It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To

Guess Whose Numbers are RISING??????????

2009-12-23T09:07:00.006+02:00

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There's a tool, in the right-hand margin of this blog, for viewing the votes for my book at the prestigious Musella Brain Tumor Research and Information foundation's web site.

I checked the site myself moments ago.

I whooped so loud

I hope I didn't scare neighbors!

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge has never before been in the "6-point something" category that I recall. Readers have been voting for the soothing read since the 2007 print edition first reached second place on Nov. 2 a few years ago.

Check out today's numbers yourself:

It's MY Crisis And I'll Cry If I Need To: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge (Updated Edition) Yocheved Golani
6.06
23,050
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do what voters around the reading world suggest.

Get YOUR COPY of It's MY Crisis! And I'll Cry If I Need To: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge TODAY!

Grinning widely,

Yocheved

YOU Can Show Politicians How to Save Money on Health Care!

2009-12-23T07:24:00.010+02:00

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6 Tevet 5770

WHEW! I've been busy with the family of and the artist who experienced a mini-stroke (Transient Ischemic Attack), and another Self-Help Coaching client who wants biotherapy for a difficult situation.

I'm addressing compassionate, cost-effective solutions for those folks and here's what I can do for you: Provide COACHING SERVICES for People Who Need to Cope with Medical Problems.

Why are my services in increasing demand? Because of news updates such as

$100 MILLION WASTED ON NEW YORK MEDICAID

Politicans have turned cost-cutting health care strategies into a life-threatening pretzel of convoluted, logic-challenged bureaucracy.

Hearts and lives are being broken under political control of rationed medical "care." A decades-old nightmare that goes back to former US president Lyndon Johnson's efforts to help America's medically-needy poor and elderly with Medicare and Medicaid, the suffering can be minimized. And ill people can be helped with my expertise no matter where they live in the wider world.

How?

With increased awareness of coping techniques for frayed emotions and brains tired of thinking so hard and so much about things they know little about. And with increased awareness of free and cost-reduced outlets for medication, medical appliances, medical care (that does NOT include brushing non-existent teeth!), medical travel, recreational resources and many more needs for seriously ill people.

That knowledge can help people of ANY AGE!

My coaching skills are based on a background in the medical world and on my doctor-recommended E-book,

Buy the stocking stuffer you don't have to wrap ;^ )

Enjoy the emotional and financial savings you'll enjoy with a purchase price that's under $10.00.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

And hire me to help you past a medical dilemma.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

If You Have Periodontal Disease - Gingivitis, You Might Also Have...

2009-12-21T00:48:00.000+02:00

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4 Tevet 6770

My informative face-to-face interview with research scientist Shiela Strauss PhD took place last week (I'm still a journalist, folks). Now I'm preparing my feature story about her proof of the HIGH likelihood that people with Gingivitis a.k.a Periodontal Disease already have, or will soon develop, Diabetes.

Yes, you read that correctly. Now read Study Finds Over 90% of People with Gum Disease Are at Risk for Diabetes; Concludes That at Least Half Could Be Screened in Dental Offices, then call your general practitioner to request a Fasting Blood Sugar test. Untreated Diabetes can be life-threatening.

The facts are in: Gingivitis a.k.a Periodontal Disease is clearly related to having Diabetes, even Gestational Diabetes. What's more troubling is that the reverse is true, too. My feature story will explain the bi-directional realtionship as I present the methodology used to prove it.

By the way, Dr. Strauss endorsed the 2007 print edition of It's MY Crisis and I'll Cry if I Need To, as an NIH researcher. She admires the updated E-book, too.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. And if you have PD or Gingivitis, make that FBS appointment FAST!

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

DISABILITY Does Not Mean Disengaged from Life!

2009-12-18T00:51:00.001+02:00

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1 Tevet 5770

I've written about overcoming the despair of physical limitations in EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. The Global Resources section of the book holds information to cheer people with Traumatic Brain Injury and other situations.

See one of my online articles about SPORTS for the Disabled and you'll know that we need to come up with a better word for people who go at life with gusto no matter what they've endured!

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Hanuka Videos to Increase Your Emotional Health!

