The recent snowstorm that we have experienced caused me to look at a past article I’ve written about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This condition is defined as a mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year. Because it typically happens in the dreary winter season, I feel it is best… Continue Reading
Freelance Health Insurance Writer and Women's Health Blogger
How to protect your health in an office job
Let’s face it-working in an office job could have its negatives. Sitting in front of a computer all day, dealing with fellow co-workers and sitting in that hard chair which you know pains your back. All of these things could have a detrimental effect on your health in one way or another. So what must… Continue Reading
About Good News for the Soul
Good News for the Soul is a blog I started to inform, encourage and share with women in their 30s’, 40s’ and 50s’ health care awareness issues in this modern day era. Some of the topics that I would cover is mental health, nutrition and cancerous diseases, just to name a few. There would also… Continue Reading
Why thyroid health should be very important for women
I’ve recently written a post about an episode on Dr. Oz’s show about thyroid cancer and the thyroid guard possibly making an impact on lowering your risk of the disease. Ironically, the Sun-times had an article about thyroid health awareness a few weeks ago, with January being designated by The American Thyroid Association (ATA) as… Continue Reading
Meetup ranks Chicago as third-friendliest city for vegans, vegetarians
It looks like Chicago is a good place for healthy plant-eaters to unite. Chicago Sun-Times reported today that Meetup, an online networking service, has ranked “The Windy City” as the third-friendliest city for vegans and vegetarians. This was thanks to the ChicagoVeg group being named as the third-largest Meetup group in the world for vegetarians… Continue Reading
You Can Live your life with ADHD
Some years ago, my brother was diagnosed with a condition called attention deficit disorder, otherwise known as ADD. According to the WebMD website, it is currently known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Like millions of Americans, it has inhibit his ability to pay attention sometimes in everyday conversation or keep a job. People… Continue Reading
New report suggests that ADHD could be a type of sleep disorder
Over the past two decades, parents and teachers across America have reported epidemic levels of children with trouble focusing, impulsive behavior and so much energy that they are bouncing off the walls. This condition is known as ADHD or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Over the years, many scientists have been spending billions of dollars in trying to… Continue Reading
What you didn’t know about Preventing Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Oz had a very interesting discussion on his TV show about a growing disease amongst women. This ailment is called thyroid cancer. Before we discuss the further details about this episode, let’s share some brief information about thyroid cancer. According to the WebMD website, thyroid cancer is a disease that you get when abnormal… Continue Reading
