April 2010

  • Sign the Breast Cancer Petition

    By sarajean on 4/30/10 10:17am
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    Ahh, Lifetime. Whether you love it’s tear-jerking, uber-dramatic made-for-TV madness or you hate it, you have to admit it’s definitely the women’s network—and I don’t mean that by any stereotypical way, either. Lifetime is always supporting women, holding campaigns for women’s health and issues and raising awareness about anything that concerns women. Sappy or not, it’s got the collective female back—and boobs.

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  • Walk to Work

    By lafeeverte on 4/28/10 4:45pm
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    Walk your way to good health and a better body!Walk your way to good health and a better body!Working out at the gym can quickly become monotonous so to add some variation, I've decided to start walking to work. My new job is located in wine country in southern California, about 4 miles from where I live and I had to do some research to find out how long it will take me to walk there in order to determine when I should leave the house, to get there roughly around 9am. Here's what I found out.


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  • Sodas Aren't Good for you

    By dfunzy on 4/22/10 2:15am
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    The media is full of bad news about  the repeated consumption of sodas. The First Lady, Mrs. Obama, is out fighting the obesity problem in children and young adults, and the experts have long focused on the soda pop as a big obesity causing culprit. Maybe kids shouldn't drink sodas like they shouldn't drink beer? Well?

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  • Martina Navratilova: Breast Cancer Awareness

    By dfunzy on 4/7/10 8:33am
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    Martina NavratilovaMartina NavratilovaMartina Navratilova, the former tennis star, is making the media rounds in the cause of breast cancer awareness. She announced that she was diagnosed with a non-invasive form of breast cancer. Her doctors caught the cancer early and she is expected to make a complete recovery, due to early detection.

    In February, Martina Navratilova's doctors diagnosed that she had "an aggressive form of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), considered the earliest form of breast cancer."  She "had a lumpectomy in February, during which her doctors determined that the cancer had not spread to her lymph nodes. She says there is only a "very small chance of it coming back. It is just in that one breast," she said. "I'm okay and I'll make a full recovery."

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  • Breastfeeding Saves Lives

    By dfunzy on 4/5/10 1:19pm
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    breastfeedingbreastfeedingThe journal  Pediatrics published online today,  Monday, April 5, 2010,  the conclusion of a research study, that states that, "The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women fed their babies breast milk only for the first six months of life." The Associated Press reports, "Several experts who reviewed the analysis said the methods and conclusions seem sound."

     Dr. Ruth Lawrence, who heads the American Academy of Pediatrics' breast-feeding section, says. "The health care system has got to be aware that breast-feeding makes a profound difference." .


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  • Welcome To The End Of The World

    By erika on 4/5/10 1:10pm
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    Welcome to the future according to Rush Limbaugh!  I hope you are under the age of 60.  If you are over the age of 60 and you get sick - be it breast cancer or a minor abrasion - you will be put to sleep like an elderly house cat.

    I mean, the government agents interview you and all, but they always decide the same thing.  It's cheaper to kill people than to give them medicine.  Once you're past a certain point, you're not going to be contributing to the state, so why bother keeping you around?

    Speaking of contributing, I'm sure you have noticed that our taxes are now hovering around 80%.  For every 100 dollars you earn, you get to keep $20.  But it's okay, because you would have spent the other $80 on the stuff we give you for "free" so it all works out!  I hope you enjoy the crosswalk.  It is painted fresh every day for your convenience.


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