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How a zealot’s word led us astray on autism
A dozen years ago, a physician named Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a paper in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet that did immeasurable harm to children. Andrew Wakefield - Lancet - Medical journal - Health - Medicine...
Study links excessive Internet use to depression
People who spend a lot of time surfing the Internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday. Mental health - Health - Depression - Disorders - Mood...
Medical journal retracts flawed autism study
The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper on Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood vaccine MMR and autism. Lancet - Medical journal - MMR vaccine controversy - Health - Andrew Wakefield...
Temple Grandin on her struggles and ‘yak yaks’
Temple Grandin talks to msnbc.com about how autism affects her life, a life that she believes is different, but not less. Temple Grandin - ClaireDanes - Health - Neurodevelopmental - Mental Health...
Fragile X syndrome could be eased by a pill
A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way. Fragile X syndrome - Mental retardation - Genetic disorder - Autism - Health...
Students report more serious stress in life
A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era. Mental health - Great Depression - High school - Health - Disorders...
A Splintered Mind
Last night at this time I was standing in line to get a burger. Tonight I'm lying down in bed trying to turn my sleep schedule around.If you follow me here or on Twitter, you know what a raving insomniac I am. After a bout of sickness last December, my...
Rejections as Therapy - Opportunities to Think Positive
As my little nightowls retire to their nests, the home becomes my silent domain again. In the quiet, I can finally think. Tonight I am thinking about the manuscript I finished on Saturday. I polished it throughout the day, then again at night. I felt confident enough about the story...
First thing I saw when I woke up yesterday was a new email from the agent. Unfortunately, it is not good news. Turns out that although the agent agrees with me that my revisions have improved the story, he isn't sure my story is strong enough to capture a publisher's...
Here's something I forgot to blog about. My friend, Bree Despain, had a book launch party in the beginning of January for her paranormal romance, The Dark Divine. You may recall that I put together a silly video for her a few months ago to help promote her book. I...
Spitting in the Eye of Morpheus
Although it is 6:30am now as I write this, yestermorn's insomnia was worse. I retired to bed at 9am and lay there awake and unsleepy. The CPAP mask hugged my face with its life-giving embrace. A dark blindfold was tied around my head to thwart the sun's purpose. The sounds...
There won't be an article today. I put my all into the interview with HealthyPlace TV, which I'll embed below.The glitches were annoying, but humorous. I would wait for my video feed to be active and it would be black, leading me to believe there was a problem. And then...
Beyond Meds
Healing does not mean curing, although the two words are often used interchangeably, While it may not be possible for us to cure ourselves or to find someone who can, it is always possible for us to heal ourselves. Healing implies the possibility for us to relate differently to illness,...
The last few days online: Lilly settles with Mississippi: $18.5 million — as Furious Seasons says, “That brings Lilly’s total settlements to date to around $2.8 billion and there’s still more to go.” Zyprexa is a deadly drug. ~ Lilly: “Execute the *%#&*! out of them” The Carlat Psychiatry Blog –A new paper,...
New book: Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease
I’ve not read this book but it looks interesting. Below is an excerpt from a review from the Brooklyn Rail: Gary Greenberg opens his new history of depression with a riveting tale of scientific ingenuity. A young, unknown marine biologist with an interest in mussels happens to discover the neurotransmitter serotonin...
It is sometimes difficult to see and understand that changing conditions are not mistakes. They feel that way because we sometimes think that if we were only smart enough or careful enough, we could avoid all unpleasantness—that we wouldn’t fall ill or have misfortune. In fact, we usually haven’t done...
East meets West…mindfulness meets CBT
Acceptance and Commitment therapy is the only off shoot of Behavioral Therapy that I have any tolerance for whatsover. I know lots of people love CBT and DBT but I have found them absolutely insufferable. See here why I like “ACT.” Wish they’d drop all these acronyms though. From The Times:...
Quote of the day — on happiness
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far to better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. – Carl Jung Filed under: quote of the day ...
Schizophrenia News From Medical News Today
Early Intervention Could Prevent Schizophrenia
The onset of schizophrenia is not easy to predict. Although it is associated with as many as 14 genes in the human genome, the prior presence of schizophrenia in the family is not enough to determine whether one will succumb to the mind-altering condition. The disease also has a significant...
The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (SAEC) has announced that it will collaborate with Duke University's Center for Human Genome Variation to research the genetics of Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CIA), with the goal of identifying potential rare genetic variants predictive of this serious drug induced adverse event......
The Hidden Cost Of Schizophrenia
People being treated for schizophrenia are more likely than the general population to have encounters with the criminal justice system in the US......
Childhood Clues To Adult Schizophrenia
Years before adults develop schizophrenia, there is a pattern of cognitive difficulties they experience as children, including problems with verbal reasoning, working memory, attention and processing speed......
Blood Test For Schizophrenia Could Be Ready This Year
A blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia - the most serious form of mental illness - could be available this year, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine. The disorder, with symptoms that can include hallucinations and delusional thoughts, affects more than...
Race-Based Misdiagnosis Still Remains A Health Care Problem
Black men are over-diagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times higher than any other group - a trend that dates back to the 1960s, according to new University of Michigan research......
Anxiety
Biofeedback Now Seen as 'Regular' Medicine
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Biofeedback used to be thought of as alternative therapy -- something that might help but wasn't considered a fully legitimized medical treatment....
Scientists Read Brain's Magnetic Fields to Spot PTSD
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, researchers have been able to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by reading patterns of magnetic fields created by brain cells....
Cutting Parkinson's Drug Dose Linked to Withdrawal Effects
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in withdrawal, such as anxiety, panic attacks, pain, dizziness and drug cravings, researchers say....
I've Heard Yoga Can Relieve Anxiety. How?
