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Janice

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Would You Take Pregnancy Hormones to Lose Weight? (That's Fit)

Mar 15th 2011 12:31PM I resorted to HCG last year when NOTHING else worked. I did every single thing my doctors told me to do to lose weight. I'm not a binge eater, I was working out with both weights and doing cardio and my weight continued to climb. I am on thyroid hormone for hypothyroidism and even that wasn't helping. I was also menopausal and went on BHRT to manage disabling symptoms. Again, nothing stopped the weight gain.

When I got to the point where I could barely reach over to tie my shoes and I was having trouble breathing, I decided it was either surgery or hcg. Since surgery carries the risk of infection and/or death (as does any surgery), I opted for hcg. I did not go straight for a shot. I tried a homeopathic version.

Not only did I lose weight, I did so without feeling the extreme hunger and fatigue I would normally have felt eating so little food. What nobody is saying here is that a person only takes hcg for a limited amount of time. You have a carefully scripted diet while on it and the diet coming off it to maintain weightloss is very well designed. In the end, you learn to eat healthier (emphasis on fruits and vegetables, lean meats, fish and sea food), and you learn how to maintain your weight loss. Should you regain any of the weight, another round of hcg is again for a LIMITED time only.

Hcg is never a permanent diet plan. It's one to get the body turned around. I never advocate the idea of taking hcg for small amounts of weight. I was 45 pounds overweight and nothing else had worked. I think it's a better option than surgery because the risks are far lower than possible infection or death (again, any surgery has those risks).

New Hampshire Legislators Propose Bill to Make Pat-Downs a Crime (AOL Travel News)

Mar 2nd 2011 10:26PM I wish other states would jump on this band wagon and send the same message to the federal government and TSA. So far we've seen people with prosthetics, women with mastectomies and children groped in the name of a "pat down." Some of the places they're touching we teach our children are off limits...then we have to turn around and tell them, let this stranger touch you. What!?! And in some cases, the places they're touching are places where nothing can be hidden. Enough is enough! There's safety but there's also a need for personal privacy. TSA and the federal government are going too far.

Good luck, New Hampshire! I wish you sucess. Too bad you're not CA. Whatever starts there has a way of trickling to the rest of the country. I'd like to see the majority of states pass this, THEN see what TSA and the feds have to say.

Why Did TSA Pat Down Kids, Adults Getting Off Train? (AOL Travel News)

Mar 1st 2011 8:42AM I'm just wondering why the populace in general isn't up in arms over these intrusive searches. It's like we get pockets here and there who get upset, but it's too easily fogotten. I don't care what the supposed threat level is, these searches are not warranted. And when they start searching kids, c'mon. How long will it take for the majority of travelers to get fed up enough to create a large enough protest (or federal lawsuit) to put an end to this crap!

Charlie Sheen Passes Home Drug Test (PopEater)

Feb 27th 2011 3:15PM If drugs don't show up in his urine, then I'd suspect bipolar disorder. A lot of his behavior, including his wild weekend parties could certainly be part of coping/not coping with an undiagnosed mental health issue. He'd be better off seeing a psychiatrist for a diagnosis.

Federal School Lunches Linked to Obesity (ParentDish)

Aug 29th 2010 9:06AM Given that when kids ate BOTH the breakfast AND the lunch, my thought is that it isn't the lunch that's making the kids fat. If it were, then any child who ate the lunch would be fat. I'm wondering if the children who eat ONLY the lunch are hungrier therefore they eat more. Could it be that they don't get breakfast at home or the breakfast they do get at home is super sugary? Then they come to school and eat the lunch, but by that time they're hungrier than the kids that had the school breakfast, therefore they eat more. I think the wrong conclusion was made.

Ontario Parents Say School Wi-Fi Networks Make Kids Sick (Switched)

Aug 17th 2010 7:36PM I tried Wifi in my house and had to go back to a wired router because I developed the EXACT same sypmtoms those kids had plus elevated blood pressure. I'd eliminated everything but the Wifi router. Within 24 hours of reverting back to a wired router, ALL of my symptoms went away.

Should Peanuts Be Banned on Planes? (AOL Travel News)

Jun 14th 2010 6:50PM I understand why they're thinking of banning peanuts. For those with a peanut allergy, if it's bad enough, the least little contact can throw them into anaphylactic shock, which is deadly. I think setting aside a small section and making it peanut free could be reasonable. Food allergies are on the rise, particularly in children. So this is actually a life or death issue.

On the other hand, you could be someone like me. I cannot eat the pretzels and a lot of the foods in the airports. I can't eat wheat and yeast...so that means no sandwiches of any description. At the same time I have hypoglycemia so I have to eat something with protein. Enter the humble peanut and its cousins. I almost live on peanut based trail mix on long flights. If peanuts were banned completely from planes, I could be the one passing out and needing medical assistance, and I know I'm not the only one.

Ask the AKC Behaviorist: Why Does My (Mostly) Sweet Cat Attack Me? (Pawnation OLD)

Apr 4th 2010 1:24PM I think the whole point of the article was that cats aren't bipolar, they're being felines. And they're adult behavior is a direct link to the way the were played with as kittens. It's learned behavior coupled with instinct, not bipolar.

Sad Sandra Bullock Is Putting the Blame on Herself (PopEater)

Mar 31st 2010 1:13PM Sandra made the mistake a lot of women make. She hooked up with a bad boy and then she naively trusted him. That's it; that's her only fault that I can see. Other than that, she's better off retaining a mad-on at Jesse, because he...on the other hand...is turning out to epitomize bad boy in every way possible.

Opinion: I Had a C-Section - Does That Make Me Less of a Mother? (ParentDish)

Mar 17th 2010 8:46AM Perhaps the wording wasn't ideal, but the whole idea is to support both the mother's and baby's health. There is a LOT of evidence available now that babies actually need the experience of vaginal delivery to help their immune systems start to mature. Major studies have compaired immune health in babies who were born vaginally and those who were born via C-section. There are strong differences between the two cohorts.

So it's not about whether a woman who has a C-section is really a mother or not, or whether the birth makes her more or less of a mother. It's your choice to read and perceive it that way. It's about providing the best possible conditions for a baby to be born that will support its lifelong health.

Check out Strategies for Protecting Your Child's Immune System, available on amazon.com and coming to store shelves in the US in 6 weeks. There's an entire chapter on pregnancy and birth and their affects on the baby's lifelong well-being.