DID YOU KNOW THAT 21 PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, THAT’S JUST OVER 44 MILLION PEOPLE PROVIDE CARE FOR SOMEONE OVER THE AGE OF 18.

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Interesting question — why do adults dress up for Halloween?  Here’s a discussion from the LA Times

Halloween is a great time for the kids, but it can be a very tough time if you are trying to stick with a diet or trying to keep your kids eating healthy. With candy everywhere. Sticking with a healthy diet can be next to impossible. So what can we do? Does anyone have the willpower to resist all that candy?

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Psychologist Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi coined the term “flow” which refers to a state of complete absorption with the activity at hand or the situation. Athletes refer to it as “being in the zone”. It’s a feeling that we have all had but that for many is too fleeting. When are you in a state of Flow? How do you get there? What is your optimal Flow experience?

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Write it down and you will do the right thing… here’s the magic:

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With the growing obesity epidemic, Americans are searching for ways to successfully lose weight. But research shows that keeping a food diary may help you lose as much as twice the amount of weight. Is it a new magic pill? Well, it’s really an old magic pill.

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Can’t seem to have a “good” argument with your mate?  Try this…

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Communication is the key to any good relationship. But so often in relationships it seems like men and women speak different languages. We all have this perception that men and women are so very different in everything they think and do.

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You would tell your doctor if you had stomach pain, or chest pain, or a headache… but what if you were nervous, or sad, or confused? Would you talk about that?  Emotional problems are one of the most common problems physicians see, but they are still very hard for patients to talk about.  Here is a way to make the conversation easier..

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Did you know that about one in four adults suffers from a mental illness in any given year?  In fact in any given year, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness. Major depression is as debilitating as having diabetes, heart disease or congestive heart failure. And sadly, most people with a depressive illness do not seek treatment.

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