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Marcia Purse

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I'm single, living alone, and currently coping well with my BP.

Living With Bipolar II: Fighting for Nutrition

Here are my feelings about cooking:   1. It's boring. 2. It takes too long. 3. It's silly to take half an hour or more to prepare food that's gone in 15 minutes. 4. I'm not very good at it. 5. Cooking for one is really boring.   The answer to #3, of course, is to make dishes that provide leftovers, and sometimes I do. I can make a nice... Read moreChevron
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Librarian and Writer

Schizophrenia and Faith: A Positive Connection?

A study of 103 outpatients with residual schizophrenia suggests that religion and spirituality might contribute to improved quality of life for individuals with this diagnosis. You can find the study in Psychiatry Research (2011:190:200-5). The research was conducted at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh... Read moreChevron
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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver

How Often Should You Have a DXA Scan: New DXA Scan Recommendations

If you've read the recent recommendations from the January 22 edition of Life and Style from HealthyRockford.com, or the article in the New York Times, they tell us that we don't need to have bone density testing as often as some of us have been doing.  But before you decide to hold off on your next scan we need to look at what the study... Read moreChevron
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I am a mom to a son who has chronic skin allergies and eczema

Treatment for Boils: A Dermatologist Provides Solutions

Each month on Health Central’s skin care site, we select one member question to ask of our consulting dermatologist, Dr. Lawrence Green. In this post we are going to be discussing boils. Boils are a common skin infection usually caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, but can also caused by other types of bacteria or fungi. Boils can... Read moreChevron
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Chartered Psychologist

Is Depression Good For Us?

I guess we've all become accustomed to thinking of depression as a disease process and something that is entirely negative. There's a very strong case for this but perhaps we shouldn't dismiss our negative emotions as entirely without function or purpose?   We're actually quite used to listening to and understanding the signals our bodies... Read moreChevron

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