USA HAS BECOME AN ORWELLIAN STATE

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USA HAS BECOME AN ORWELLIAN STATE

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WOW Baking Company

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CUXuF8vorQ/UN85FiIwg2I/AAAAAAAAEJk/VPGXk1mUcOo/s1600/WOW+Baking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3CUXuF8vorQ/UN85FiIwg2I/AAAAAAAAEJk/VPGXk1mUcOo/s320/WOW+Baking.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't you just love a good cookie that is made from the heart and baked with the finest ingredients?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know about anyone else but I love a good cookie that taste like it just came fresh out of the oven. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well these cookies over at <a href="http://www.wowbaking.com/">WOW </a>have just that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are made from all natural ingredients giving the cookies/ brownies the fresh out of the oven taste.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are also wheat and gluten free too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Feel like making your own?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also carry cookie dough that is ready for you to bake and cake mixes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How awesome and delicious is that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it's amazing right?!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love how they don't have those added fillers in the ingredients such as artificial flavors, sugars that our bodies just don't need.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H1RDLIR5Zvs/UN8_qqAYJbI/AAAAAAAAEKI/Oj8goYDSXbs/s1600/photo+(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H1RDLIR5Zvs/UN8_qqAYJbI/AAAAAAAAEKI/Oj8goYDSXbs/s320/photo+(3).JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b>White Chocolate Cranberry</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cookie has Christmas written all over it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love the tartness of the cranberries and the sweetness of the white chocolate chips inside every bite.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Super moist and has that homemade taste, you can tell they bake their cookies with love.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All I have to say is this is my new holiday favorite treat!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am wowed at how great they are!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Chocolate Brownies-</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AUp498eQZq0/UOOhta-4kjI/AAAAAAAAEQo/T0vgnrZElec/s1600/brownieswow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AUp498eQZq0/UOOhta-4kjI/AAAAAAAAEQo/T0vgnrZElec/s320/brownieswow.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love a good sweet treat especially when it comes down to something chocolate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These brownies are amazingly delicious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made from all natural products.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the chocolate chips baked inside of the brownies making them sweet and delicious and not hard like other brownies I've tried in the past.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another great thing is they are bite sized so you can just pop one into your mouth or add to your favorite go to ice cream!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b>Snicker doodle Cookie-</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great taste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chewy and not crumbly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b>Peanut Butter Cookie-</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the taste of this cookie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet, chewy, delicious with chips of ooey gooey peanut butter baked to perfection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Oregon Oatmeal Cookie-</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a wonderful cookie and doesn't leave you feeling like you over did it with sweets at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Made with oatmeal and has chunks of cranberries and apricots baked right in for natural sweetness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This cookie was too good and forgot to take a picture of it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you too would like to learn more about this wonderful company and check out their products</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then you can find them at.</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wowbaking.com/products/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.wowbaking.com/products/</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/WOW-Baking-Company/176833292346153?fref=ts"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Face Book </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

WOW Baking Company

Don't you just love a good cookie that is made from the heart and baked with the finest ingredients? I don't know about anyone else ...

