MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'groceries'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140055&cid=t_141840_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fthe-public-you-versus-the-private-you-in-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F Early on in a life of chronic pain we learn to guard ourselves against being hurt by callous comments from others. We say, “I’m fine, thanks.” What we’re really thinking is, “If only you knew, even as I stand here my knees are buckling, my rear is throbbing and I’m trying to concentrate on what you’re saying. I don’t think you could handle the truth and I don’t want to see that cold dead look come into your eyes if I dump the truth on you.” We ask the checker at the supermarket to keep our cloth bags light; which we bring with us because we’re “green” citizens and because the plastic bags will leave our fingers numb for the rest of the day. We continue to watch as the checker puts a five-pound bag of sugar and a five-pound bag of flour topped off by a half gallon ... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140055 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:15:36 +0100 5140055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5051013&cid=t_141840_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FMNSoUxiGIB4%2F They may call it ‘retail therapy,’ but shopping while in a bad mood is more likely to do you harm than good—and research confirms it: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests shoppers don’t make the most “efficient assessments” when feeling blue. Instead, we tend only to consider the positive sides of something we want. Makes sense: Part of the reason so many people like to shop when they’re down is that buying something you want triggers a momentary rush of pleasure. It’s easy to see how you might over-exaggerate the benefits you’ll derive from buying that dress or juicer or pint of ice cream when feeling otherwise unhappy—and downplay any nagging thoughts about what it will do to your bank account or girlish figure (or your manly physique; I should add... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5051013 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:56:13 +0100 5051013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008305&cid=t_141840_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F08%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-8-2011%2F The stories you tell yourself about yourself are probably not only untrue, but could be hazardous to your health. This is particularly the case where those “stories” are negative and unconscious. I’ll share a personal story to explain what I mean. When I was about 8 or 9 years old, my dad got laid-off from his job. In order to collect unemployment, he needed to show he was actively searching for a job. One week he applied for a job as a courtesy clerk for a local supermarket. He didn’t think he would actually get it nor did he really want it. He assumed being in his thirties and working in management positions prior made him overqualified. But surprise, surprise, he got the job anyway. He remembers it as one of the most embarrassing days of his life and was a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008305 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:17:44 +0100 5008305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365127&cid=t_141840_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F23%2Fdepression-becoming-invisible-to-yourself%2F One thing that strikes me about depression recovery is how people can become invisible to themselves. They don’t matter, they don’t “count,” and they take themselves out of the picture before anything ever happens. I know this both professionally and personally. For myself, I know I just gave all I had to my daughters when I was depressed. I gave what I could as a wife and friend, but I put on my best for the girls. Not only did I think of them first, I just didn’t think about me hardly at all. I thought about my state of being and my misery, but I didn’t really think about ME as a whole significant human being. Granted, it can be tough with a small baby who needs stuff around the clock. The joke about new moms not getting a shower until the afternoon ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365127 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:24:27 +0100 2365127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975224&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1V4Q9AYBYc0%2F Charlie runs into the grocery store and grabs a shopping basket and hums happily on his way to the sushi section. “Sounds like an owl,” I hear a young man say to a woman who, by her apron, is also an employee. I pause and say, easily, “Yeah, he does the humming because he’s so excited. It calms him down.” The young man drifts away. The woman smiles, openly and relaxed, and says, “I stock that section and he really like sushi.” I smile back and shrug, “Oh yes, and he likes it here best.” And I’m thinking about how good—how great it is—that Charlie has a voice and uses it. So I know just where he is. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, groceries, humming, owl, shopping, sushiShare Thi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975224 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:32:37 +0100 1975224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955305&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F4Ii0Nlq7dHY%2F Autism myths abound and Kev is collecting, and dissecting, them at this new site. One myth that especailly irks me is the notion that autistic kids are “in their own world” and “withdrawn into themselves” and, generally, “out of it.” My son Charlie is thoroughly engaged in and attuned to the goings-on of the world all around him. He may not look like he is, and he often does no respond in the usual ways that people are accustomed, to indicate social awareness. Due to his limited language, people tend to assume, or too quickly assume, that he does not understand what is said to him. But never underestimate how carefully someone, and someone who doesn’t have the “usual,” “expected” responses, might be tuning in. It’s app... