Naturally Savvy.com: Nutrition May Be Key to Helping Control ADHD

  By Lilian Presti

 

By working with a child’s diet first, parents can attempt to find the cause of their child’s behavioral issues without 

taking the drastic step of medicating them.

 

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Interpersonal EDGE: Breathe Life into Your Old Career!

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services
 
Q: When I started out in my career, I guess I was idealistic. Now I just feel tired and burnt out. After what happened to the stock market, I’m now stuck with working longer. How do I breathe new life into an old career? 
 

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Retire Smart: Medigap Plans Cooking Up a New Alphabet Soup This Year

 
By Mark Miller
Tribune Media Services
 
Say hello to M and N, and goodbye to E, H, I and J.  The letters are part of the alphabet soup used to name Medigap insurance policies-an important tool for capping the out-of-pocket health care costs you can face in traditional Medicare.

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me2u – Addiction II – 9-7

 

I knew I had to go outside the comfort zone. I knew I had to get outside my hometown. I knew if I were going to be serious about the funny that I had to make some sacrifices. Doing open mic nights and being limited to five minutes is constraining. Then I was reminded I talk too much

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As I See It: A Doctor’s Word: Uneasy About the Real Beneficiaries of Obama’s Health Care – 9-7

 

By Erin Marcus, M.D.
New America Media
 
I don’t know about you, but as I watched coverage of President Obama signing the health care bill last month, it was hard not to notice the constant ads for power wheelchairs. Emblazoned across the ads was a flashing notice reminding viewers: Medicare may cover this!

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Blackflix Movie Review: Who Do You Love? 9-7

Studio:   International Film Circuit
Plot:     The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s.
Cast:     Jon Abrahams, Alessandro Nivola,  Chi McBride, David Oyelowo
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2
 

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Green Jobs for Michigan

Bob Robinson writes about new products such as clear plastic that can now be made using farm crops like corn.

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Fast Facts: Stand Up and Be Counted: The 2010 Census

 

  
“…an accurate count of the U.S. population forms the basis for many important but often overlooked political, economic, and social decisions that are made that end up affecting our daily lives.” –  C.N. Le, Professor at University of Massachusetts  

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Your Other 8 Hours: Make More Money and Live Your Passion: Become a Cre8tor

 

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services
 
Your financial life has a certain trajectory, similar to a train on a track. There will be twists and turns, but you can easily determine where you will end up if you stay on the financial track you’re currently on.

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As I See It – A Room in the Writer’s Mind- 9-6

By Quassan Castro

 
Some people think that in an effort to write a masterpiece, they need to be far away and have some type of spacey venue to relax. Well, the space should start in the mind first. Find a space in the mind and begin to create the essentials needed for a great story-words, images, characters, plot. All begins in the mind. Once the story starts to unfold in the mind, find a place.

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