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A Circus of Pain - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="piercing" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">A THROBBING HEADACHE</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">It was a cool fall day, but the sun seemed extremely bright as the young man helped guide nine circus elephants to their new pens. Even though the man was wearing sunglasses, the morning sun reflecting off the metal equipment felt like a knife cutting into his right eye. His head throbbed behind the eye, and an occasional tear rolled down his cheek. When the animals were finally secured, he returned to his trailer. ''O.K., I do need a doctor,'' he said to his girlfriend. His hand was cupped over the side of his face. ''Right now.''</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="unlike" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_image" style="margin-bottom: 10px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcsWWyB2PmauMl4vjBB_ynJZ2rBSwl-NlIQJxALku1dS7CQHEdHsWHubw3me0PRpG9GmZtsguhmeFV49QzyakIEOVl-6827TqvXbBb6ifyZXpAetEWeISQPTKWwv8yCuywIPKiQkb5vA/s1600/465-720395.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5827437057417856802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcsWWyB2PmauMl4vjBB_ynJZ2rBSwl-NlIQJxALku1dS7CQHEdHsWHubw3me0PRpG9GmZtsguhmeFV49QzyakIEOVl-6827TqvXbBb6ifyZXpAetEWeISQPTKWwv8yCuywIPKiQkb5vA/s320/465-720395.jpg" /></a><div class="credit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; text-align: right; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); margin-bottom: 3px; ">Ken Orvidas</div><div class="caption" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; font-style: italic; "></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">It was the worst headache of his life, the 25-year-old patient told the doctor in the emergency room of Highland Hospital in Rochester. It started five days earlier when the circus was in Connecticut. At first it wasn't a big deal. He would take a couple of aspirin, and it would disappear. But when the medicine wore off, the headache was still there. In fact, each time it seemed just a little worse. That morning, when he got out of bed, the pain was unbearable. He took aspirin, Advil, Tylenol. Nothing put a dent in it.The pain was sharp and on the right. It felt as if someone were slamming a door inside his head. He'd had the occasional headache but never something like this.</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">He didn't smoke, rarely drank and took no medications. He had no recent head trauma, though he was head-butted by a zebra a few years ago. That hurt — it broke his glasses — but not this much. His mother had migraines, and perhaps that's what this was. Maybe, the doctor said, though a week was a long time for a migraine.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="cursed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">FIRST, WORST OR CURSED</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">For doctors, a description of a headache as the worst is a red flag. We worry about headaches described as the first (for someone who doesn't have headaches) or the worst (for someone who does) or those that are ''cursed'' by the presence of other symptoms like weakness or confusion. He didn't have other symptoms, but the doctor was concerned because he called it the worst.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="abnormalities" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">ABNORMALITIES</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">The doctor ordered a painkiller and blood tests to look for signs of infection or inflammation. She also ordered a CT scan of the head to look for a tumor or evidence of blood. The blood tests were normal. The CT was not.</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Within the brain, there are compartments where spinal fluid is made. The fluid then circulates around the brain and spinal cord and is reabsorbed. Two of these compartments, known as the lateral ventricles, are usually mirror images of each other. But in this patient, the ventricle on the right, where his headache was located, was much larger than the one on the left. That suggested there might be a blockage in the circulation of the spinal fluid on the right side, which was causing pressure to build.That could certainly cause a headache — and permanent damage if not addressed quickly.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="pressure" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">PRESSURE</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_image left" style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: left; margin-right: 15px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScV18EfTE3QgRhne89mll9B7GyOcOFB8oNLCSNUJty46ZtTKlpHdfI0t00NpbHEZPc5WkbXxYEidXb2bx0TfrGitiwwSxe2A9QRkVKkguZsrUjQHFTK_Z2Sh0yILFdd0yFHYY6OJrnI/s1600/28tlad_scan-articleInline-722328.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5827437063713307874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScV18EfTE3QgRhne89mll9B7GyOcOFB8oNLCSNUJty46ZtTKlpHdfI0t00NpbHEZPc5WkbXxYEidXb2bx0TfrGitiwwSxe2A9QRkVKkguZsrUjQHFTK_Z2Sh0yILFdd0yFHYY6OJrnI/s320/28tlad_scan-articleInline-722328.jpg" /></a><div class="credit" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; text-align: right; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); margin-bottom: 3px; "></div><div class="caption" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em; font-style: italic; ">A slide from the CT scan of the patient's head.</div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Even before the E.R. doctor saw the CT scan, she called neurology for help in figuring out this patient's terrible headache. The neurology resident examined the patient and his CT scan, but it wasn't clear to him how the pieces fit together. If the asymmetry were caused by an obstruction, the patient should have symptoms associated with increased brain pressure — like nausea — but he didn't. The resident knew that he didn't have enough data to make a diagnosis. Watching the patient over time would give him more. If there was a blockage in his brain, he should begin to feel nauseated and weak. If he didn't, it was very unlikely that the asymmetry reflected a blockage. The patient was admitted to the hospital, where nurses were to examine him every four hours to look for any change.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="relief" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">NO RELIEF</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Overnight the headache became worse, despite the use of several powerful painkillers. By morning the patient was exhausted from the pain and nearly incoherent from the narcotics. He never, however, developed symptoms of increased pressure in his brain.The neurologist speculated that this was a migraine and recommended he go home and follow up as an outpatient.</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">The neurosurgeons weren't so sure there wasn't an obstruction.The patient's worsening pain was worrisome. They recommended an M.R.I. If there was a change in the size of the ventricle, when compared with the CT, they could drill a small hole into his skull and relieve the pressure.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 50px; margin-left: 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); z-index: auto; "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="tincture" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">THE TINCTURE OF TIME</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Dr. Bilal Ahmed, the internist taking over the patient's care that morning, first heard about the new patient from his team of residents outside the patient's door. They told him that he was a young circus worker who had been hit in the head by a zebra, had an abnormal CT and was probably going to surgery later in the day.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">As they stood there, a nurse hurried out of the patient's room. ''He's got a rash,'' she told the doctors. The team went into the room, and Dr. Ahmed glanced at the patient now hidden beneath a pile of blankets. He introduced himself to the patient's girlfriend. As she started to speak, Dr. Ahmed held a finger to his lips. ''Don't say anything,'' he told her. ''I want to see for myself.''</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">''May I look?'' he asked the young man. A matted head of dark curls slowly emerged from beneath the mound of blankets. The patient sat up slowly, blinking in the dim light. His right eyelid was swollen and drooped drunkenly over the pupil so that only the lower ridge of the greenish brown iris was visible. The right side of his forehead was red, as if he had a sunburn on that half of his face. And there was a sprinkling of bumps over his eye and forehead.</p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Was this zoster? Dr. Ahmed wondered out loud. He touched the reddened skin around the lesions.The young man winced.That part of his forehead had been intensely sensitive ever since this headache started.</div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_button_container" style="margin-top: 10px; width: 465px; "></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 50px; margin-left: 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); z-index: auto; "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="diagnosis" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">THE DIAGNOSIS</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Herpes zoster — or shingles — is the re-emergence of the herpes virus that causes chickenpox. The word ''shingles'' comes from the Latin ''cingulum,'' which means ''belt'' or ''girdle''; the rash of herpes zoster often appears in a band, usually on the trunk or chest. When a chickenpox infection resolves, the virus takes refuge in branches of the nerves just outside the spinal cord, where it usually resides for decades. Sometimes the virus re-emerges, but the reasons are unclear. Most of these outbreaks are painful but not dangerous — except when the virus emerges in the nerves near the eyes.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin: 20px 0px 50px 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="shingles" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">SHINGLES VS. OBSTRUCTION</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">Dr. Ahmed called the neurosurgeon. Was there a link between this patient's shingles and the asymmetric ventricles? No, he was told. If this guy has shingles — and it sounded as if he did — then the asymmetry was probably something he was born with.The M.R.I., done later that day, confirmed that there was no obstruction. In the meantime, the patient was started on an antiviral medication. Despite the treatment, his vision began to blur. The bumps on his face, which led to the diagnosis, had spread to his eye as well. Two years later, his vision is still impaired on that side.</div></div></div></div><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 50px; margin-left: 18px; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); position: relative; min-height: 700px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); z-index: auto; "><h2 style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1em; position: absolute; display: block; width: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 10px; top: -8px; left: 30px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><a name="zebras" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; ">OF HORSES AND ZEBRAS</a></h2><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_content" style="margin-top: 20px; width: 465px; "><div class="nytmm_diagnosiscolumn_section_text"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; ">In this case, as in so many, time is a powerful and frequently undervalued diagnostic tool. The rash appeared days after the symptoms began; that is common in zoster. But without the telltale rash, there was only the pain and the abnormal CT, and that led his doctors to worry that his pain was the result of pressure building up in his brain. A truism in medicine is that when we hear hoof beats we should think of ordinary horses as the cause rather than the rare zebra. In this case, time revealed that what looked likely to be zebra — an obstruction on the right side of the brain — was actually the everyday horse of herpes zoster.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/09/magazine/diagnosis-circus-of-pain.html?ref=magazine#/#piercing">http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/09/magazine/diagnosis-circus-of-pain.html?ref=magazine#/#piercing</a></span></div></div></div></div></div>

