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Archive for January, 2007

Personality or Illness?

Laurie at A Chronic Dose wonders if she’s type A by nature or by illness. “Too much energy wasted on wishing things were perfect and making sure everything unfolds just so?”, she asks.
Laurie’s questioning is similar to the questions I’ve been asking myself in the last week. Do my insecurities in social situations stem from [...]

A Banner Day

I woke up at 6:30 this morning and am writing this post at 9 p.m. In between those times, the only times I sat down were riding in the car and for a 10-minute phone call with Hart. And I felt good all day.
I’m visiting my sister and her family this week. She has been [...]

Grand Rounds at Envisioning 2.0

This week’s Grand Rounds is up at Envisioning 2.0.
Not familiar with this blog carnival? It’s a weekly glimpse into the medical blogosphere. You can find the Grand Rounds archives on Blogborygmi.

A Naturopathic Medicine Primer

While many headache sufferers consider naturopathic medicine, it can be hard to figure out where to start. Certain supplements are highly touted, but there’s so much more to it. Naturopath Stephanie Draus describes how naturopathic doctors (NDs) practice and how to find an ND in your area.
In describing the six guiding principles of naturopathic medicine, [...]

Nice to Meet You, I Have Chronic Headaches

Our new neighbors are coming over for brunch in the morning and I’ve been dreading answering the “What do you do?” question. I am now comfortable saying that I’m a writer (it took me a long time to believe this myself); it’s the follow-up questions I don’t want to answer. This is how the conversation [...]

Ripe for Failure

“Are your goals realistic? Don’t sell yourself short, but don’t set yourself up for failure!” ChronicBabe editrix Jenni posed this question Monday. Little did she know that I was on the verge of doing exactly what she warns against.
I mentioned to friends on Sunday that I’d really like to walk a marathon someday. Naturally, I [...]

Friends, Family & Illness

The canceled plans, dirty kitchens and general grumpiness that go along with having headaches, whether episodic or chronic, puts strain on even the best of relationships. With all my experience, you’d think I’d have some suggestions for dealing with this, but my brilliant strategy is to feel guilty. Not too productive, I know.
The new [...]

Grand Rounds at Signout

This week’s Grand Rounds is up at Signout.
Not familiar with this blog carnival? It’s a weekly glimpse into the medical blogosphere. You can find the Grand Rounds archives on Blogborygmi.

Social Networking for Health, Applied

I wrote about the potential impact that social networking can have on health care yesterday without asking myself a crucial question: Will I participate?
For some offerings, like managing personal health records and bills, absolutely not. That’s not information that I want on the internet, nor is it something I’m willing to share with a third [...]

Social Networking for Health Care

With sites like MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn (not to mention Dogster) exploding in popularity, social networking is all the buzz these days. Some clever entrepreneurs have applied the same approach for health.
Launched for public preview today, Revolution Health is AOL founder Steve Case’s current project. (The media blitz began today, so the site is slow [...]