Science has known for decades that obesity is a contributing factor to heart and cardiovascular diseases, and for certain cancers.  Now, there’s a new study that links waist size to higher risk for death. The medical journal, Archives of Internal Medicine, published the results of a study, titled Waist Circumference and All-Cause Mortality in a…

Are you worried about everything?  Is anxiety taking-over your thoughts, or even causing you to expend a lot of energy just trying to get calm?  You’re not alone! We’re in a highly stressful era.  Many of us are struggling financially.  Many are without work.  Some of us are working multiple jobs, just to make ends…

Have you ever thought the one reason why you’re overweight, unhealthy, or struggling with problems may be that your behaviors are causing you to suffer? I don’t mean to blame yourself – perhaps you cannot help it.  I only suggest some reflection on the cause of your personal problems as a step towards seeing the…

Feeling guilty about eating too much? Think you can’t be forgiven for mistakes you made in the past? It doesn’t matter if it’s your fault or not. You can be forgiven.  If you’re a parent with kids, you know that when your kids make mistakes, you forgive them, right? (They’re supposed to make mistakes–it’s how they…

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