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<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div class="articleBody" style="margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.7em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><br><nyt_text><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This fall, science writers have made sport of yet another instance of bad neuroscience. The culprit this time is Naomi Wolf; her new book, "Vagina," has been roundly drubbed for misrepresenting the brain and neurochemicals like dopamine and oxytocin.</div></nyt_text></div><div class="articleInline runaroundLeft" style="float: left; clear: left; display: inline; margin-top: 6px !important; margin-right: 15px !important; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; width: 190px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><div class="inlineImage module" style="margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; width: 190px; "><div class="image" style="margin-bottom: 2px; "><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/opinion/sunday/neuroscience-under-attack.html?_r=0" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; display: block; "><span itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemid="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/11/25/sunday-review/25GRAY/25GRAY-articleInline.jpg" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAdWXHeV-ZXjjMRvpRlFXiVXanDPkG6V5LIlXCFXgKvVuILicERzhpBNq9KyPNyVBt_NExonPKnEoFdyssF2l-NyRphcdJx4ScwXke2RNfMtjTFMQZaFtB8azJ7zV51ICzYkMKAMgMgM/s1600/25GRAY-articleInline-723335.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5827428049544730626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAdWXHeV-ZXjjMRvpRlFXiVXanDPkG6V5LIlXCFXgKvVuILicERzhpBNq9KyPNyVBt_NExonPKnEoFdyssF2l-NyRphcdJx4ScwXke2RNfMtjTFMQZaFtB8azJ7zV51ICzYkMKAMgMgM/s320/25GRAY-articleInline-723335.jpg" /></a></span></a></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; "></p></div></div><div class="articleBody" style="margin-top: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.7em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; "><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Earlier in the year, Chris Mooney raised similar ire with the book "The Republican Brain," which claims that Republicans are genetically different from — and, many readers deduced, lesser to — Democrats. "If Mooney's argument sounds familiar to you, it should," scoffed two science writers. "It's called 'eugenics,' and it was based on the belief that some humans are genetically inferior."</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Sharp words from disapproving science writers are but the tip of the hippocampus: today's pop neuroscience, coarsened for mass audiences, is under a much larger attack.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Meet the "neuro doubters." The neuro doubter may like neuroscience but does not like what he or she considers its bastardization by glib, sometimes ill-informed, popularizers.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">A gaggle of energetic and amusing, mostly anonymous, neuroscience bloggers — including Neurocritic, Neuroskeptic, Neurobonkers and Mind Hacks — now regularly point out the lapses and folly contained in mainstream neuroscientific discourse. This group, for example, slammed a recent Newsweek article in which a neurosurgeon claimed to have discovered that "heaven is real" after his cortex "shut down." Such journalism, these critics contend, is "shoddy," nothing more than "simplified pop." Additionally, publications from The Guardian to the New Statesman have published pieces blasting popular neuroscience-dependent writers like Jonah Lehrer and Malcolm Gladwell. The Oxford neuropsychologist Dorothy Bishop's scolding lecture on the science of bad neuroscience was an online sensation last summer.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">As a journalist and cultural critic, I applaud the backlash against what is sometimes called brain porn, which raises important questions about this reductionist, sloppy thinking and our willingness to accept seemingly neuroscientific explanations for, well, nearly everything.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Voting Republican? <em>Oh, that's brain chemistry.</em> Success on the job? <em>Fortuitous neurochemistry!</em> Neuroscience has joined company with other totalizing worldviews — Marxism, Freudianism, critical theory — that have been victim to overuse and misapplication.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">A team of British scientists recently analyzed nearly 3,000 neuroscientific articles published in the British press between 2000 and 2010 and found that the media regularly distorts and embellishes the findings of scientific studies. Writing in the journal Neuron, the researchers concluded that "logically irrelevant neuroscience information imbues an argument with authoritative, scientific credibility." Another way of saying this is that bogus science gives vague, undisciplined thinking the look of seriousness and truth.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">The problem isn't solely that self-appointed scientists often jump to faulty conclusions about neuroscience. It's also that they are part of a larger cultural tendency, in which neuroscientific explanations eclipse historical, political, economic, literary and journalistic interpretations of experience. A number of the neuro doubters are also humanities scholars who question the way that neuroscience has seeped into their disciplines, creating phenomena like neuro law, which, in part, uses the evidence of damaged brains as the basis for legal defense of people accused of heinous crimes, or neuroaesthetics, a trendy blend of art history and neuroscience.</p><p itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">It's not hard to understand why neuroscience is so appealing. We all seek shortcuts to enlightenment. It's reassuring to believe that brain images and machine analysis will reveal the fundamental truth about our minds and their contents. But as the neuro doubters make plain, we may be asking too much of neuroscience, expecting that its explanations will be definitive. Yet it's hard to imagine that any functional magnetic resonance imaging or chemical map will ever explain "The Golden Bowl" or heaven. Or that brain imaging, no matter how sophisticated and precise, will ever tell us what women really want.</p><nyt_author_id><div class="authorIdentification" style="margin-bottom: 2.8em; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; ">Alissa Quart is <a href="http://www.alissaquart.com/" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-size: 15px !important; line-height: 22px; ">the author</a> of "Branded" and "Hothouse Kids."</div></div></nyt_author_id></div></div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/opinion/sunday/neuroscience-under-attack.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/opinion/sunday/neuroscience-under-attack.html?_r=0</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Neuroscience - Under Attack - NYTimes.com

This fall, science writers have made sport of yet another instance of bad neuroscience. The culprit this time is Naomi Wolf; her new book, &...

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Matt Said Jay Said Negative One Million

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Matt grumbles, Jay grumbles, You nod in agreement.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJubBdKeaDsZvhhRT-IQd6dqTfh44jIOYweVCY6BUSWJsGYlj-tOpo_iozeXSKctPel5os-LJg2dRSGJIptYXvE2o-fe64rGawDcSwYOXPNfUoflELQkjckkOMf_6uGxE8DgKF0WdALVA/s1600/Jessica+Chastain+Boobs+Zero+Dark+Thirty+Nude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJubBdKeaDsZvhhRT-IQd6dqTfh44jIOYweVCY6BUSWJsGYlj-tOpo_iozeXSKctPel5os-LJg2dRSGJIptYXvE2o-fe64rGawDcSwYOXPNfUoflELQkjckkOMf_6uGxE8DgKF0WdALVA/s320/Jessica+Chastain+Boobs+Zero+Dark+Thirty+Nude.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Matt: Yo<br />Jay: Yo Yo <br />Matt: What do you want?<br />Jay: I don’t want a fucking thing.<br />Matt: Good cause I don’t have anything.<br />Jay: I know the feeling.<br />Matt: Word.<br />Jay: So how’s it going.<br />Matt: The same.<br />Jay: Well that sucks.<br />Matt: Uh-huh … How ‘bout you?<br />Jay: Same here too.<br />Matt: Sorry to hear that.<br />Jay: How’s Schmoop?<br />Matt: The same.<br />Jay: Fuck, this is depressing.<br />Matt: The whole world is depressing!<br />Jay: Yes it is. And it’s not going to get any better.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2bK4FvbVJqy8ZbHOaKNfAPBc-sMgqXkeNeuAVVOFM9pOxMs3cey-wbtWTeA2Ljw2oSzabDwfcx1YHVRK9iUWyXv3GlUmPivOEbS5CuWVHhq5s9rHLmCoygvAmb-J8Fz6GqY7wSlUhcU/s1600/Amanda+Seyfried+Boobs+Nude+Hot+Les+Miz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2bK4FvbVJqy8ZbHOaKNfAPBc-sMgqXkeNeuAVVOFM9pOxMs3cey-wbtWTeA2Ljw2oSzabDwfcx1YHVRK9iUWyXv3GlUmPivOEbS5CuWVHhq5s9rHLmCoygvAmb-J8Fz6GqY7wSlUhcU/s320/Amanda+Seyfried+Boobs+Nude+Hot+Les+Miz.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>Matt: Fuck no it isn’t.<br />Jay: Not on any level.<br />Matt: Nope.<br />Jay: I’m giving up all hope.<br />Matt: I already beat you to it.<br />Jay: Of course you did.<br />Matt: Well, it’s true.<br />Jay: I know. Hey. Les Miz opened big!<br />Matt: Fuck those people!<br />Jay: The actors or the characters?<br />Matt: Both, but mostly the characters.<br />Jay: Really? The epic struggle of good vs. evil?<br />Matt: Evil always wins in the end.<br />Jay: People living in desperate situations.<br />Matt: They’re living the high life compared to me.<br />Jay: I’m a ray of fucking sunshine compared to you.<br />Matt: And that’s pretty bad cause your committed to pessimism.<br />Jay: Pessimism is the only thing I’ve never walked away from.<br />Matt: True dat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPh2DvVavS57DGx5tOKcQVbjC2tKNfnoa9Gk1JFjEbd9MX6DQ1xpaxhYkFR-AqTpzEhI_OdXUcfRXhZonOX8o1bUQtOVGznz7zi8Af6I6ZFRBGfsQvDF6MtsYeyXo5JZnSk23imP4kPk/s1600/Kerry+Washington+Nude+Sexy+Hot+Django.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPh2DvVavS57DGx5tOKcQVbjC2tKNfnoa9Gk1JFjEbd9MX6DQ1xpaxhYkFR-AqTpzEhI_OdXUcfRXhZonOX8o1bUQtOVGznz7zi8Af6I6ZFRBGfsQvDF6MtsYeyXo5JZnSk23imP4kPk/s320/Kerry+Washington+Nude+Sexy+Hot+Django.jpg" width="254" /></a></div>Jay: So what are we talking about Saturday?<br />Matt: Who cares?<br />Jay: NOBODY!<br />Matt: Exactly!<br />Jay: What’s the point of even doing a show?<br />Matt: There isn’t one.<br />Jay: That’s because there’s no point to ANYTHING!<br />Matt: That’s pretty damn deep brothah!<br />Jay: Well, we could just do a “Good Riddance 2012” show.<br />Matt: Hey, I kinda like that.<br />Jay: We can give 2012 the virtual finger.<br />Matt: Verbally too.<br />Jay: Right. And preview 2013<br />Matt: IT’S GONNA SUCK!<br />Jay: Well, I know. But this show isn’t.<br />Matt: Oh hell no it’s not.<br />Jay: Because we freaking rock!<br />Matt: We’re here to entertain the masses.<br />Jay: It’s all about them.<br />Matt: Damn right.<br />Jay: Aight! You ready to do this?<br />Matt: I’m fired up!<br />Jay: LET’S DO IIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!<br /><br />There you go. A couple of eternal pessimists in action! Don’t forget to listen to our “<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2012/12/30/good-riddance-2012" target="_blank">Good Riddance 2012</a>” show on I’m With Stupid on Saturday night at 11 PM ET!!!<br /><br /></div>

