'Monday Musings' Archive

I just read an article on preventing Urinary Tract Infections – something of interest to me, because I’ve had a few of them in the past few years – and there was a comment on the article with what looked like a really good suggestion. It occurred to me that there are probably a lot [...]

How to identify and eliminate the obstacles to your achieving the life of your dreams I heard about this a while back, and I was amazed at how much sense it made. The subconscious mind really DOES resist change – or at least mine does. How else can you explain why, even though you know [...]

If your three-and-a-half year old child can’t sit still, or is easily distracted, pay careful attention. Should such behavior persist through his fourth birthday, it is a strong indication that he may have ADHD. Drugging him into compliance is almost certainly the best possible solution for all concerned.

Last night I was at a gathering, and met a lovely young couple who, when asked what they did, enthusiastically launched into a description of the company that they were a part of. It was so wonderful…

As any regular visitors to my site probably know, I’m an avid cyclist, and have been happily bike-commuting to and from work for the past few years. In fact, every day, I give thanks that I have this opportunity – that my work isn’t too far away, or only reachable by roads to treacherous to [...]

I stumbled across an article this morning with the intriguing title “Does Calorie-burning Underwear Actually Work?”. Who could possibly avoid reading an article with a title that amazing? Not me. No matter how busy I was – I had to drop everything to spend a few minutes reading it.

Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented by avoiding seven avoidable risk factors? Roughly half of all cases of Alzheimer’s disease can be attributed to one or more of these risk factors, and as many as one quarter of all cases could be prevented through healthier lifestyle choices.

Ask your doctor to run some tests at your next physical, so that you can have some numbers indicating your current status. If you make significant dietary or lifestyle changes, get him to run the tests again after a year, so you’ll be able to see how those changes are affecting your health.

Most of us just go through the day reacting to whatever comes our way. So, if you’re tired and grumpy, it’s because you slept poorly, had an argument with your spouse, got in to work late…

What if, instead of leaving ‘how you are’ to chance, you decided to take it into your own hands?

Are you happy right now? I mean, REALLY happy? If you were, you probably wouldn’t be reading this article, so I’ll assume that there’s room for improvement. Read on to learn how most unhappiness is an illusion, and how true happiness is within everybody’s reach.