US statistics on domestic violence are terrifying. A woman is battered every 15 seconds. One in four women will be physically assaulted by her partner. One in three teens will be abused by her boyfriend. While both men and women have been known to carry out acts of violence, 95 percent of hospitalized victims of [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 16, 2010
Multiple Sclerosis is an eventful experience. It plays with your mind ~ literally. It is all in the central nervous system. As you know, MS is an auto-immune disease. The immune system, which is supposed to be attacking any disease, instead attacks the protective coating of the nerves. With enough attacks, the protective coating is gone and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 29, 2009
It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an Eating Disorder 7 million women and 1 million men Eating disorders are usually divided into three categories: Anorexia, Bulimia and Compulsive Overeating (Binging). Anorexia is basically a self-imposed starvation. Any actual gain or even perceived gain of weight, is met with intense fear. Although people with anorexia are obsessed [...]
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Monday, January 18, 2010
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