2009-12-17T17:30:00.006+02:00

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30 Kislev 5770

Laughter and joy do so much for the healing process. Here's a present for the last days of the Hanuka holiday. See 171 Cool Chanukah Videos and enjoy the fun (even if you're not Jewish).

I hope they'll help you to cope with your medical situation.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

I'm heading to a Chanukah party soon.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Minimize the Risk of Wandering with Alzheimer's Disease

2009-12-17T00:51:00.000+02:00

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30 Kislev 5770

Alzheimer's Disease baffles medical professionals and breaks the hearts of loved ones. The affected person forgets who people are, how to read, how to do the most basic activities. They become upset in illogical ways and it is quite a task to calm them down. Watching the loss of personality in the person you care about is agony. Providing the round-the-clock care they need is emotionally and physically exhausting.

Here's an uplifting bit of information on how to minimize the workload:

How to Reduce Wandering in People with Alzheimer’s

I hope the ideas in that article help you. If you need more ideas about how to cope with Alzheimer's, particularly the stress involved, EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. Though the E-book does not address Alzheimer's Disease, it's full of calming ideas, suggested reading and listening materials to soothe your body, mind and soul.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

What Do "Rethinking Drinking" and "How to Improve Brain Function in Older Adults" Have in Common?

2009-12-16T07:31:00.008+02:00

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29 Kislev 5770

Interesting question up there, huh?

Here's the answer: Both topics are being addressed by medical researchers today because new information about better solutions for the future is available.

"Rethinking Drinking" is the title of a meeting taking place among National Institutes of Health researchers today. Other medical researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are advising the public about "How to Improve Brain Function in Older Adults" in their press releases today.

About the bubbly: NIH doctors will answer some questions about holiday drinking in light of recent research regarding:

-- Who is at risk of negative outcomes from drinking and why?

-- Where does risk kick in?

-- Does at-risk drinking indicate that the drinker is an alcoholic?

-- How can holiday party guests and hosts recognize risky drinking patterns and prevent short- and long-term consequences of alcohol abuse?

For more information from The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the primary U.S. agency for conducting and supporting research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol problems, see http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/.

I'm confident that we'll be

learning of their remarks

before New Year's weekend.

Now, on to full inclusion in society for all generations:

The Hopkins folks indicate that " Volunteer service, such as tutoring children, can help older adults delay or reverse declining brain function, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the researchers found that seniors participating in a youth mentoring program made gains in key brain regions that support cognitive abilities important to planning and organizing one's daily life. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate that valuable social service programs, such as Experience Corps -- a program designed to both benefit children and older adults' health -- can have the added benefits of improving the cognitive abilities of older adults, enhancing their quality of life. The study is published in the December issue of the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

"We found that participating in Experience Corps resulted in improvements in cognitive functioning and this was associated with significant changes in brain activation patterns," said lead investigator Michelle C. Carlson, PhD, associate professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Mental Health and Center on Aging and Health. "Essentially the intervention improved brain and cognitive function in these older adults."

"As life expectancies increase, it's important, from a public health standpoint, to delay the onset of diseases associated with aging," said senior author Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. "This study suggests that new kinds of roles for older adults in our aging society can be designed as a win-win, for addressing important societal needs, such as our children's success, and simultaneously the health and well-being of the older volunteers themselves."

OK, readers, you know what to do (even if you must make repeated efforts to succeed): Stock up on delicious, satisfying beverages that don't threaten to ruin or end lives, and seek creative opportunities for including every generation in fulfilling, enjoyable activities. EVERYONE involved can benefit from that!

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical (and Social!) Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

The Secret to Greatness is HOW You Respond to a Challenge

2009-12-15T00:10:00.006+02:00

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28 Kislev 5770

The lessons in this Aish HaTorah Chanuka video are profound on many levels.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

The Healing Power of Music

2009-12-14T00:15:00.000+02:00

B'SD

27 Kislev 5770

Oooohh, I am hearing from people and medical/mental health professionals about emotional pain at the holiday season. I suggest that you strenghten your mind and soul with the Healing Power of Music before and after that becomes necessary.

