Daily Loaf » Health & Wellness http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf Your daily source for the best in blog. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Mammogram controversy and using safer alternatives for breast exams http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/24/mammogram-controversy-and-using-safer-alternatives-for-breast-exams/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/24/mammogram-controversy-and-using-safer-alternatives-for-breast-exams/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:13 +0000 Carol Roberts http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=48158
Mammogram recommendations are changing. Here are some non-invasive suggestions about what else you can do that don't involve radiation.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=48158 0
Mammogram recommendations are changing. Here are some non-invasive suggestions about what else you can do that don't involve radiation. CL Holiday Auction Item #27: Ah, Blue Lotus Day Spa package http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/23/cl-holiday-auction-item-27-ah-blue-lotus-day-spa-package/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/23/cl-holiday-auction-item-27-ah-blue-lotus-day-spa-package/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:09:45 +0000 Lily Reisman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=47933
Kick back, relax and do your body good by bidding on this rejuvenating experience. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=47933 0
Kick back, relax and do your body good by bidding on this rejuvenating experience. CL Holiday Auction Item #25: The Whole Family Makeover http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/19/cl-holiday-auction-item-25-the-whole-family-makeover/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/19/cl-holiday-auction-item-25-the-whole-family-makeover/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:42:26 +0000 Lily Reisman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=47158
Get glamorous for the holiday season by bidding on this family makeover at The Whole Aveda Salon Spa. ]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=47158 0
Get glamorous for the holiday season by bidding on this family makeover at The Whole Aveda Salon Spa. Youfit: A brand new environmentally friendly fitness club http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/18/youfit-a-brand-new-environmentally-friendly-fitness-club/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/18/youfit-a-brand-new-environmentally-friendly-fitness-club/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:14 +0000 Michelle Schenck http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=46692
Youfit is a new fitness club chain aiming to promote energy efficiency and an environmentally friendly atmosphere, as well as maintain low membership fees.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=46692 0
Youfit is a new fitness club chain aiming to promote energy efficiency and an environmentally friendly atmosphere, as well as maintain low membership fees. Apps help the disabled communicate. So why won’t Medicaid pay for them? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/17/apps-help-the-disabled-communicate-so-why-won%e2%80%99t-medicaid-pay-for-them/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/17/apps-help-the-disabled-communicate-so-why-won%e2%80%99t-medicaid-pay-for-them/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:54 +0000 Sarah Gerard http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=46075
Even if an individual makes measurable progress while using multipurpose technology, Medicare and Medicaid will not cover it — because it is multipurpose.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=46075 0
Even if an individual makes measurable progress while using multipurpose technology, Medicare and Medicaid will not cover it — because it is multipurpose. Need a break from all of the hoopla of the holidays? Take a yoga cruise and relax http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/12/need-a-break-from-all-of-the-hoopla-from-the-holidays-take-a-yoga-cruise-and-relax/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/12/need-a-break-from-all-of-the-hoopla-from-the-holidays-take-a-yoga-cruise-and-relax/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:43 +0000 Michelle Schenck http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=45608
Are you wound up and stressed from all of the holidays coming up? Have you already been eating lots of junk food and feel like you need to revamp your body and mind? Then this local cruise might be just the thing you need to get back into mental and physical shape. Royal Carribean’s 3rd Annual [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=45608 0
Are you wound up and stressed from all of the holidays coming up? Have you already been eating lots of junk food and feel like you need to revamp your body and mind? Then this local cruise might be just the thing you need to get back into mental and physical shape. Royal Carribean’s 3rd Annual [...] Group fitness: a lot like a Friday night http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/11/group-fitness-a-lot-like-a-friday-night/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/11/group-fitness-a-lot-like-a-friday-night/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:30:45 +0000 Caitlin Reagan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=45441
It was 7 a.m. on a Saturday when my alarm sounded. The pounding headache, the unsteady vision, and the smeared mascara under my eyes confirms that I, Caitlin Reagan, had lived my Friday night to its fullest potential.  After one cup of coffee, two aspirin, one bowl of cereal, four glasses of water and a [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=45441 0
It was 7 a.m. on a Saturday when my alarm sounded. The pounding headache, the unsteady vision, and the smeared mascara under my eyes confirms that I, Caitlin Reagan, had lived my Friday night to its fullest potential.  After one cup of coffee, two aspirin, one bowl of cereal, four glasses of water and a [...] Remind me again — why am I running this charity 5K? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/05/remind-me-why-am-i-running-this-5k/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/11/05/remind-me-why-am-i-running-this-5k/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:20 +0000 Caitlin Reagan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=44480
So what would motivate so many people to do so much running in races for charity? Consider the MacDinton's connection.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=44480 0
So what would motivate so many people to do so much running in races for charity? Consider the MacDinton's connection. Marijuana and the male orgasm http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/marijuana-and-the-male-orgasm/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/marijuana-and-the-male-orgasm/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:29:17 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=43085