Matt Said Jay Said Negative One Million

Matt grumbles, Jay grumbles, You nod in agreement. Matt: Yo Jay: Yo Yo Matt: What do you want? Jay: I don’t want a fucking thing. Matt: Good...

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Love the sweet sausage

<p>Check out this sweet bologna given to us by our friends from Lancaster, PA. </p><p>It is the most delicious thing I have ever tasted. It's sweet and meaty!!! </p><p>What's not to like about it?!</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBXSOF97mxVmQjqAZQwRJBEBdzCi_5tuKixNhebN1wu7rW_kAKFW0DgN31W_YMYkayyrpgTkkQBnPiQ0aqnEkIKhsppTRt5_noejxuPDjjPUEZNLpLfYTZQNqqEBrJNvqAPPuc_oukIux/s1600/20121229_005056.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBXSOF97mxVmQjqAZQwRJBEBdzCi_5tuKixNhebN1wu7rW_kAKFW0DgN31W_YMYkayyrpgTkkQBnPiQ0aqnEkIKhsppTRt5_noejxuPDjjPUEZNLpLfYTZQNqqEBrJNvqAPPuc_oukIux/s400/20121229_005056.jpg" /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadVsHDMS0J4A2gS29Z2LO1u4p8lDyyONVStXR2bfJKQMCVixu2vsXdPqMvADT2Sim4d5aofpaIqyBO-afKmx4MN35mFDrNoISUgx-AtzYc8uFIbTMfG06uYSTAT2qttxSF-tJzwThrKea/s1600/20121229_004951.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadVsHDMS0J4A2gS29Z2LO1u4p8lDyyONVStXR2bfJKQMCVixu2vsXdPqMvADT2Sim4d5aofpaIqyBO-afKmx4MN35mFDrNoISUgx-AtzYc8uFIbTMfG06uYSTAT2qttxSF-tJzwThrKea/s400/20121229_004951.jpg" /> </a> </div><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLhOYk334505LyKBtFXx-6fcfJn2coXCJ6TmEnEJsXWYAjI_Rd0IYddScuzzZ9dPTYw4KTotROCKpSF76CaEYpORr4pMAd-oRc2s503pXR2fUSkjx9hDgjxTLJOHVWPJnmhQ0IaU1b_R/s1600/20121229_004806.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLhOYk334505LyKBtFXx-6fcfJn2coXCJ6TmEnEJsXWYAjI_Rd0IYddScuzzZ9dPTYw4KTotROCKpSF76CaEYpORr4pMAd-oRc2s503pXR2fUSkjx9hDgjxTLJOHVWPJnmhQ0IaU1b_R/s400/20121229_004806.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Love the sweet sausage

Check out this sweet bologna given to us by our friends from Lancaster, PA.  It is the most delicious thing I have ever tasted. It's swe...

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Kicking back in the Keys....

<p>Taking it very easy here in Key West. On our 2nd night we ate in <a href="http://www.santiagosbodega.com/">Santiago's Bodega</a> which was amazing.  It is a tapas restaurant.  Along with a half  bottle of malbec we ate lots amazing dishes including beef tenderloin topped with blue cheese, puff pastry stuffed with mushrooms, cherry glazed ribs, dates wrapped in bacon as well as the most amazing wedge salad.  I was stuffed and could only manage a taste of the rack of lamb that Ciaran ordered.  So yum!!!</p><p>Then on our next night after the historic house tour we wanted something lighter so we went for sushi in O<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g34345-d495529-Reviews-Origami-Key_West_Florida_Keys_Florida.html">rigami. </a> Again so delicious and we had the best waitress who went through our order and scratched half of what we ordered because she said we ordered too much and we could order extra if it wasn't enough.  She was right!</p>

Kicking back in the Keys....

Taking it very easy here in Key West. On our 2nd night we ate in Santiago's Bodega which was amazing.  It is a tapas restaurant.  Along...

