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Amy K added a discussion to the group Depression & Anxiety

Finding Mental Health Care In Tough Economic Times

Quickly becoming a great resource to me is a blog I stumbled upon recently. Titled "Jumpstarting a Life with a Little Spark to the Head" this blog is full of a lot of great mental health information and resources. Just posted there, a link to an i...

5 minutes ago

Amy K added a discussion to the group Mental Health

Finding Mental Health Care In Tough Economic Times

7 minutes ago

Amy K commented on Amy K's blog post 'Online Screening Tools for Depression and Anxiety'

Lizabeth, yes, indeed chronic illness of any kind can cause depression and it can be severe. It is quite the challenge isn't it? Depression does seem to often stick like glue, myself included. It can be so difficult and you are not alone in facing...

17 minutes ago

Lizzy Holder commented on Amy K's blog post 'Online Screening Tools for Depression and Anxiety'

One thing I haven't seen in this discussion is dystonia. Dystonia causes depression, in my book. it took my life away as I knew it, and I became this new person that was so self concious about my neck glued to my clavicle, and nothing would stop i...

22 minutes ago

Amy K added a discussion to the group Pregnancy

Health Benefits of Chocolate During Pregnancy!

You saw that right! Research finds that chocolate during pregnancy can reduce the risk for preeclampsia. I just posted a blog post on the topic, with plenty of useful, and some fun, resources, so please check it out "More than an Indulgence: Choco...

46 minutes ago

Amy K added a blog post

More than an Indulgence: Chocolate During Pregnancy

The news has been trickling in lately about the health benefits of chocolate. As if this isn't exciting enough, recently there has been scientific data suggesting women during pregnancy can benefit from the delectable treat as well. A Yale study s...

56 minutes ago

Amy K commented on Ellen S's blog post 'Born too early: we postponed the inevitable'

A beautiful post, Ellen. It is great to be in this Fight for Preemies together. Like you shared so beautifully, so many are not as lucky as we were, to be able to keep our little ones in a while longer... even with so many advancements, birth is s...

1 hour ago

Lizzy Holder replied to Elaine's discussion 'Can anyone HELP me. My Catch 22 - Paroxysmal dystonia' in the group Dystonia Neuro Movement Disorder

Hi Elaine, I've read the posts and the one thing I notice is you keep saying when the movements start.There's no start and end in dystonia. But in the case of your doctor, you have to go in there, remember he's getting paid to see you, and he's j...

1 hour ago

Ellen S added a discussion to the group Autoimune Diseases

Raynaud's on TV

Did anyone watch Flash Forward on ABC and notice the blue hand symbols? They are for a secret society whose leaders all go by the name Raynaud - after the guy who discovered Raynaud's phenomenon. I'm told they didn't talk about it much, but just h...

1 hour ago

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Ellen S added 2 discussions to the group Sleep Problems

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More than an Indulgence: Chocolate During Pregnancy

Posted by Amy K on November 22, 2009 at 1:57am

Born too early: we postponed the inevitable

Posted by Ellen S on November 22, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Hot tubs - good sleep therapy?

Posted by Ellen S on November 21, 2009 at 11:37pm

Fix Your Poor PC Posture - Related Back, Neck And Shoulder Pain

Posted by Sunstone Holistic on November 21, 2009 at 7:00pm

Breast Cancer Screening: Mammograms - Yes or No?!

Posted by Alicia C. Staley on November 21, 2009 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

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WEGO Health asks top health activists to share their stories. Learn about their experiences, motivations and goals.

Dawn, author of About.com: Contraception New!
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Kelly Damron, author of Tiny ToesPodcast
triciajoy, author of Fertile Hope
Hethir Rodriguez, founder of Natural Fertility Info.com
Rachel Gurevich, writer for About.com: Fertility
Andréa Albright, author of Andrea's Healthy Weight Loss Blog
Leslea Harmon, founder of AllergyWare Podcast
wholemom, author of Living A Whole Life
Ema, author of The Well-Timed Period
Mama Bean, author of The Tales of Mama Bean
Toni Weschler, author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility

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Twitter List for WEGO Health 4 Replies

I'm working on a list of WEGO health users on Twitter. If you're a WEGO Health community member and use twitter, please connect with me here on WEGO Health and on Twitter! Thanks. I look forward to...

Tagged: twitter, Activists, lists, Health, WEGO

Started by Alicia C. Staley in General forum. Last reply by Alicia C. Staley 1 day ago.

What are people taking for immune support? 3 Replies

I'm taking 1000 iu of Vit.D, 1000 mg of fish oil and a 500 mg EpiCor capsule each day. So far, can't complain. Anyone else have a daily regimen they want to share? Oh, also, trying to get enough s...

Started by ImmuneDude in General forum. Last reply by Janeen Nov 20.

Losing Weight Safely 2 Replies

How can I lose weight safely? I wanted to try slimming pills but everyone told me that it is not the safest way to lose weight.

Tagged: pills, slimming, loss, Weight

Started by Melissa in General forum. Last reply by Netalab Nov 17.

clonazepam withdrawal 20 Replies

I feel like I'm going crazy... what is the best way to get off this drug. What can help with the horrible side effects. Sweating, on going panic attacks, headaches, sinus pressure,feeling loss of c...

Started by nan828 in General forum. Last reply by svartkomisk Nov 16.