Please add your thoughts and feel free to confide your problems in last week’s posting, “Confidentially Relived,”  I really appreciate what you wrote.  We are all in this life together, and the Internet is a great way for us to get to know one another.  This week brought a lot of us to begin talking…

Overeating is a form of self anesthesia. What we’re trying to do is find other non-destructive methods to feel better. Here are some other, less self-destructive ideas for managing the pain and difficulties of living: Try moving. Flexing your muscles and liberating your bones really makes you feel good. In other words, exercise! Go for…

Q: I thought that we are supposed to eat when we are hungry and stop when full. Is it is OK to go all day long without eating? What if you don’t get a hunger pang all day? A: Everyone is different; each of us has our unique needs and individual preferences. I think it…

You need to eat less than you were eating in order to lose weight. But don’t diet! The idea is to eat moderately, from all five food groups (including a small amount of fats and sugars). Eat three small meals a day, and a snack of fruits and vegetables. Or eat six very small meals…

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