If you want another mind-developing lesson about Hanuka/Chanuka click on Rebbetzin Shira Smiles on Chanukah. I hope it fills you with inner strength.

Simple. Memorable. Inviting to look at. Fun to read. Filled with can-do ideas about coping with medical issues: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

A GEM of a Holiday Show!

2009-12-13T14:41:00.003+02:00

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26 Kislev 5770

Being cheerful at this time of year is one of the hardest things for people facing illness. My coaching work focuses on overcoming the usual obstacles. Here is a GEM of a hopeful message about a universe filled with surprises, hidden and to-be-realized blessings:

The 3-Day Geminid Meteor Shower Begins Tonight!

Catch a falling star in your sights in this evening's sky, and ponder the personal possibilities. Then, make a choice to EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

(sorry about the date gaffes in some recent posts. Blogger and I are at odds about the time zone I live in, let alone that the Jewish day begins at sundown. The dates on my blogposts sometimes seem a bit kerflooey though I try to adjust things behind the scenes ;^ )

To your optimal health,

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Clinical Trials for HIV adults amd H1N1 Vaccine

2009-12-11T09:38:00.009+02:00

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25 Kislev 5770

Important news for people with HIV:

HIV-infected adults currently are being recruited to participate in a clinical trial of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. The study, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, will enroll approximately 240 men and women between the ages of 18 and 64.

"People with suppressed immunity caused by conditions such as HIV infection are at increased risk of serious illness from 2009 H1N1 influenza, and should be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.

"However, such immune suppression may hamper the response to influenza vaccines," Dr. Fauci adds. "While people with HIV infection are a high-priority group to receive 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, the optimal dosage of 2009 H1N1 vaccine for people with HIV infection has not been determined through clinical trials. This study will help address that gap in knowledge."

All study participants will receive two doses of an inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, administered approximately 21 days apart. The vaccine is manufactured by Novartis. Half of the volunteers will receive two 15-microgram doses and the other half two 30-microgram doses of the vaccine.

Within each dosage group, volunteers will be further divided into two groups based on their CD4+ T-cell levels. CD4+ T cells are infection-fighting white blood cells that are targeted by HIV. Healthy people usually have between 800 and 1,200 CD4+ T cells per milliliter of blood. Over time, most people with HIV show a drop in CD4+ T-cell counts, though antiretroviral therapy can help restore them to healthy levels.

Get the whole story at

NIAID TRIAL OF 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA VACCINE

ENROLLING HIV-POSITIVE ADULTS

The trial is being conducted at six sites, including these five NIAID-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Saint Louis University, Mo.; University of Iowa, Iowa City; and University of Maryland, Baltimore. The University of Washington, Seattle, also is participating in the trial.

Get additional details about this study at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ and at Novartis H1N1.

Learn about other National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health activities, especially about earlier trials, that began in October, enrolling HIV-infected pregnant women and children and young adults with HIV too.

~*~

The soothing suggestions and Global Resources section for low-cost or free items ill people need are why so many medical and mental health therapists recommend my book.

No matter the diagnosis, you can probably find something to help you in E-book, EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Have a SAFE Chanuka!

2009-12-11T08:08:00.011+02:00

B'SD

24 Kislev 5770

Here in Israel we're several hours closer to the start of (spell it as you wish ;^ ) Hanuka, Chanuka.

The emphasis on involving little children with the candle-lighting (a total of 36 lights made of olive oil or wax candles for the entire holiday) is a safety concern. So is the reality of a candelabra burning for hours as tykes run around with excitement at the pretty sight, the parties, pretty gift paper and new presents.

I suggest that you visit the Jewish Fire Prevention site. It has special pages dedicated to childen, parents and teachers.

Want to learn more about Eight Days of Light? See Aish.com's Chanukah Reader. Thought-provoking 36.org is part of Rabbi Pinchas Winston's magnum opus about the deeper meanings of Chanukah and its implications for the future.

In Hebrew we say "Chag Urim Sameach," may your holiday be filled with (spiritual) light." Happy Hanuka everybody. May your holiday be filled with optimal health, too.

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Lose the Milk Mustache to Improve Your Health!

