by Dr Aletta | Jun 29, 2009 | Body/Mind
Last week I lost a pound which is very good. While on vacation I just hope I stay steady. Thank God, food is not the focus of our vacations, activity is. That will help a lot. Today I thought taking a look at weight gain due to the medications we take might be... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 28, 2009 | Life Candy
The last time I took a vacation for two whole weeks was… I don't remember when. What I do remember is feeling like I needed a week to get relaxed, then the second week I actually relaxed. It was wonderful.Starting on Monday I'll be on vacation for two... by Dr Aletta | Jun 26, 2009 | Life Candy
It’s hard to know how thoroughly Michael Jackson dominated our lives during the 80’s unless you lived through it. The movie 13 Going On 30 does a good job showing just how much Michael meant to millions of people and he’s not anywhere on the screen.... by Dr Aletta | Jun 26, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
In graduate school we studied the developmental theories of the great psychological thinkers of the 20th century. Donald Winnicott, was one of my favorites. He came up with the notion of the good-enough mother as a way of counter-balancing the Freudian emphasis on how... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 25, 2009 | Chronic Illness
This is a proud moment for me. When I was first diagnosed with scleroderma (around 1990) my husband and I quickly joined the Scleroderma Foundation. We subscribed to the newsletter. When the first issue arrived I eagerly opened it up. BAM! Like a direct hit I...