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955305 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:21:28 +0100 1955305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1933470&cid=t_141840_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Femotional-ups-and-downs-in-a-life-with-chronic-pain%2F Long before my time, probably not as far back as the stone age but definitely during the days of the Hollywood musicals, there was a song titled “Zing Went the Strings of My Heart.” There are some days I feel like my heart is “zinging” for certain. The smallest happenings in life get to me far more than they should. On those days, I cry at commercials, blubber like crazy when somebody dies, whether I know them or not and really have to turn the channel if an animal is being reported as mistreated on the news. Sometimes my coping skills just fly away and leave me totally stranded. Since I’ve lived with this up and down emotional roller coaster for such a long time I’ve given it a lot of thought. I find that during the course of a day I can slide in all di... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1933470 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:14:50 +0100 1933470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825835&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FbCgs4hoYjTY%2F So with Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds, Jenny McCarthy’s new autism book out, I decided I need to fess up. I am a retired Warrior Mom. “Warrior Mom” is the term that Jim used to use when I got into a certain “those administrators haven’t heard the last of us” “did that doctor listen to one word we were saying” “if we don’t do it this way he’ll never get it” “I know best because I’m the mom” state of mind—-that kind of defiant, mother-bear-out-to-protect her cubs mode. I was determined, I’d read everything book and article and stared at websites on my computer screen for so many hours and I was the person who spent the most time with Charlie—&#821... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825835 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:27:14 +0100 1825835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1503033&cid=t_141840_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F307940708%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesHEALTH Highlights - May 6th, 2008Health Highlights - March 3rd, 2008HEALTH Highlights - Monday, December 10thHEALTH Highlights - October 23rd, 2007HEALTH Highlights - August 9th, 2007 (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1503033 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:02:05 +0100 1503033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461314&cid=t_141840_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2F5-caregivers-tips-to-save-on-food-costs.html Five tips that will help those who are on limited budgets to survive these times of high food prices are listed below. Lifestyle changes to adapt to the situation are necessary, but there are ways to make this easier.BUY FRESH PRODUCE because it costs less, instead of canned, frozen or packaged vegetables or fruit. Then wash and prepare it, and store it in a freezer in ziplock bags. Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and so on can be eaten raw, microwaved, baked in foil, boiled or cooked as desired later.PREPARE COMPLETE MEALS AND FREEZE them yourself instead of buying frozen packaged meals, boxed. or canned meals. ONE DAY PER WEEK PREPARE MEALS AHEAD. Prepare a variety of meals for freezing in single serving containers or ziplock bags. AVOID SPOILAGE. Storing fresh vegetables or more fruit th... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461314 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:03:00 +0100 1461314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1440094&cid=t_141840_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Ffive-problems-relating-to-elders.html Elderly seniors who grew up during the depression learned to be careful about throwing anything away, and sometimes this pertains to food too. Elders suffering from Alzheimer's or Dementia often have food in the fridge, freezer and cabinets that is spoiled or outdated, and they may still be consuming this food. Here are five common scenarios I've seen and how to solve the problems.1. LONG DISTANCE CAREGIVING AND FOOD. Sometimes a long distance caregiver has a system for neighbors and local communitiy resources to check regularly on an elderly senior who still lives alone. The senior may not wish to ask for help or to be a burden to anyone, and may offer false reassurances.But, checking to see if someone needs any urgent medical help may not be in-depth enough to see if the food supply is ... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440094 Tue, 13 May 2008 19:21:00 +0100 1440094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1414964&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F281856555%2F What gets “disclosed” and what does not was the issue at the center of the recently released document concerning Hannah Poling. I have “disclosure” and “transparency” of a slightly different sort on my mind right now. Charlie’s IEP meeting is today and, amid reading over documents and evaluations and forms, reading up on IDEA at Wrightslaw, writing up some things, reviewing the draft IEP, I’ve been thinking about how key good, honest, and trusting communication is not only in creating Charlie’s IEP, but for his education as a whole. Charlie’s speech is very limited and—aside from what I observe in his behavior—we rely completely on the reports from his teacher to find out how his day at school went. In Charlie’s ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1414964 Fri, 02 May 2008 08:06:34 +0100 1414964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349655&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F263834049%2F A few days ago I asked does your child know that he or she is autistic?