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One in 10 U.S. Kids Lives With Alcoholic Parent; Are We Really That Stressed-Out?
A new study just proved what is wrong with parents today: We are so stressed out that we’re turning to alcohol to relax. So much so that one out of every 10 children in the U.S. now lives with an alcoholic parent. That’s just troubling for so many reasons. And it makes me never want to drink a glass of wine with dinner again.
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7 Body-Healthy, Eco-Friendly Vibrators For Valentine’s Day
Let’s be honest. Whether you’re flying solo on Valentine’s Day, or you like to introduce a little buzz into your boudoir, a well-designed, solidly-constructed vibrator can’t be beat, as a gift for a loved one, or a treat for yourself. But not all toys are created equally–some are as good for the earth as they are for you. More »
Watch Michelle Obama Adorably Beats Jimmy Fallon In Tug-Of-War, Push-Ups
Michelle Obama has been all over the talk show circuit in the last few weeks, promoting the “Let’s Move” campaign, her champion cause to end childhood obesity in the United States…and proving that she’s basically a fitness bad-ass. But last night, it reached an apex of awesomeness, when she invited Jimmy Fallon to the White House for some hula hooping and potato sack races. Adorableness and inspiration ensued. More »
Studies Prove Facebook Is Like 5th Grade Gym Class All Over Again
Facebook often feels like gym class in elementary school to me. It has all the same scenarios, really: Friends and activities that boost our self-esteem and well-being, and others who just make us feel like we’re the last one picked for the kickball team all over again. More »
My Therapist Is Pregnant, And I Hate Her For It
When I showed up to my session, my therapist told me we needed to discuss something. Uh oh—had a check bounced? Was she breaking up with me? I’d been thinking it was time to end our sessions; maybe she was trying to beat me to the punch. But no. Those were not the issues at hand. She was pregnant, and wouldn’t be able to hide it much longer, so she was letting all of her patients know. She’s due at the end of June and plans to be on maternity leave for two to three months, but would be available for phone sessions. More »
Angry Moms Who Want Ellen DeGeneres Fired Are Bad For Our Mental Health
Remember the angry moms who demanded that Ben & Jerry’s pull their “Schweddy Balls” ice cream from store shelves because it was considered sooo offensive to their little darlings? Well, they’re at it again. This time though, they want our beloved Ellen DeGeneres fired from being the spokesperson for JC Penney because she’s “openly gay”. If you ask me, these moms and their open negativity and hatred are just bad for our mental health. More »
Ketamine Nation? Special K Works Better Than Prozac At Treating Depression
The war on depression is getting mighty weird these days. Last week, scientists said psilocybin, the active ingredient in ‘magic’ mushrooms, could be useful in treating depression. This week? Beat the blues with ketamine! The drug—also known as ‘Special K’—can lift even suicidal depression in just a few hours, researchers say. More »
96% Of Us Are More Stressed Than Our Moms Were; Cut Yourself Some Slack
On the Today show this morning, they reported that a whopping 70% of moms in the U.S. say mothering is “incredibly stressful.†On top of that, 96% feel we are far more stressed than our own mothers were. While I can certainly relate (I am a working mom with two kids), I always find reports like that interesting, because I think they can paint a picture of us as martyrs, when in fact, we’re the ones who typically bring this stress upon ourselves. And if we would just cut ourselves some slack, we could probably alleviate a lot of this angst. More »
Demi Moore Reportedly Hospitalized Over ‘Whip-Its’; Couldn’t She Have Just Had Some Wine?
After days of rumors, reports now indicate that “whip-its” could have been the drug of choice for Demi Moore and the reason she was rushed to the hospital earlier this week. And here I thought sucking the air out of whipped cream bottles was just for teenagers to do as a cheap and stupid way of getting high when working at Ground Round or Ben & Jerry’s. More »
At 62, Vera Wang Looks Healthy And Awesome In Harper’s Bazaar
Fashion and healthy bodies don’t always get along, but in a gorgeous spread for the February edition of Harper’s Bazaar, Vera Wang is doing her darndest to merge the two. Images from the shoot displaying the 62-year-old fashion icon’s healthy, awesome-looking body have just been released, and all I can say “Damn, Vera.” More »
Demi Moore Called Paramedics To Treat Her Exhaustion; Why Didn’t Anyone See This Coming?
