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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) by Sue Lasini
By My Family Plate at March 13, 2013 | 2:32 pm | 1 Comments
SAD, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that affects an individual at the same time every year. It usually begins in the fall and can continue through the winter months and it is more than just the winter blues. It can also affect some people in the spring and summer, but a larger percentage of the population that has Seasonal Affective more...
Things Change by Dr. Randy
By My Family Plate at March 13, 2013 | 2:23 pm | 0 Comment
This past year I have had to come to a very difficult realization, I am getting older. That fact is now well established in my brain due to many examples of me trying to do things that I cannot do as well as I use to anymore. An example of this, I really enjoy playing basketball and I play a regular basis. Over the last 3 years I have noticed that I am becoming one more...
Do the Work Yourself by Dr. Randy
By My Family Plate at February 22, 2013 | 7:17 pm | 0 Comment
During the last few months I have really started to take notice around my neighborhood and in the city that I live that a lot of people are taking the easy way out of doing what used to be manual labor. It all started this past autumn when the leaves began to fall from the trees. As I would walk my dogs through the neighborhood all I heard was leaf blowers. I am not more...
Family Fitness (Get up on Your Feet) by Dr. Randy
By My Family Plate at February 12, 2013 | 1:08 pm | 0 Comment
As you all know with the beginning of a New Year comes those wonderful “New Year’s Resolutions.” Personally, I stopped making New Year’s resolutions many years ago because I was not being successful by trying to make all of those changes at one time. Plus, I found that I would not adequately prepare for the changes before trying to start them. I would write 4 more...
Stress Management for College Students by Trinh Nguyen
By My Family Plate at February 10, 2013 | 10:19 pm | 0 Comment
Stress is a feeling our body creates when we react and respond to stressors— particular events such as work presentations, school exams, sport competitions, etc. Stress is normal and it goes along the line of being good and bad depending on the situation. Stress is incredibly common amongst college students and when stress becomes too overwhelming, some students may not more...