2009-12-10T14:01:00.007+02:00

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23 Kislev 5770

Know anyone wondering why they can't conceive? Why they have breast cancer? Why their bones break so much? Why they have so much gas and digestive disturbance? The answers might be in this video.

I've reviewed books other than the one mentioned above. Written by medical researchers, they point to the same problem: animal milk is good for animals. Tampered milk, filled with synthetic hormones and other man-made chemicals, isn't good for anything.

A woman who eats lots of calcium-filled leafy greens and exercises regularly, I have proof from orthopedic specialists that my bones will NEVER be at risk for osteoporosis. And I had not set out to prove anything. I only ended my milk intake due to its poor affect on my respiratory system.

Moooo-oove the milk carton AWAY. Lose the Milk Mustache to IMPROVE Your Health!

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Cures and Comfort for the Common Cold

2009-12-09T00:32:00.001+02:00

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22 Kislev 5770

Want to help your little one, teenager or adults in the family to lose a cold faster than average? Here are some easy recipes for success:

Prepare a soup made ONLY of onions, garlic and a bit of sea salt.

The easily swallowed soup, ingested as much as desired, will direct germs and all kind of yukky stuff to the sewer while hydrating the feverish tyke who breathes with an open mouth.

A small amount of yummy honey brings up phlegm to be spit out.

Teensy-weensy homeopathic Mercurius-Heel S pills help to drain sinus cavities in adults who catch the little one's cold. Take one every 15 minutes for the first hour, then one every 8 hours for several days.

Prepare handkerchiefs for a cozier nose-blowing week (I prefer men's solid hankies because they're sturdier than lacey lady-like stuff). The goo is going to pour out of your head. Er, when I'm home with a cold I use torn dish towels and old washcloths to keep my nose clean and to avoid the harsh abrasion from papery commercial tissues. The soft fabric touch prevents the peeling skin you get from frequent nose-blows. And they keep the pillow clean...

Yes, I often use unexpected solutions to healthcare problems. You just don't always know what it could take to EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

How to Reduce Risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS

2009-12-08T08:12:00.005+02:00

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21 Kislev 5770

Johns Hopkins University and the USA's National Institutes of Health have released online information, also published in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine about how to minimize the risk for SIDS. Some remarks stand out in the report:

"A large body of research has shown that

placing infants on their backs to sleep

reduces the risk of

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),

the leading cause of death during the

first year of life in the United States."

Placing infants on their backs for sleep

remains the single most effective

means we knowto reduce the risk

of sudden infant death syndrome,"

said Marian Willinger, Ph.D.,

Special Assistant for

SIDS research at the

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health

and Human Development

(NICHD), which funded the analysis.

"For the vast majority of infants,

concerns about choking while

back sleeping are unfounded."

Dr. Willinger noted that

certain conditions might prompt a

physician to consider recommending

against back placement.

However, such recommendations

are arrived at only after

careful deliberation and

after taking into account all the

potential risks and benefits

for the infant involved."

Click on STUDY LINKS FACTORS TO CHOICE OF INFANT SLEEP POSITION to read the entire press release.

And PLEASE be aware of something I've mentioned on this blog before: There is significant evidence that SIDS became more common after crib mattress manufacturers began using synthetic materials to make baby bedding. There are 100% natural fiber and safe-for-baby crib mattresses to buy around the world. Simply ask your local health food society members, or look up the information in phone directories and on the Internet.

Want to learn other terrific ways of keeping your baby and the rest of the family as safe and healthy as possible? And for little cost? Learn how when you EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Great Gifts for Healthier Holidays! And Some Thought-Provoking Questions...

2009-12-07T00:59:00.004+02:00

B'SD

20 Kislev 5770

WOW! Hanukah starts this weekend! Buy your copy of E-book

or 2007 print edition

TODAY!

Need a stocking-stuffer for Xmas? A Kwanzaa present-a-looza for someone sick? You know what to do!

BTW, if you already have that reading material, let me and other blog readers know:

What Do you Think of the Book(s)?

How Do you Feel now that

you've read your copy?

What Will You Do with
what you've learned?

What is Your Opinion
of the content?

What is Your Story of
benefiting from my writing?