Demi Moore was taken to a hospital by paramedics on Monday night after an emergency call, and today her rep issued a statement saying she’s being treated for exhaustion due to the stresses in her life. But after her strange interview in Harper’s Bazaar at the beginning of the year, and her ever-diminishing frame in the two months since her divorce from Ashton Kutcher, wasn’t it obvious she needed some help? More »
Psychedelic Mushrooms Reduce Brain Activity (And That’s A Good Thing)
Serious study of psychedelics is back in vogue (with less mysticism, more neuroscience this time) and holds promise for treating depression. More »
Can’t Stand Your Co-Worker’s Perfume? There’s A Reason For That.
You know that co-worker whose perfume smells really bad? Or that friend’s house that reeks of dirty socks? If you can’t stand these smells and they give you headaches, you may not just be overly-sensitive to bad odors, you may actually suffer from a chemical intolerance. More »
Gossiping May Be Malicious, But Here’s Why It’s Good For Our Health
As much as we don’t like to admit it, most of us probably gossip from time to time. Learning that so-and-so just broke up with so-and-so can be too juicy to keep to ourselves, right? It’s malicious, back-stabbing and reputation-ruining, but that doesn’t stop us. And according to a new study, it might not have to. Researchers are now saying that this so-called “information sharing” can actually be good for our social and psychological health. Here’s why. More »
Yes, Even Mentally Ill Women Have Reproductive Rights
File this in the really, they can do that? category: A judge in Massachusetts tried to order a mentally ill pregnant woman to have an abortion, and thereafter be sterilized. Thankfully, an appeals court intervened. More »
Strange TODAY Show Story Reminds Us That “Hysteria” Is Still A Thing
Yesterday on the TODAY Show, a group of 12 teenage girls from New York discussed the sudden, bizarre onset of a Tourette’s-esque disorder that’s resulted, for no clear reason, in all of them displaying tics, twitches, and uncontrollable outbursts. And while the epidemic itself sounds strange and interesting (there’s a RadioLab about a similar outbreak), it’s the clinical diagnosis by a doctor on the show that made me pause–mass hysteria. Really? With it’s gendered, pejorative, and non-scientific roots, that’s still a word that’s being used medically? More »
How Anxiety Could Be Wrecking Your Physical Health
Even though a reported 20% of the American population is now on mental health drugs, we still don’t talk about the related conditions and diseases nearly enough. Yes, depression makes the headlines often and people are finally becoming more open about it, but what other other mental health conditions like anxiety? That’s one that affects 40 million adults in the U.S., but do you really know what it is and how to tell if you are suffering from it? And do you know how it can affect your physical health? To find out, we consulted Dr. Catherine Ulbricht, founder of Natural Standard Research Collaboration, clinician at Massachusetts General Hospital and author of Natural Standard, The Authority on Integrative Medicine. Here is what she had to say: More »
Masterpiece Revivals: 5 Downton Abbey-Inspired Trends We’d Rather See Than Recipes
Tonight brings the second episode of eagerly-anticipated Downton Abbey‘s second season. But with the hit Masterpiece Theatre show has come a flurry of recipes inspired by the show which, aside from this cute Garden Cake from Apartment Therapy, is a trend we find less-than-exciting. World War I-era British food? No thanks. Most of it isn’t wholly appetizing; even the cute tea cakes and scones aren’t what you’d call ‘healthy.’ But that doesn’t mean we can’t draw some inspiration from the show. More »
Heather Locklear In Hospital For Booze And Drugs; So What If She Has Mental Issues?
After reportedly taking a dangerous mix of prescription drugs and alcohol, Heather Locklear was rushed to the hospital by ambulance yesterday afternoon, leaving many to question her mental state. And while that’s a valid concern, let’s not rip her apart for something that any of us could be vulnerable to.
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Internet Makes Your Brain Act Like Its On Drugs; We’d Rather Get Drunk
In news that makes us think about how much time we actually spend on the Internet, researchers now say our inability to log off could be due to Internet addiction (not because we tell ourselves that we just have to see if so-and-so responds to our Facebook post or if we can get to the next level of whatever mind-numbing game we are playing).
This so-called addiction is very real according to a new study that says it creates changes in our brains similar to the effect of drugs and alcohol. Am I the only one who thinks that gaming is lame? If you want to get high, why not just go out and party, right? (In moderation, of course.) More »
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