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Getting Rid of Varicose Veins

Rebecca — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:03 +0000

Have a problem with varicose veins? Did you know that in the United States, women are most likely to get varicose veins, with an estimated 36% of women having them? Only about 20% of men in the United States have them. While no one exactly sure what causes varicose veins, it is believed that veins [...]

Just Sick and Tired

Rebecca — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:37:16 +0000

I can’t believe I’m feeling those symptoms again. The kids and I have been sick, what, TEN TIMES this winter and spring. I can’t believe it. We are almost never sick! It’s been unbearable. I just hate the fatigue and the fuzzy mind that comes with the colds and flus. Still, thank God that’s all [...]

An Ounce of Prevention…

Rebecca — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:47:56 +0000

I’ve been thinking a lot about that old proverb, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” I wish I had applied to myself as a young person– I wouldn’t have to be using so many “pounds” as I grow older, haha! Why does it take so long to mature?? I wish I’d [...]

Ramblings

Rebecca — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:46:43 +0000

I never took drugs as a girl. I was a very good girl as a teenager, and avoided the entrapments of sordid teen living that plagued some of my friends. They always marveled how “good” I was– I never drank alcohol (except Kosher wine on Rosh Hashanah, and that stuff was so thick and sweet [...]