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12 Favorite Books of 2012

Here are a dozen of my <b>favorite books</b> from the 71 that I reviewed in 2012 on my <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/books.html">weekly</a> and <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/book-review">daily</a> pages, listed in chronological order. Note, these books weren't necessarily released in 2012; for my list of Notable Books that were released in 2012, with some overlap below, see <a href="http://www.designersandbooks.com/designer/booklist/john-hill/notable-books-2012" target="_blank">my list at Designers and Books</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2012/01/book-review-100-ideas-that-changed.html"><img alt="book-1" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/book-100ideas.jpg" title=" 100 Ideas that Changed Architecture by Richard Weston" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/01/23/wonderland-manual-for-emerging-architects/"><img alt="book-2.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wonderland.jpg" title="Wonderland Manual for Emerging Architects edited by Wonderland - Platform for Architecture, Silvia Forlati, Anne Isopp" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/03/12/writing-about-architecture/"><img alt="book-3.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lange.jpg" title="Writing About Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities by Alexandra Lange" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/03/20/five-north-american-architects/"><img alt="book-4.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/frampton-na.jpg" title="Five North American Architects: An Anthology by Kenneth Frampton" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/04/09/project-japan/"><img alt="book-5.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/project-japan.jpg" title="Project Japan: Metabolism Talks by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/06/04/imperfect-health/"><img alt="book-6.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imperfect_health.jpg" title="Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture edited by Giovanna Borasi and Mirko Zardini" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/06/18/citizens-of-no-place/"><img alt="book-7.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/no-place.jpg" title="Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel by Jimenez Lai" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/07/09/thomas-heatherwick-making/"><img alt="book-8.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/heatherwick.jpg" title="Thomas Heatherwick: Making by Thomas Heatherwick with Maisie Rowe" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/08/13/the-shape-of-green/"><img alt="book-9.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hosey.jpg" title="The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design by Lance Hosey" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/22/thanks-for-the-view-mr-mies/"><img alt="book-10.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mr-mies.jpg" title="Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: Lafayette Park, Detroit edited and with text by Danielle Aubert, Lana Cavar, Natasha Chandani | Placement" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/10/29/terunobu-fujimori-architect/"><img alt="book-11.jpg" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fujimori.jpg" title="Terunobu Fujimori: Architect edited by Michael Buhrs and Hannes Rössler" width="250" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/11/19/three-books-about-architecture-and-its-relationship-to-landscape/"><img alt="book-12.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/book-12.jpg" title="White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes by Raymund Ryan" width="250" /></a>

12 Favorite Books of 2012

Here are a dozen of my favorite books from the 71 that I reviewed in 2012 on my weekly and daily pages, listed in chronological order. ...

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The Wilson Quarterly: Beyond the Brain

