June 2009

 Premarin (pre-pregnant, mare – horse) is a mixture of “natural” estrogens used to treat menopausal symptoms, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and certain cancers.  Did you know that Premarin comes from the urine of pregnant mares (female horse)?  Did you know that there are such things as “Pee Farms” where they lock up these pregnant horses practically starving them, giving them no where to move and only allowing them water a few times a day, making sure that their urine remains strong?  If you knew all of this, would you stop taking Premarin?  I am curious as to why PETA is not all over this. Read more

As an activist, you may have done a lot of things that could have been detrimental to your health. You may have cleaned a highway, during which you could have been hit by a car—or you may have cleaned a river, during which you could have drowned. You may have attended a potentially dangerous protest, or even been arrested for civil disobedience and thrown in jail with some people who are probably a lot less nicer than you are—and did not hesitate to let you know. But have you taken the ultimate act in saving a life—have you given blood?

I know, it’s scary, it’s faint-inducing sometimes, and it’s even a little creepy (with or without the Twilight hysteria going on). But it really is one of the biggest ways you can make a difference in someone’s life. And besides, what if you had gotten hurt during one of your heartfelt but hair-brained activist stunts? You may have needed blood! Read more

A big thing that pregnant women are told to stay away from and warned about is the cat's litter box. Isn't the sound of that great!? Doctor's orders to have someone else do the the dirty job for once! Once that is said not many people ask why it's not good for pregnant women to be exposed. Read more

Even those who only consider themselves fat are at an increased risk, study shows

Teenage kids who are overweight, or even those who think they are, have greater tendencies of attempting suicide than other teenagers, a new U.S. study reports.

For the study, the research team examined more than 14,000 high school students to find if there exists a connection between suicide tries and body mass index (BMI). The study further sought a possible link between suicide attempts and a teenager’s self-perception of being overweight – be it the truth or not.

The findings of the study revealed that teenagers who were overweight those who considered themselves to be overweight had higher tendencies of attempting suicide than teenagers who did not think they were overweight. For both girls and boys, the results were equally significant.

The study is published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Read more