What is Your Experience or Example of
Coping with Medical Crisis?

What Have you Been Working On

in your new goals?

Wishing you happier holidays,

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Kids with Type 1 Diabetes Will Soon Have a New Resource!

2009-12-06T00:49:00.004+02:00

B'SD

19 Kislev 5770

Children do not relate well to illness and restraint. Childhood is the learning ground for developing mature behavior in about 1.5 to 2 decades. They need user-friendly lessons and approaches that meet their non-adult needs for complying with dietary rules, physical limitations and uncomfortable medical treatment.

Diabetic children need to cooperate
with blood checks, too.

The Children with Diabetes website has addressed those needs for a while.

Now Israel's child-friendly and fun-oriented Kav-Or Distance Learning site for hospitalized children is about to add another page to its web presences: Type 1 Diabetes information geared to children with that condition.

Kav-Or means "Connection to Light" in Hebrew. Ending the darkness of lonely hospital stays and of being different from other children definitely connects little ones to lighter days and outlooks. The multi-lingual site informs readers of how to manage their medical conditions and have some fun in Arabic, English, Hebrew and Spanish.

Lighten your child's life with a visit to Kav-Or online. And check out its soon-to-debut site dedicated to Children with Type 1 Diabetes. You'll find out about sugar levels, insulin use and nutrition there. The content is being created based on the questions often asked by children with diabetes. The site will offer solutions to enjoying holiday meals and school trips, restaurants, sports activities, and more, providing tools and information for handling those situations. Be sure to check out the interactive Flash carbohydrate calculator with visual and textual elements for calculating the insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio of various meals!

Hmm, some adults might need
to see that, too ;^ )

Want some other terrific, kid-friendly resources that the Kav-Or and Children with Diabetes sites don't have? They're inside my book! Buy and read it today!

EMPOWER Yourself (and the Child you Love) to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Hugs,

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Will People Soon Grow Back LOST LIMBS?

2009-12-04T07:30:00.008+02:00

B'SD

16 Kiselv 5770

Sorry for my silence yesterday. I'm in the middle of a months-long treatment prototcol to end my double vision and WOW it's affecting my optical efforts. I've needed a break from online images so my headaches could clear up. I'll update you on our success with the alternative healing method being used after we've completed the round of treatments and re-measured my visual abilities.

Meanwhile, here's some interesting news that lots of people can perhaps benefit from one day:

Humans Will be able to Grow Back Lost Limbs!
Possibly even Arteries, Muscles and Skin.

The medical advance would be a new lease on life for amputees, burn patients and neurologically impaired people (such as me).

If you're making efforts to cope with the medical issues in your life, read the book that teaches you how to make the most out of a convalesence period (rest & recovery time) and how to acquire free or low-cost medical care, medication, medical appliances, medical transportation and much, much more: EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Exercise Slows Aging?!

2009-12-02T15:41:00.001+02:00

B'SD

15 Kislev 5770

Stop looking in the mirror for signs of aging and deepen those smiling eye crinkles if you want multiple ways to look better! Today's Medical News from Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association is that Exercise Might Slow Aging!

This isn't just for runners. Evidence points to the benefits of any regular exercise. Swimming, walking, sports, tennis, even lively games of "catch" etc.

Hmmm, you can read about simple ways to get more exercise even if you're experiencing poor health. I know just the book! EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Closer to the Cure for Brain Cancer!

2009-12-01T06:12:00.005+02:00

B'SD

14 Kislev 5770

My book refers you to the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research and the many ways it can help people with brain tumors. The Musella Foundation made an attention-grabbing announcement today. What it means is that researchers are closing in on the cure, perhaps the preventative, for some brain cancers.

Need to know how to cope with some other form of illness?

Calming techniques, low-cost and free assistance for medical appliances, medication, medical care and much more you might not even imagine can be found in my book.

BUY A COPY for Happier Holidays! Benefit someone you love, including yourself. And just in case you're low on self-respect, the book can show you how to improve on that situation, too ;^ )

EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge. What a great holiday gift that can be!

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Diabetes Do's and Dont's

2009-11-30T13:12:00.006+02:00

B'SD

13 Kiselv 5770

"Without significant changes in public or private strategies... " researchers have warned... Warned WHAT, you wonder? Warned WHOM?

In brief, the Average American and anyone else taking unnecessary risks with their food intake needs to know:

Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034

What it means, simply, is that swallowing those mall muffins, colas, fast food "meals" and other expensive stuff means you're at risk for serious malnutrition despite your high income bracket!

Yes, far too many people are becoming diabetic and/or suffering consequences of further deteriorating health due to poor food choices.

Folks, you have the educational resources for making better food choices.

If you want to know how to simplify the food preparation time, and/or clues about how to minimize the risks of losing the health you have, read

There's a GOOD reason that medical and mental health professionals recommend it to clients, patients and colleagues.

EMPOWER Yourself to PREVENT a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

If People with Down Syndrome Ruled the World...

2009-11-28T18:35:00.010+02:00

B'SD

12 Kislev 5770

Readers, I responded to a heartwarming online essay, written by a loving father named Rich Mistkowski. I asked his permission to present that essay at my blog. Mr. Mistkowski agreed to let me share his words with you.

Here is the essay, followed by my initial response to it:

If People With Down Syndrome Ruled The World...
Thanksgiving is a day for giving thanks! My son Mattie is a big reason for why we are so thankful. He's happy, healthy (the holes in his heart have closed & the baby leukemia is gone), handsome, and has taught me the importance being positive about everything. I received a document from someone last year and I wanted to share it with you, so that you may get an understanding of the life of someone with Down Syndrome. If you know someone with Down Syndrome, then you will get it immediately. If you don't know someone with Down Syndrome, you're in for a treat! If you get a chance, please take a moment to read it. If Down Syndrome People ruled the world, just imagine how different a world we would live in!

http://wp.me/pICQs-g

Great food for thought, hmm, readers?

I hope it helps you to face your medical or any other crisis.

Best, Yocheved.

Are Your Eating Habits Destroying Your Health? End that Inclusion Confusion Now!

2009-11-26T00:50:00.003+02:00

B'SD

9 Kisev 5770

Gosh, the advertising world tries to convince you that
means Good For You! You happily repaint your fortified-milk mustache, gobble vitamins, and snack on so-called foods filled with Trans Fats. Then you wonder why you're gaining weight and feeling awful.

You just don't know WHAT to include in your menu anymore. Confusion fills your brain. You just don't feel ready to run, let alone crawl, to the mall for holiday gifts.

Want to end that Inclusion Confusion?

I'm willing to help you to

think this through.

The truth is, dairy can cause joint pain due to the chemicals (including artificial hormones that probably affect your fertility and monthly cycles) in commercial cow's milk. Lo-cal snacks lack nutrition and WOW are they high in health-destroying salt stripped of its native minerals, and loaded with synthetic chemicals plus other dangerous stuff.

Wanna clear your head?

I understand.

Skip the coffee (especially dangerous decaf processed with one of the most effective cancer-causers known). Pour yourself a tall glass of fresh juice without additives. Sip slowly and read on to end your inclusion confusion.

You do NOT need hormone-filled dairy products in your diet. Your biological balance can be thrown off by the signals it gets from chemicals that are bad for human bodies.

As for those vitamins you're sure are good for you, read Reuters News Report Warns the World: Multivitamins can Endanger Health!

And those convenient food-on-the-go snacks? They haven't been good for you since long before the BBC filed this Trans-Fats report .

What's left to eat when you're in a hurry? LOTS!

Grab an avocado and scoop out delicious nutrition-dense lutein so you can see better, vitamins and minerals for being better, and a mere 50 calories or so. Add it to a modest bowl of pasta or a heaping helping of vegetables. Either choice is easy to pack for workdays or school lunches and mmm, are they filling!

You'll feel and look better
for the regularly made effort.

For cold weather meals that make you feel warm & cuddled all over, fill a thermos with home made soup you simmered to perfection. If you don't know how to make soup, use this time-honored recipe, based on an instructive legend:

Stone Soup

Centuries ago, a starving beggar knocked on a poor villager's door, begging for food. The villager sadly pointed to the scraps lying about the primitive kitchen.