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(42, 103, 170); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">In the 1990s, scientists declared that schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses were pure brain disorders that would eventually yield to drugs. Now they are recognizing that social factors are among the causes, and must be part of the cure.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG0rqPNbIMkleUAUYDFpBPEMuMMlpTWCqEP0MTij_usVrZgQZrRMd4yG1N0JcDE0eRIwiFHKJ5q2bqj1K4yI6HvomXl-cvePXWJ9fgjqAl_8H4sLhAHU-lS79mj_e-WeeOEp09D2TENU/s1600/thumbnail-781258.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5827063226559390818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG0rqPNbIMkleUAUYDFpBPEMuMMlpTWCqEP0MTij_usVrZgQZrRMd4yG1N0JcDE0eRIwiFHKJ5q2bqj1K4yI6HvomXl-cvePXWJ9fgjqAl_8H4sLhAHU-lS79mj_e-WeeOEp09D2TENU/s320/thumbnail-781258.jpg" /></a>By the time I met her, Susan was a success story. She was a student at the local community college. She had her own apartment, and she kept it in reasonable shape. She did not drink, at least not much, and she did not use drugs, if you did not count marijuana. She was a big, imposing black woman who defended herself aggressively on the street, but she had not been jailed for years. All this was striking because Susan clearly met criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the most severe and debilitating of psychiatric disorders. She thought that people listened to her through the heating pipes in her apartment. She heard them muttering mean remarks. Sometimes she thought she was part of a government experiment that was beaming rays on black people, a kind of technological Tuskegee. She felt those rays pressing down so hard on her head that it hurt. Yet she had not been hospitalized since she got her own apartment, even though she took no medication and saw no psychiatrists. That apartment was the most effective antipsychotic she had ever taken.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Twenty years ago, most psychiatrists would have agreed that Susan had a brain disorder for which the only reasonable treatment was medication. They had learned to reject the old psychoanalytic ideas about schizophrenia, and for good reasons. When psychoanalysis dominated American psychiatry, in the mid-20th century, clinicians believed that this terrible illness, with its characteristic combination of hallucinations (usually auditory), delusions, and deterioration in work and social life, arose from the patient's own emotional conflict. Such patients were unable to reconcile their intense longing for intimacy with their fear of closeness. The science mostly blamed the mother. She was "schizophrenogenic." She delivered conflicting messages of hope and rejection, and her ambivalence drove her child, unable to know what was real, into the paralyzed world of madness. It became standard practice in American psychiatry to regard the mother as the cause of the child's psychosis, and standard practice to treat schizophrenia with psychoanalysis to counteract her grim influence. The standard practice often failed.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The 1980s saw a revolution in psychiatric science, and it brought enormous excitement about what the new biomedical approach to serious psychiatric illness could offer to patients like Susan. To signal how much psychiatry had changed since its tweedy psychoanalytic days, the National Institute of Mental Health designated the 1990s as the "decade of the brain." Psychoanalysis and even psychotherapy were said to be on their way out. Psychiatry would focus on real disease, and psychiatric researchers would pinpoint the biochemical causes of illness and neatly design drugs to target them.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Schizophrenia became a poster child for the new approach, for it was the illness the psychoanalysis of the previous era had most spectacularly failed to cure. Psychiatrists came to see the assignment of blame to the schizophrenogenic mother as an unforgivable sin. Such mothers, they realized, had not only been forced to struggle with losing a child to madness, but with the self-denigration and doubt that came from being told that they had caused the misery in the first place. The pain of this mistake still reverberates through the profession. In psychiatry it is now considered not only incorrect but morally wrong to see the parents as responsible for their child's illness. I remember talking to a young psychiatrist in the late 1990s, back when I was doing an anthropological study of psychiatric training. I asked him what he would want non-psychiatrists to know about psychiatry. "Tell them," he said, "that schizophrenia is no one's fault."     </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It is now clear that the simple biomedical approach to serious psychiatric illnesses has failed in turn. At least, the bold dream that these maladies would be understood as brain disorders with clearly identifiable genetic causes and clear, targeted pharmacological interventions (what some researchers call the bio-bio-bio model, for brain lesion, genetic cause, and pharmacological cure) has faded into the mist. To be sure, it would be too strong to say that we should no longer think of schizophrenia as a brain disease. One often has a profound sense, when confronted with a person diagnosed with schizophrenia, that something has gone badly wrong with the brain.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Yet the outcome of two decades of serious psychiatric science is that schizophrenia now appears to be a complex outcome of many unrelated causes—the genes you inherit, but also whether your mother fell ill during her pregnancy, whether you got beaten up as a child or were stressed as an adolescent, even how much sun your skin has seen. It's not just about the brain. It's not just about genes. In fact, schizophrenia looks more and more like diabetes. A messy array of risk factors predisposes someone to develop diabetes: smoking, being overweight, collecting fat around the middle rather than on the hips, high blood pressure, and yes, family history. These risk factors are not intrinsically linked. Some of them have something to do with genes, but most do not. They hang together so loosely that physicians now speak of a metabolic "syndrome," something far looser and vaguer than an "illness," let alone a "disease." Psychiatric researchers increasingly think about schizophrenia in similar terms.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">And so the schizophrenogenic mother is back. Not in the flesh, perhaps. Few clinicians talk anymore about cold, rejecting mothers—"refrigerator" mothers, to use the old psychoanalytic tag. But they talk about stress and trauma and culture. They talk about childhood adversity—being beaten, bullied, or sexually abused, the kind of thing that the idea of the schizophrenogenic mother was meant to capture, though in the new research the assault is physical and the abuser is likely male. Clinicians recognize that having a decent place to live is sometimes more important than medication. Increasingly, the valuable research is done not only in the laboratory but in the field, by epidemiologists and even anthropologists. What happened?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The first reason the tide turned is that the newer, targeted medications did not work very well. It is true that about a third of those who take antipsychotics improve markedly. But the side effects of antipsychotics are not very pleasant. They can make your skin crawl as if ants were scuttling underneath the surface. They can make you feel dull and bloated. While they damp down the horrifying hallucinations that can make someone's life a misery—harsh voices whispering "You're stupid" dozens of times a day, so audible that the sufferer turns to see who spoke—it is not as if the drugs restore most people to the way they were before they fell sick. Many who are on antipsychotic medication are so sluggish that they are lucky if they can work menial jobs.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Some of the new drugs' problems could be even more serious. For instance, when clozapine was first released in the United States in 1989, under the brand name Clozaril, headlines announced a new era in the treatment of psychiatric illness. Observers described dramatic remissions that unlocked the prison cage created by the schizophrenic mind, returning men and women to themselves. Clozaril also carried the risk of a strange side effect: In some cases, blood molecules would clump together and the patient would die. Consequently, those who took the drug had to be monitored constantly, their blood drawn weekly, their charts reviewed. Clozaril could cost $9,000 per year. But it was meant to set the mind free.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Yet Clozaril turned out not to be a miracle drug, at least for most of those who took it. Two decades after its release, a reanalysis published in <em>The Archives of General Psychiatry </em>found that on average, the older antipsychotics—such as Thorazine, mocked in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for the fixed, glassy stares it produced in those who took it—worked as well as the new generation, and at a fraction of the cost. Then there was more bad news, which washed like a tidal wave across the mental health world in the late 1990s, as if the facts had somehow been hidden from view. These new antipsychotics caused patients to gain tremendous amounts of weight. On average, people put on 10 pounds in their first 10 weeks on Clozaril. They could gain a hundred pounds in a year. It made them feel awful. I remember a round young woman whose eyes suddenly filled with tears as she told me she once had been slender.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The weight not only depressed people. It killed them. People with schizophrenia die at a rate far higher than that of the general population, and most of that increase is not due to suicide. In a now famous study of patients on Clozaril, more than a third developed diabetes in the first five years of use alone.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The second reason the tide turned against the simple biomedical model is that the search for a genetic explanation fell apart. Genes are clearly involved in schizophrenia. The child of someone with schizophrenia has a tenfold increase in the risk of developing the disorder; the identical twin of someone with schizophrenia has a one-in-two chance of falling ill. By contrast, the risk that a child of someone with Huntington's chorea—a terrible convulsive disorder caused by a single inherited gene—will go on to develop the disease goes up by a factor of <em>10,000</em>. If you inherit the gene, you will die of the disease.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Schizophrenia doesn't work like that. The effort to narrow the number of genes that may play a role has been daunting. A leading researcher in the field, Ridha Joober, has argued that there are so many genes involved, and the effects of any one gene are so small, that the serious scientist working in the field should devote his or her time solely to identifying genes that can be shown not to be relevant. The number of implicated genes is so great that Schizophrenia Forum, an excellent Web site devoted to organizing the scientific research on the disorder—the subject of 50,000 published articles in the last two decades—features what Joober has called a "gene of the week" section. Another scientist, Robin Murray, one of the most prominent schizophrenia researchers in Europe, has pointed out that you can now track the scientific status of a gene the way you follow the performance of a sports team. He said he likes to go online to the Schizophrenia Forum to see how his favorite genes are faring.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The third reason for the pushback against the biomedical approach is that a cadre of psychiatric epidemiologists and anthropologists has made clear that culture really matters. In the early days of the biomedical revolution, when schizophrenia epitomized the pure brain disorder, the illness was said to appear at the same rate around the globe, as if true brain disease respected no social boundaries and was found in all nations, classes, and races in equal measure. This piece of dogma was repeated with remarkable confidence from textbook to textbook, driven by the fervent anti-psychoanalytic insistence that the mother was not to blame. No one should ever have believed it. As the epidemiologist John McGrath dryly remarked, "While the notion that schizophrenia respects human rights is vaguely ennobling, it is also frankly bizarre." In recent years, epidemiologists have been able to demonstrate that while schizophrenia is rare everywhere, it is much more common in some settings than in others, and in some societies the disorder seems more severe and unyielding. Moreover, when you look at the differences, it is hard not to draw the conclusion that there is something deeply social at work behind them.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">Schizophrenia has a more benign course and outcome in the developing world. The best data come from India. In the study that established the difference, researchers looking at people two years after they first showed up at a hospital for care found that they scored significantly better on most outcome measures than a comparable group in the West. They had fewer symptoms, took less medication, and were more likely to be employed and married. The results were dissected, reanalyzed, then replicated—not in a tranquil Hindu village, but in the chaotic urban tangle of modern Chennai. No one really knows why Indian patients did so well, but increasingly, psychiatric scientists are willing to attribute the better outcomes to social factors. For one thing, families are far more involved in the ill person's care in India. They come to all the appointments, manage the medications, and allow the patients to live with them indefinitely. Compared to Europeans and Americans, they yell at the patients less.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">More ...</div></div><a href="http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/printarticle.cfm?aid=2196">http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/printarticle.cfm?aid=2196</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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3 myths about older job seekers

