For our last holiday of the summer, my husband and I will be embarking on a road trip of epic proportions (okay, we’re only driving a few hours, but it …

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Of all the success stories I’ve gotten from my readers, one that begins with the sentence: “I got my husband into playing World of Warcraft with me,” gets …

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Unsolicited exercise advice isn’t always welcome, especially if you’re in the middle of a workout at the gym. I once had a man say, “Hey little lady, should you …

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Come up with an original yoga catch-phrase or what you consider a new style of yoga? Thinking you might copyright…

If you’ve ever slogged through a long, boring cardio machine workout, you know how tedious it can be (and if you put a towel over the display in order to …

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I once lost two pounds after following the Grape Diet (if you haven’t heard of it, that’s because my high school friends made it up and it basically involves eating …

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The previous post about the Scenesse treatment has sparked a lot of interest and many questions about the process. I was contacted by phone this week by a Director from Clinuvel. We had a wonderful conversation; most impressive was his passion for helping people and his empathy for people with vitiligo. Here is a video they sent to me to share with you.
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definition: empathy (n).
1. Direct identification with, understanding of, and vicarious experience of another person’s situation, feelings, and motives.

The way I learned to lift weights was based on linear progression, or the idea that increasing the intensity over time (i.e., adding more weight while reducing reps) will increase …

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This time of year, our exercise routines are tougher to eke out. The heat seems endless, the flora is getting dry and crispy, the Cubs are totally losing and …

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A drug initially developed to protect skin from light and UV will soon be tested as a repigmentation therapy in vitiligo