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Comforting Mothers Without Mothers

Adeena Sussman May 11, 2006

\”My childhood skidded to a stop on a Tuesday afternoon in the middle of my 15th year, with my mother\’s first mammogram results,\” writes Hope Edelman in her moving new book, \”Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Become\” (Harper Collins). For Edelman, her mother\’s illness and subsequent death from cancer two years later in 1981 were the beginning of a journey of loss, self-exploration and eventual emotional redemption that has spanned nearly a quarter-century and spawned three well-received books on the subject.

Sonoma Plan Adds Flavor to Dull Diets

Soriya Daniels March 9, 2006

Dr. Connie Guttersen is on a mission to make America smaller. Well, perhaps not geographically, but at least to shrink the size of the average American.
Scientific studies have proven that weight-loss diets that are based on moderate amounts of the healthiest types of fats, such as olive oil, fish and nuts, are more effective long-term than traditional low-fat diets. And since the low-fat diet myth was busted recently with the publication of \”The Nurses\’ Health Study II,\” the public is struggling to determine what role fat should play in everyday meals.

Home Pampering Easy as 1, 2, Ahhhhh

Beth Gilbert February 16, 2006

No one deserves a spa experience more than you do. Just picture it — warm tubs scented with essential oils, invigorating body scrubs, refreshing botanical blend face masks smoothed on in soothing circular massaging motions and misty showers with luscious gels.

Scales of Injustice

Abby Ellin February 16, 2006

After 25 years of dieting, this is what I know: There\’s more to me than the sum of my parts, no matter how much they weigh.

Botox Treatments Aid Stroke Survivors

Steve Ditlea February 16, 2006

Better known for cosmetic enhancement, Botox injections immobilize key muscles in stricken arms or legs, allowing physical therapy and exercise to extend range of motion and flexibility. Effects wear off, so the Botox is reinjected every three months for a year or more.

Ways to Care for a Parent Who Didn’t

Dr. Rachelle Zukerman February 2, 2006

Some 10 million older Americans need some kind of assistance to get through every day. Family members (mostly grown children) provide about 80 percent of that help. Lots of those adult children welcome the opportunity to give back to their parents a portion of the love and care they received as a child.
But what happens when an abusive or absent parent, now well along in years, turns to his or her adult child for help? How in the world do you care for an elderly mother or father who showed you no love, compassion or understanding when you were young?

Fit L.A. – Let’s Take a ‘J-Walk’ Around the Block

Norma Zager January 19, 2006

After schlepping 40 years in the desert, it\’s hard to imagine a CD to exercise by coming from a people who have harbored a subconscious distrust of walking. But with my daughter\’s upcoming nuptials, my unending kvetch about fitting into the dress won out over my skepticism.

A Dose of Wisdom to Combat Illness

Rabbi Jack Riemer November 14, 2002

This is a book for those who are or who some day may be ill, which is another way of saying for everyone. It contains wisdom culled out of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary Jewish literature that is intended for the patient, the caregiver and the physician.

Adding Zeal to the Golden Years, Simply

Jane E. Brody January 27, 2000

Recent surveys have shown that many older Americans are not taking advantage of established methods of protecting their health and lives, including those paid by Medicare.

The Sephardic Diet

Rob Eshman January 27, 2000

Don\’t we all know what sensible eating means by now? Not too much fat, and good fats at that (olive oil, nut and seed oils, etc.); more grains and vegetables and fruits; less meat (lean), dairy products and fish.

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