December 24, 2017
by Christie Hunter
A New Year has arrived and with a New Year comes new hopes and dreams just bursting to be fulfilled. Losing weight, quitting smoking, and getting healthy are by far the most popular resolutions. And yet the attainability of a resolution has become virtually impossible to achieve for most people. Breaking down goals into pragmatic parts results in more successful outcomes.
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April 14, 2017
by Christie Hunter
When everyone's a winner, no one is a winner.
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March 23, 2017
by Christie Hunter
Do you know all the signs of a child who is being bullied? What may seem like "bad behavior" in your child could be a symptom of something much worse. Learn the signs of bullying.
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March 23, 2017
by Christie Hunter
We often hear about the children who are victims of bullies, but what if you are a parent and it is your child who is the one bullying others? Learn the common causes of what *creates* a bully.
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March 20, 2017
by Christie Hunter
How busy are your children? Can you tell the difference between your schedule and theirs if you removed the descriptions from the time slots? Experts have a warning for us. Over scheduling your children can have detrimental effects on their development, according to a recent study.
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November 9, 2016
by Christie Hunter
Disbelief. Shock. Denial. Then anger, confusion and uncertainty begin to swirl, eventually giving way to depression and despair. These are the very real symptoms that millions of people are having right now as the result of last night’s election. Post election stress and anxiety are not something to dismiss, and have been documented by psychologists.
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October 3, 2015
by Christie Hunter
In the deadliest incident in 25 years, more than 1000 people are dead and over 900 injured during the last rituals of the Hajj, the Islamic annual pilgrimage that takes place each year in Saudi Arabia. The stampede occurred during a ritual called “stoning the devil” on Thursday, with some pilgrims saving their entire lives in order to participate. The event was held in a tent city about two miles from the holy site in Islam’s holiest city, Mecca. More than 2 million pilgrims attend the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrimage is a requirement of Islam that all Muslims make the pilgrims at least once in their lives.
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November 12, 2014
by Christie Hunter
Some people have some issues with their relationships, but sometimes, they get to a point where people really struggle and they could be in an abusive relationship. If you are in a relationship that is having troubles, and you aren't sure if you could consider it to be an abusive relationship, that's why I've written this article. Let's take a closer look at abusive relationships, how you can discover whether or not you are in one, and how to get out if you have to do so. This information can help save you from a lot of hurt, so it's important that you read it.
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October 20, 2014
by Christie Hunter
Dr. Randall Green, PHD, LMFT, CAP, is not only an octogenarian (80-years-old); he is also 34-years sober. He recently stopped by a South Florida teen drug and alcohol addiction rehab to offer those in recovery eight slogans to live by that can change their life in a positive way.
While the speech was presented at a teen alcohol and substance abuse treatment center and the speaker is a clinical director in the drug and alcohol industry, I thought his points resonate with all teens – whether or not they suffer from alcohol or substance abuse addiction.
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September 26, 2014
by Christie Hunter
Food provides us nutrition and satiates our hunger. As the primary energy source, the very act of consuming our food enables us to function and go about our daily regimen. The human body is no short of a marvel when it comes to converting the food we eat into the energy that we essentially require to survive.Metabolism is the process the human body has devised to break food into chemical compounds that extract the necessary nutrients that serve as the energy source the body harnesses to perform its various functions.
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