—-and now, after Wednesday’s World Autism Day and April being Autism Awareness Month, here’s another question in the same vein: Does your autistic child know that Wednesday was World Autism Day and that this whole month is Autism Awareness Month? I don’t like to speak on behalf of Charlie but have a few thoughts on this particular topic. First, no, he’s not particularly aware that Wednesday or this month are focused on him or, rather, on what he “has.” Charlie hardly needs to be aware of autism. When I think about all the news reports, special features, talk shows, general media onslaught of stories about autism that have been circulating, I suspect that most would not hold his ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1349655 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:09:25 +0100 1349655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1270585&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F243986928%2F This study, which was published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues, comes as no surprise: One family has spent $200,000 on therapies and parents sometimes hold fundraisers to raise money for a child’s therapy. As a comparison, back in 2004 it was estimated that it would cost a quarter million to raise a child from birth through age 17. BabyCenter offers a simple tool to estimate how much it would cost to raise a child in 2006 dollars (more than that quarter million). I’ve never added up everything we’ve spent for Charlie: Besides all of the above, there are lawyer fees; the plumber’s bills (we lived in a one-bathroom house at the time when putting things in the toilet—-duplo Legos—provided great, if fleeting, amusement for one member of our hou... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1270585 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:16:20 +0100 1270585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122172&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F208543288%2F The December 30th Star-Ledger (NJ) cites the story of the supermarket pastry nibbler as one of its “2007 strangest crimes”:    For months, someone ate the tops off the Entenmann’s cheese buns and lemon cakes in the store Hough managed — stashing the open boxes behind the laundry detergent and cereals.  After some employees alerted the police to a 42-year-old woman with incriminating evidence on her hands, she blamed her behavior on bulimia. The police gave her a break and didn’t charge her. First thing that came to mind was the cake whose frosting a much younger Charlie drew his finger through in a supermarket, and the Mountain Dew he opened in the aisle of a Target, and the oranges his sticky fingers rearranged…..These kinds of things have beco... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122172 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:01:24 +0100 1122172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064998&cid=t_141840_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Flow-income-seniors-and-disabled-people.html Seniors on low fixed incomes and disabled people who are struggling with high prescription costs and healthcare costs can turn to The National Food Bank for groceries. The national network of community locations providing groceries is called America's Second Harvest. Local warehouses have grocery supplies through the National Food Bank which are distributed at community locations.To find a distribution center near you enter your zip code into the search box at the website for The National Food Bank, or search for your town plus "food bank."The website explains that 5.9% of seniors,or 1.5 million households, struggle with "food insecurity." This term means when "access to food is limited by lack of money and other resources." Nearly 3 million seniors are served by the Food Bank each year.As... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064998 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:21:00 +0100 1064998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=993237&cid=t_141840_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F177601837%2F Days of screams and headbangs are over is the title of an article in the October 31st Scotsman about now-15-year-old James Paton. Paton was 11 when he was diagnosed with autism and began to attend the Daldorch School, which was created by the National Autistic Society Scotland. James’s parents, Daniel and Bernadette Paton, credit the school with helping their son undergo a “remarkable transformation”: The walls are painted in neutral shades without posters and the windows have opaque glass to prevent children becoming over-stimulated or distracted, while doors and cupboards are made from reinforced materials to prevent damage from violent behaviour. Mrs Paton, 46, from Newmilns in East Ayrshire, said she and husband, Daniel, 48, would not be able to cope with James withou... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=993237 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:48:22 +0100 993237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658705&cid=t_141840_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F5%2Fguys-and-groceries.html Have you ever sent your guy to the grocery store because the pantry was bare? You asked him to do “The Big Shop.” After an hour or two, he comes home with one or two bags and about five or six items – you know what he got -- milk, bread, a bag of apples, a head of lettuce and some beer. Maybe, if you are lucky, he picked up a pound of ground round or a couple of pork chops.Well, a new report, titled “Men in Grocery Stores: In Aisle and In Need” explains why this happens. Here’s the answer: men get overwhelmed in the grocery store. I love it. They are “bamboozled” by all of the choices…and, guess what? They won’t ask for help. Hahahahaha.Now I haven’t actually read the whole report primarily because it costs $2500 (it is wri... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658705 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:16:37 +0100 658705