<br /><h1 id="articleHeadline" style="background-color: white; color: #000066; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span id="cbArticle_lblByLine">Susan Ricker, CareerBuilder Writer</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span></h1><div><div style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img alt="" class="media-image" src="http://artstg.icbdr.com/sites/all/files/styles/large/public/Mature%20worker%20myths_0.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Big Foot roams the woods of North America. The Loch Ness Monster lurks below the water's surface in Scotland. Hiring younger workers makes more sense than hiring mature ones. Which one of these myths is most widely believed?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Big Foot and "Nessie" may be out in the wild somewhere, but mature job seekers are just as attractive job candidates as their younger counterparts. More experienced, more mature, more reliable -- mature job seekers are the total package when it comes to hiring. So why do employers buy into the notion that their age is a drawback? Learn how to bust three common myths about older workers and get hired.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>Myth No. 1: You're out of touch </strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>Perhaps the most common myth is that mature job seekers struggle to keep up with technology and industry trends. The truth is that it's every job seeker's responsibility, regardless of age, to ensure he has the experience and skills needed for the job he wants.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">While younger job seekers may receive the most current education, mature job seekers can take advantage of this opportunity, too. If your job search isn't yielding much interest, it may be time to consider attending a workshop or seminar in your field. Tailor your résumé to the job posting's requirements. Research the company and mention specifics in your cover letter. Also note your skills and experience, including your technology capabilities. You can beat this myth and market yourself as the total package. You have experience, judgment and dependability on your side.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>Myth No. 2: You'll expect a leadership position </strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>The experience, judgment and dependability that make you the total package may also make you appear to be a high-maintenance job seeker or somebody who expects a leadership position.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Combat this assumption in your cover letter by explaining that you're interested in the specific position and that you look forward to joining the team. You may be moved into a leadership position soon after starting, but don't expect a warm reception if you mention a leadership position as a requirement to being hired. Instead, explain your leadership qualities and how they apply to the job for which you're interviewing, as well as how you'll fit into the company culture.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><strong>Myth No. 3: You'll retire soon anyway</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>The classic "Where do you see yourself in five years?" question makes an appearance at most job interviews, though for mature job seekers, this question may sound loaded. Will you still want to work in five years?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">While younger job seekers may respond with a positive answer about how they hope to still be working with their team, mature job seekers may need a more specific answer. Hiring managers may worry that more mature job seekers are looking for a pastime before retiring. Make it clear that the age of retirement is rising and you're looking at this position as an important part of your career. Share how you've previously met your professional goals and how this job will contribute to your other goals. Then, transition to the company's goals and how you're a great match.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">No matter your age, you can bust these three myths and present yourself as the total package. Prove that you're keeping up with industry trends, make it clear that you want to be a part of the team, and share your career goals to show your commitment. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"><em>Susan Ricker is a writer and blogger for </em><a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;"><em>CareerBuilder.com</em></a><em> and its job blog, </em><a href="http://www.theworkbuzz.com/" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><em>The Work Buzz</em></a><em>. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.</em></div></div>

3 myths about older job seekers

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Some Foods to Help You Lose Weight

