by Dr Aletta | Oct 31, 2011 | Anxiety, Life Candy
~~***~~ Editor’s Note: This article was written by Dylan Broggio, LCSW, EWN therapist. Happy Halloween!! … wait a second… why does it make us happy to be scared out of our gourd? As thousands flock this time of year to haunted houses to be chased by masked men... by Dr Aletta | Oct 31, 2011 | Body/Mind
Damn, as if losing weight wasn’t hard enough! “When you begin to lose pounds, levels of the hormone leptin, which is produced by fat cells, begin to drop. That sends a message to the brain that the body’s “fat storage” is shrinking. The...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 28, 2011 | Mental Health, Self-Esteem
Do you have a child you are worried about but don’t know how to help her? Are you a young adult overwhelmed with the sudden pressure of grown up responsibilities? Maybe you’re in a relationship that doesn’t feel right but you wonder if you should...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 28, 2011 | Chronic Illness
Yay! I was asked to be a guest blogger on this website, I.G. Living and my first post was published today! It’s an oldie but a goody, Five Tips for Living Well with Chronic Illness. I.G. stands for immune globulin, a promising area of medical research for the...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 26, 2011 | Life Candy
~~***~~ Here is something I learned today. Bhutan is a tiny Himalayan country nestled just to the right of Nepal, South of Tibet and North of India. This amazing country has a government sanctioned Gross National Happiness Commission! Their objective is to nurture and...