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Are Weight Loss Drugs Worth the Risk?
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Linda Mintle
This week, another weight loss drug, Qsymia, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is a combination of a stimulant (Phenetermine) and an anti-seizure medication called topiramate. The stimulant decreases appetite and the anit-seizure medication has the side effect of weight loss. This medication is approved for adults who have…
Telling Kids You Are Divorcing
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Linda Mintle
Reader Question: My husband and I are separating and will most likely divorce. We have two young children. I am wondering how to tell them about the divorce. I am really dreading this because I know how upsetting it will be. Without trying to put extra guilt on you, divorce is tough on children. If…
Is It Wrong to Take Anti-Anxiety Medications?
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Linda Mintle
I just received another email from someone who is a Christian and struggling with anxiety. The panic has become so severe that the person isn’t functioning well. The question he asked was, “Is it wrong, a lack of faith, to take medication to help this condition?” My answer, an emphatic NO–it is not wrong to…
Taming Your Temper In Any Relationship
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Linda Mintle
Temper outbursts don’t help relationships. Staying cool and calm and thinking before you speak is the desired behavior. Well, researchers at the University of Michigan and Ohio State may have come up with a way to help tame your temper. Here’s how it works: Your partner does something to irritate you and you are about…
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