"Oh yeah, oh yeah... omigod, I'm so close. I wish I had some beer, but I wanna come. Ooo, I want a burrito. Why can't I come?!"]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=43085 0
"Oh yeah, oh yeah... omigod, I'm so close. I wish I had some beer, but I wanna come. Ooo, I want a burrito. Why can't I come?!" Fall into fitness and enjoy Mother Nature while you’re at it http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/fall-into-fitness-and-enjoy-mother-nature-while-youre-at-it/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/fall-into-fitness-and-enjoy-mother-nature-while-youre-at-it/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:57:55 +0000 Kelly Rothwell http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=43278
Take time for yourself this fall and step up your fitness program while enjoying the great outdoors in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=43278 0
Take time for yourself this fall and step up your fitness program while enjoying the great outdoors in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. My First Marathon: Chicago Marathon 2009 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/my-first-marathon-chicago-marathon-2009/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/29/my-first-marathon-chicago-marathon-2009/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:43 +0000 Jen Morgan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=43092
520+ – Miles Ran 16+ – Weeks of Training 10+ – lbs lost 8 – Toenails Lost 2 – Pairs of Shoes 1 - Bra Size 1 – Officially diagnosed reoccurring injury (ITB) All this to run 26.2. Leaving my hotel race morning, I stepped out onto an all but deserted street and began my lone pilgrimage to Grant Park, my heart all aflutter. Turning [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=43092 0
520+ – Miles Ran 16+ – Weeks of Training 10+ – lbs lost 8 – Toenails Lost 2 – Pairs of Shoes 1 - Bra Size 1 – Officially diagnosed reoccurring injury (ITB) All this to run 26.2. Leaving my hotel race morning, I stepped out onto an all but deserted street and began my lone pilgrimage to Grant Park, my heart all aflutter. Turning [...] Itty bitty titty committee (part one) http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/13/itty-bitty-titty-committee-part-one/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/13/itty-bitty-titty-committee-part-one/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:12:18 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=39226
As Playboy playmates were the only naked ladies I'd ever seen, it only made sense that all women had these magnificent boobies. I eagerly awaited the day my own chest would blossom. 15 years later, I'm still waiting.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=39226 0
As Playboy playmates were the only naked ladies I'd ever seen, it only made sense that all women had these magnificent boobies. I eagerly awaited the day my own chest would blossom. 15 years later, I'm still waiting. How a running injury is like a bad break up http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/06/how-a-running-injury-is-like-a-bad-break-up/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/06/how-a-running-injury-is-like-a-bad-break-up/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:51:45 +0000 Beth Shaw http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=37498
Running tells you it needs a break. It's not sure for how long, but it needs time to heal itself. "It's not you - it's me," Running says. You are gobsmacked. You can't believe it. You put so much time into Running. You gave it everything you had. OK so maybe you were too aggressive with Running. But you thought that is what it wanted.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=37498 0
Running tells you it needs a break. It's not sure for how long, but it needs time to heal itself. "It's not you - it's me," Running says. You are gobsmacked. You can't believe it. You put so much time into Running. You gave it everything you had. OK so maybe you were too aggressive with Running. But you thought that is what it wanted. Sex degrees of separation, or how the average Brit has slept with 2.8 million people http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/24/sex-degrees-of-separation/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/24/sex-degrees-of-separation/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:41:45 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=36778
A new calculator uses your age and the number of sexual partners you've had to estimates the number of indirect sexual partners you've had--all the people who've slept with all the people you've slept with.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=36778 0
A new calculator uses your age and the number of sexual partners you've had to estimates the number of indirect sexual partners you've had--all the people who've slept with all the people you've slept with. Connecting longevity to a green lifestyle http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/23/connecting-longevity-to-a-green-lifestyle/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/23/connecting-longevity-to-a-green-lifestyle/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:30:00 +0000 lindataylor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=36080
Does living a greener lifestyle mean you'll live longer?]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=36080 0
Does living a greener lifestyle mean you'll live longer? Lack of rack: Why does running make for smaller breasts? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/22/lack-of-rack-does-running-make-for-smaller-breasts/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/22/lack-of-rack-does-running-make-for-smaller-breasts/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:45:57 +0000 Jen Morgan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=36006
Have you found yourself creeping into the little girls department at Target to try on sports bras because you fail to fill a big girl bra?]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=36006 0
Have you found yourself creeping into the little girls department at Target to try on sports bras because you fail to fill a big girl bra? Experiment with Yoga to balance your body, mind and soul http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/22/experiment-with-yoga-to-balance-your-body-mind-and-soul/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/22/experiment-with-yoga-to-balance-your-body-mind-and-soul/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:30:12 +0000 Kelly Rothwell http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=36055
This ancient tradition offers many esoteric and physical benefits with regular practice.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=36055 0
This ancient tradition offers many esoteric and physical benefits with regular practice. What’s your gym personality? Try techie junkie, awkward starer, miss chatterbox and more http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/15/whats-your-gym-personality-try-techie-junkie-awkward-starer-miss-chatterbox-and-more/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/15/whats-your-gym-personality-try-techie-junkie-awkward-starer-miss-chatterbox-and-more/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:16:13 +0000 Caitlin Reagan http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34269