"Hmm," said the starving beggar. "Let's make a fire with those twigs and bits of wood lying about. Then we'll place your kettle on the flames. I'll toss in water I can draw from the well and add my Magic Stone. Let's see what happens!"

The villager had nothing better to offer, or so he thought. The fire burned merrily in minutes and the kettle heated with bubbling water.

The starving beggar plopped a pebble with great ceremony into the boiling liquid and said "Here comes the magic!" A few minutes later the villager remarked that there still was nothing to eat, unless the visitor cared to swallow a hot stone!

"Say we toss in those carrot tops you want to toss out, some bits of onion stuck to the cutting board, and perhaps those potato peels lying over there?"

The villager happily dumped what he'd thought was garbage into the brew. The beggar dropped a tiny turnip, parsnip and young squash growing in the garden into the boiling water.

"Er, may I add those meat bones you were saving for the dog?" the beggar pleaded. The villager shrugged as the bones dropped to the bottom of the brew.

A delicious aroma filled the air. Soon the two people dined on delicious, nutritious Magical Stone Soup.

You can make your own Stone Soup!

Fill the pot with root vegetables after scrubbing the skins clean under running water (they hold lots of nourishment so keep them ON the veggies not in the garbage!) and let those unpeeled veggies simmer. Toss in some spices, a few aromatic herbs. Garnish your filled soup bowl with home-grown sprouts you learned to make right here, yesterday. Have your Magical Stone Soup with some whole-grain bread and savor the health-promoting flavor.

Kitchen success is a matter of user-friendly chemistry. See Science Daily's Chemistry of Cooking for affordable, body-building ideas.

Bon apetit!

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Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

One Simple Recipe for Better Health!

2009-11-25T00:07:00.006+02:00

B'SD

8 Kislev 5770

Sprout this: People who see me live often ask for tips on how they can mimic my health-promoting habits. "Make it easy, something I can really do," they insist. " I want a healthy glow like yours!"

Here's what I tell them: One of my fast-food meals goes like this:

I buy seeds in health food shops.

I place some seeds in clean glass jars kept for this purpose, covering them with scrap cotton cloth held in place with a rubber band.

I soak the seeds in filtered water overnight.

I pour out the water into decorative plants the next morning ;^) Wait'll you see what that does for pretty blooms!

I place the jars of damp seeds at air-flow enabling angles in a cardboard box.

I cover the jars with a magazine or large envelope.

I rinse the seeds twice daily.

After repeating this process a few days,

I end up with highly nutritious,

crunchy, delicious salads!

Toss in chopped fresh tomatoes, onions, pressed garlic cloves, sea salt and the dollop of olive oil you soaked it in last night, caraway seeds fresh cranberries, raisins and/or nuts and WOW you'll dine on pure life-giving nutrition for low cost and minimal effort as I do.

My food bills are far, far lower than yours and my food-preparation efforts are minimal. My health is making doctors thing twice!

Get your adzuki bean, broccoli, mung bean, lentil, chick pea, pumpkin and other sprouty options going, then fill up on the amino acids, calcium, iron, lecithin, minerals, phosphorous, protein, Vitamins B, C, E, and other good stuff you grow on your own.

Practice until you get the sprouting right. Clean the jars after every use! Wash the cotton tops from time to time. They'll discolor from stains but that's not of concern.

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Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life

Make Sure YOUR BABY Doesn't Have a KILLER CRIB!

2009-11-24T08:57:00.007+02:00

B'SD

7 Kislev 5770

Many of my blog fans are in Europe. You might not realize that the USA is filled with horrifying news of a crib recall promoted by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The company involved is Stork Craft in Canada. I have no doubt it ships cribs overseas.

Check the labels on your baby's, grandchild's and other cribs. Compare them to those featured at

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation

Prompts Stork Craft to Recall

More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs

Read the instructions there and follow them. If it makes you feel better, call the phone numbers posted at the site for reassurance and instructions on what to do:

Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 274-0277
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983

This message is what my efforts are all about. EMPOWER Yourself to Cope with a Medical Challenge.

Yocheved Golani
Coping with a Medical Crisis?
Make the Changes You Need in Your Life