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily, if you know what to look for, you can choose certain fat releasing foods—research shows these can make a huge difference in losing weight and keeping it off. Isn’t it nice, especially at this time of year, to get a list of foods you should be eating, rather than a list of things you should avoid</span></span></div><br /><center> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- LargeInPost_waysforweightloss_300-600 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:600px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5028478688240504" data-ad-slot="6695176472"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </center><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Red peppers</span></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHVbFqHjHF9lA4YUpwNy7o9dzWHnkS7uxLxgwUAL7yYn-qp8R5LXl3IquD_5LE3xDyEykLInNpENO98bpIWuylnuQszQmKTGrSL3BOurusiJ_ixqIqg7nLeukxbe1aZ6Kv2Y5OomFuRM/s1600/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-02-red-pepper-sl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHVbFqHjHF9lA4YUpwNy7o9dzWHnkS7uxLxgwUAL7yYn-qp8R5LXl3IquD_5LE3xDyEykLInNpENO98bpIWuylnuQszQmKTGrSL3BOurusiJ_ixqIqg7nLeukxbe1aZ6Kv2Y5OomFuRM/s200/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-02-red-pepper-sl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This veggie—often found raw around a bowl of creamy dip—is actually a slimming powerhouse, thanks to its hearty dose of vitamin C and capsinoids.  capsaicin content helps turn on the fat-burning modules in your body; plus you get an extra boost of fiber which helps keep you fuller, longer.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Tofu</span></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYQCCGMVh-ycAi_FDK9Ow-7IC64ampyYmoJcOSM_LCyDnoSykz_xzstEouNyOMfbCM6jLSs6g7lrONhWvh74ws1kkQV6pNWUyCrzx2CKzc30C8vZgWxSP854bv1OGXaOoDLv_TF0BD3A/s1600/cubed-tofu-s3-medium_new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYQCCGMVh-ycAi_FDK9Ow-7IC64ampyYmoJcOSM_LCyDnoSykz_xzstEouNyOMfbCM6jLSs6g7lrONhWvh74ws1kkQV6pNWUyCrzx2CKzc30C8vZgWxSP854bv1OGXaOoDLv_TF0BD3A/s200/cubed-tofu-s3-medium_new.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seems too light to be filling, but a study at Louisiana State University showed that tofu does the job. Researchers tested it against chicken as a pre-meal appetizer for 42 overweight women — and the participants who had tofu ate less food during the meal. The secret: Tofu is an appetite-quashing protein. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Eggs</span></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTrNbhKFoXmCZuB3U9xZHnWJVR12AuzJCfuUAlI3Z5_pWdDbnsZHhin06dGjTsVBV9OG0JLk3BU8UATI_9bNKqdXxToRB0iEGro7FnHGFEvLl6haGR5dvN64GhshwgZ4WlAgsD-dEZ4E/s1600/eggs-cupboard-0507-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTrNbhKFoXmCZuB3U9xZHnWJVR12AuzJCfuUAlI3Z5_pWdDbnsZHhin06dGjTsVBV9OG0JLk3BU8UATI_9bNKqdXxToRB0iEGro7FnHGFEvLl6haGR5dvN64GhshwgZ4WlAgsD-dEZ4E/s200/eggs-cupboard-0507-lg.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">the protein-rich egg is the original perfectly-portioned food at just 75 calories a pop—including the yolk. which are full of protein, will help you feel fuller longer — a lot longer, can help adults manage hunger while reducing calorie consumption throughout the day</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Olive Oil</span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg3KfjGvCyQJN7dY9Z6YRGGNdNpyTFsRKvwWP899VCtTHrd8AMqM3s7TNKn-IPuVbshA6Y3kqG4L5Ohav_AUORrovB0vgLmGsUlxJS1phIFfhOUDx6XOdMi8sJI3xM5nUg7z6VHH_1vo/s1600/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-03-apple-cider-vinegar-sl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg3KfjGvCyQJN7dY9Z6YRGGNdNpyTFsRKvwWP899VCtTHrd8AMqM3s7TNKn-IPuVbshA6Y3kqG4L5Ohav_AUORrovB0vgLmGsUlxJS1phIFfhOUDx6XOdMi8sJI3xM5nUg7z6VHH_1vo/s200/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-03-apple-cider-vinegar-sl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fight off middle-age pounds with extra virgin olive oil. A monounsaturated fat, it'll help you burn calories. In an Australian study, 12 postmenopausal women (ages 57 to 73) were given a breakfast cereal dressed either with a mixture of cream and skim milk or half an ounce of olive oil and skim milk. The women who ate the oil-laced muesli boosted their metabolism. Don't want to add olive oil to your oatmeal? That's OK — it works just as well in salad dressings, as a bread dip, or for sautéing.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Vinegar</span></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYMPHj39oPVYex3_9tnSi1E24SEDGX_yhOhBuchogknwO1cBM1FsYS87yS5kMcf73PtVlTE-K6FY-NRvM-d7v7Ng12cJK0CTEvRw8XNQ-mk4CfTx_X_x0h9dWCy5j3eoA62pwzblZGbU/s1600/red-wine-vinegar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYMPHj39oPVYex3_9tnSi1E24SEDGX_yhOhBuchogknwO1cBM1FsYS87yS5kMcf73PtVlTE-K6FY-NRvM-d7v7Ng12cJK0CTEvRw8XNQ-mk4CfTx_X_x0h9dWCy5j3eoA62pwzblZGbU/s200/red-wine-vinegar.jpg" width="121" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a great filler-upper. In a Swedish study, researchers found that people who ate bread dipped in vinegar felt fuller than those who had their slices plain. The probable reason: Acetic acid in the vinegar may slow the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine, so your tummy stays full longer. vinegar may also help regulate your blood sugar, and prevent it from spiking after meals.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Quinoa</span></span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSAtVQUXyDWQRVeEx4nMgLFfu_I2Bb4qf_KUTA30UMSR4S9MjockvNH_ulGYwWluyqBU4pL-BMlql4yYmA9Mo7qtsPhswXLJ606yWzC-tAocyXq-PVR_KugFOr46xmUK3S7uCrh7Ysm8/s1600/SS_PR_101025health.8foods.quinoa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSAtVQUXyDWQRVeEx4nMgLFfu_I2Bb4qf_KUTA30UMSR4S9MjockvNH_ulGYwWluyqBU4pL-BMlql4yYmA9Mo7qtsPhswXLJ606yWzC-tAocyXq-PVR_KugFOr46xmUK3S7uCrh7Ysm8/s200/SS_PR_101025health.8foods.quinoa.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This grain has more fiber and protein than most grains with 3 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein per quarter-cup serving. That means it's more effective at keeping your blood sugar levels stable, leaving you feeling satiated and less likely to start eating again hours later. For this reason, it's also a smarter carbohydrate option than white rice and pasta if you have diabetes. Cook quinoa with fresh herbs, an array of vegetables, and a small amount of olive oil for a complete meal.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Lemons</span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6FRsarp6-EKkvlQHjYvhhtxvg8kpt0RYxMxwyGo7DsizfkDY2MNptz9RDFUuyIpjyCg-goyTgOFGPkqkt1M4JDx3iJBI3DekwswNk1UKHkJZq5GGkYr_fw-_2vM0ESoPK1UJZeKQkz8/s1600/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-05-lemons-sl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6FRsarp6-EKkvlQHjYvhhtxvg8kpt0RYxMxwyGo7DsizfkDY2MNptz9RDFUuyIpjyCg-goyTgOFGPkqkt1M4JDx3iJBI3DekwswNk1UKHkJZq5GGkYr_fw-_2vM0ESoPK1UJZeKQkz8/s200/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-05-lemons-sl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">All citrus help release fat (again, it's the vitamin C). You can choose oranges or limes, but bright, tart lemons contain “a weak acid which helps to stimulate your stomach for optimal digestion. As a result, they’re a key secret in slimming down, especially flattening the tummy area,” shares Koff. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Beans</span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk_vSjkO2OQAd5f8QwyYzLImsB1xKBKjbS4HjNXSDdkAUX87w8_WFRRJ61TIUTyM3NyqBZmfRP5t6J0rq95iaxPgNEMPfO8NFLrc_RMsX4P-v6zSBVvWoO5bTnVFjZO2gF3deMqwGAhY/s1600/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-06-beans-sl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk_vSjkO2OQAd5f8QwyYzLImsB1xKBKjbS4HjNXSDdkAUX87w8_WFRRJ61TIUTyM3NyqBZmfRP5t6J0rq95iaxPgNEMPfO8NFLrc_RMsX4P-v6zSBVvWoO5bTnVFjZO2gF3deMqwGAhY/s200/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-06-beans-sl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">to help with energy metabolism, as they are rich in B vitamins, fiber and protein. To calculate a healthy portion size, think of the bulb part of a light bulb; it doesn’t take more than this to fill you up and curb your appetite. There's also some evidence that beans keep blood sugar on an even keel, so you can stave off hunger longer. Heart-health bonus: High-fiber beans can lower your cholesterol</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* </span></b></span>Green Tea</span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt_tPN5W-PyzLs9GWNT4HEwo-ic3gck-giFea0Lld8DPUZIuUg4euGAEYdp-7m2s8oAA7lJejgSKjfEcF8uIBLhMEhqX4XOcqEK_qwLx9ZRqQvWAR48OfJe5soS_IEBqmHsq8KT8FQpI/s1600/ghk-cup-of-tea-0610-s3-medium_new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt_tPN5W-PyzLs9GWNT4HEwo-ic3gck-giFea0Lld8DPUZIuUg4euGAEYdp-7m2s8oAA7lJejgSKjfEcF8uIBLhMEhqX4XOcqEK_qwLx9ZRqQvWAR48OfJe5soS_IEBqmHsq8KT8FQpI/s1600/ghk-cup-of-tea-0610-s3-medium_new.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The slimming ingredient isn't caffeine. Antioxidants called catechins are what help speed metabolism and fat burning. In a recent Japanese study, 35 men who drank a bottle of oolong tea mixed with green tea catechins lost weight, boosted their metabolism, and had a significant drop in their body mass index. Health bonus: The participants also lowered their (bad) LDL cholesterol.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">* cinnamon</span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUzpaazxRh9mb8fl_L42w3VapyqZLy5MqQFKzXKoFkft3wm_ktTdq_PSstZckHcUHZtFlpPz8geARXqk3_-QocEyh8KSnzjNXQp7BEtl2gtCzzYJpMGq4F-sjt0PI6kVLIM_oHQWxzUc/s1600/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-07-cinnamon-sl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUzpaazxRh9mb8fl_L42w3VapyqZLy5MqQFKzXKoFkft3wm_ktTdq_PSstZckHcUHZtFlpPz8geARXqk3_-QocEyh8KSnzjNXQp7BEtl2gtCzzYJpMGq4F-sjt0PI6kVLIM_oHQWxzUc/s200/7-skinny-foods-you-should-be-eating-07-cinnamon-sl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This last skinny food, cinnamon, is a versatile seasoning. Ostrowe explains, “Cinnamon can help lower blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity. This means that less sugar in your body will be stored as fat, and that it can help aid weight loss.” A 2012 study from the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that adding cinnamon to cereal was effective at moderating glucose response in normal weight and obese adults after eating.</span></div><br /><br /><center> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- inPost_waysforweightloss_336-280 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5028478688240504" data-ad-slot="6975892477"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </center><br /><br /></div>

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