Lately, I haven’t been sleeping very well. Friends and family tell me that it is because I am living alone for the first time in my life. Perhaps this is true, but what I’ve discovered from my newly-poor sleeping habits is my appreciation of dawn. On the few nights when I get tired, I’ll [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34269 0
Lately, I haven’t been sleeping very well. Friends and family tell me that it is because I am living alone for the first time in my life. Perhaps this is true, but what I’ve discovered from my newly-poor sleeping habits is my appreciation of dawn. On the few nights when I get tired, I’ll [...] The pursuit of sustainable happiness http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/15/the-pursuit-of-sustainable-happiness/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/15/the-pursuit-of-sustainable-happiness/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:30:43 +0000 Shireen Chada http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34687
Sustainability in relation to happiness here is used to denote something that is generative, something that will complete us and not deplete our energy levels, something that would inspire us to be better.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34687 0
Sustainability in relation to happiness here is used to denote something that is generative, something that will complete us and not deplete our energy levels, something that would inspire us to be better. My so-called pregnancy: an abortion story (part three) http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/14/my-so-called-pregnancy-an-abortion-story-part-three/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/14/my-so-called-pregnancy-an-abortion-story-part-three/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:03:15 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34511
Hell hath no tension like that of a room packed full of impatient women awaiting abortions.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34511 0
Hell hath no tension like that of a room packed full of impatient women awaiting abortions. Chumpservations: Workout clothes and dress socks, poker tournaments and college football, solving the unemployment problem, and sports and the proverbial “we” http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/14/chumpservations-workout-clothes-and-dress-socks-poker-tournaments-and-college-football-solving-the-unemployment-problem-and-sports-and-the-proverbial-we/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/14/chumpservations-workout-clothes-and-dress-socks-poker-tournaments-and-college-football-solving-the-unemployment-problem-and-sports-and-the-proverbial-we/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:07:19 +0000 Chris Humpherys http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34581
If you found yourself at the gym with no socks to wear but knee-high black dress socks, would you go ahead and work out wearing those? You would? Better read this.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34581 0
If you found yourself at the gym with no socks to wear but knee-high black dress socks, would you go ahead and work out wearing those? You would? Better read this. Is sleeping in the same bed harming your relationship? How ’bout your health? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/11/is-sleeping-in-the-same-bed-harming-your-relationship-how-bout-your-health/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/11/is-sleeping-in-the-same-bed-harming-your-relationship-how-bout-your-health/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:30:38 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34169
Have you ever been rudely awakened at 3 a.m. when your bed mate takes all the covers or rolls on top of you? How about trying to fall asleep while your partner snores like an asthmatic hog? According to sleep specialist Dr. Neil Stanley, couples should sleep separately for the good of their health and [...]]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34169 0
Have you ever been rudely awakened at 3 a.m. when your bed mate takes all the covers or rolls on top of you? How about trying to fall asleep while your partner snores like an asthmatic hog? According to sleep specialist Dr. Neil Stanley, couples should sleep separately for the good of their health and [...] My so-called pregnancy: an abortion story (part two) http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/10/my-so-called-pregnancy-an-abortion-story-part-two/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/10/my-so-called-pregnancy-an-abortion-story-part-two/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:39:59 +0000 Miss Ginger Millay http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=34189
From two blocks away, I could tell we were nearing Planned Parenthood. Angry-looking old men holding “murderer!” posters are a big give away. As we approached the clinic, a man stood in front of the door, commanding me not to “kill my baby.”]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=34189 0
From two blocks away, I could tell we were nearing Planned Parenthood. Angry-looking old men holding “murderer!” posters are a big give away. As we approached the clinic, a man stood in front of the door, commanding me not to “kill my baby.” Using the Earth to inspire inner joy http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/09/using-the-earth-to-inspire-joy-in-oneself/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/09/using-the-earth-to-inspire-joy-in-oneself/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:30:01 +0000 Kelly Rothwell http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=33806
Being in joy is the purest emotional state where all feels good. Find your joy from the simple, everyday pleasures of nature and wonders of the Earth.]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=33806 0
Being in joy is the purest emotional state where all feels good. Find your joy from the simple, everyday pleasures of nature and wonders of the Earth. Mentally survive a running injury with sex, beer, and donuts http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/08/mentally-survive-a-running-injury-with-sex-beer-and-donuts/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/09/08/mentally-survive-a-running-injury-with-sex-beer-and-donuts/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:41 +0000 Beth Shaw http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/?p=33708
How to make it through an injury when you really-really-really want to be running because you are training for a marathon that is out of state and all of your friends are going to it:]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/p=33708 0
How to make it through an injury when you really-really-really want to be running because you are training for a marathon that is out of state and all of your friends are going to it: