamin.” Is it true? Some scientists say that we need multivitamins,... [Read the full story]
Wealth
The Freedom Formula
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HOW TO PUT SOUL IN YOUR BUSINESS AND MONEY IN YOUR BANK By Christine Kloser During these demanding economic times, small business owners find it more difficult to get credit or see a major increase in credit rates due to the massive bailout of big business.... [Read the full story]
Happiness
Stand Tall In The Storm
October 18, 2009 · 4 Comments
THREE STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH CRISIS By Randy Siegel Looking into her face as she shared her story, I faced my greatest fear. My friend had lost everything: her marriage, home, and almost all her savings. “I’m starting over,” she said matter-of-factly,... [Read the full story]
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Cup of Comfort
Edited by Colleen Sell (Adams Media) In this beautiful volume from the beloved Cup of Comfort series, mothers, sisters, aunts and friends share compelling and uplifting personal essays. Each individual has a unique story of living with, fighting and beating breast cancer. You will laugh and cry along with these courageous...
[Continue reading: Cup of Comfort]The Busy Mom’s Guide
Author Kathy Peel (Tyndale) As a busy mom, juggling and balancing work, family schedules, dinners, paying bills, planning parties and family vacations as well as managing a host of other responsibilities, this easy-access, A-Z reference guide for a happy organized home is invaluable. Kathy’s Family Manager System...
[Continue reading: The Busy Mom’s Guide]Paws & Effect
Author Sharon Sakson (Spiegel & Grau) For centuries, dogs have helped people by herding sheep, guarding their homes and offering them unconditional love–but dogs also have the ability to save lives. Journalist and champion dog breeder, Sharon Sakson, treats her readers to awe-inspiring real-life stories of how...
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What Every Married Woman Should Know
10 PRE-DIVORCE TIPS Just about everyone who marries wants a happy and long-lasting...
ARE YOU THE PARTNER YOU SEEK? By Ann Robbins Many of my clients come to me with a...
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