Hatha yoga, the most common form of yoga practiced in the Western world, combines body postures or asanas, breath control or pranayama, and meditation, and each of these can help reduce stress and anxiety. Depending on the particular form of yoga and the skill level and fitness of the practitioner,...
Witnesses to Bullying May Suffer Most of All
THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Students who watch others being bullied may suffer even more than the victims or the perpetrators, a new British study suggests."It's well-documented that children and adolescents who are exposed to violence within their families or outside of school are at a greater risk for...
How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On
SATURDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- With pressures from the economic hard times, dysfunctional families and countless other factors, the holidays can contribute to emotional stress and depression. But there are ways to cope with the various scenarios that people experience at this time of year, according to Dr. Laura...
Depression News From Medical News Today
Acupuncture Found Effective Against Depression During Pregnancy
In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™ in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy......
News From The February Issue Of Chest
BENEFITS OF ICS FOR COPD MAY BE OVERSTATED Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, new research suggests that ICS may only provide a modest benefit in reducing exacerbations in patients with COPD......
Electrical Stimulation Offers New Hope For Depression Treatment
Approximately ten to thirty percent of patients with depression do not respond to drug treatments commonly used for the disorder, and this has spurred a search for alternatives......
Treating Depression By Stimulating The Pleasure Center
Even with the best of available treatments, over a third of patients with depression may not achieve a satisfactory antidepressant response......
Link Between Common Antidepressant Drugs And Lactation Difficulties In Mothers
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), women taking commonly used forms of antidepressant drugs may experience delayed lactation after giving birth and may need additional support to achieve their breastfeeding goals......
Biovail Comments On Proposed Generic Wellbutrin XL(R) Trial
Biovail Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BVF) today commented on a proposed clinical trial recently announced by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd......
ScienceDaily: Mental Health News
Early abuse tied to more depression in children
A study of 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected, aimed to find out whether abuse early in life and feelings of depression affected cortisol ("stress hormone") levels. Study results suggest that there are different subtypes of depression, with atypical cortisol...
Acupuncture found effective against depression during pregnancy
Researchers have shown that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy....
A new study indicates that a majority of non-psychiatrist physicians and a substantial minority of psychiatrists reported that they often do not use the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition when diagnosing major depressive disorder in patients....
People being treated for schizophrenia are more likely than the general population to have encounters with the criminal justice system in the US. A new study has shown that schizophrenia patients' involvement with the criminal justice system is primarily driven by their being victims of crime and that the average...
Caregivers of ICU patients are collateral damage of critical illness, say researchers
Intensive care unit patients are not the only ones likely to be severely depressed in the aftermath of hospitalization. Family and friends who care for them often suffer emotional and social hardship, too, according to a prospective study that is the first to monitor patients and caregivers during a one-year...
Mental illnesses are second leading cause of time off work in Spain
Researchers have evaluated the economic impact of mental illness in Spain, and estimated their social cost. According to the study, despite health resources being invested to alleviate the effects of such illnesses, informal care and lost work time places a heavy burden on society....
caught in my bipolar burble
I love to look at my writing, all printed out in front of me. I know its masturbatory, but I fondle the pages, admire the layout, and covet the words. Creating them is a magic trick for which not even I know the secret.I'm doing writing for school. Stories and...
I am angry. All the time. Without fail. Angry. To be alive.This is something newer in my arsenal of self-hating emotions, this anger. It's fresh and sharp with razor edges and a dark, abyss center. It shows itself in little ways: how I hate other people for nothing, how I...
You are the Happy Couple, finishing each others sentences, happy to be married, be young, and be beautiful. She has shoulder blade-length dark hair, gently tousled and is in a gray dress the portends conservativeness while showing off the figure earned through hours at the gym. She has an easy...
I woke up with my mind on the tip of his cock, my tongue round the ridge of its head. It's from sleeping in his scent, his sweat, my scent, my sweat, that keeps my mind locked in place.It had been a long time since we had slammed into each...
I'm so sad. And so tired. And so tired, of being sad.When I moved back to town, my friend said I needed to create a "positive narrative" for myself. (Yes, he really talks like that.) I suspect he thought I should be able to tell the story of what I'm...
Eggs Over Easy With a Side of Lawnmower
After the last post, which I know was depressing for everyone, I've been waiting for something less depressing to say. This, unfortunately, hasn't been coming to me, mostly because I've been nastily depressed. However, something happened to me today that I deem worth sharing.Today, for the first time since I...
ScienceDaily: Schizophrenia News
In schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, life is not black and white
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affect 10s of millions of individuals around the world. These disorders have a typical onset in the early 20s and in most cases have a chronic or recurring course. Neither disorder has an objective biological marker than can be used to make diagnoses or to guide...
Study examines prescribing of antipsychotic medications for nursing home residents
Older adults newly admitted to nursing homes with high rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the previous year are more likely to receive antipsychotic agents, according to a new study. Of these treated patients, some had no identified clinical indication for this therapy....
A new study examines the impact of a safety warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications. The results show the warnings resulted in a decline in usage among the elderly with dementia, yet raise the question as to whether the FDA's system of...
Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment of the disorder
Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior....
Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system
Glial cells, which help neurons communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according to new research. The animal study contributes to researchers' basic understanding of how the two nervous systems develop and are maintained, which...
New safety concern related to antipsychotic treatment
Overall, antipsychotic medications are reasonably effective, and fairly well tolerated treatments for mood and psychotic disorders. However, treatment with a number of antipsychotic medications is associated with weight gain, and for some, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. In a new article, researchers discuss this cluster of metabolic side effects and how it...
Psych Central News
Acupuncture for Pregnancy-Related Depression
A new study demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy. "Depression during pregnancy is an issue of concern because it has negative effects on both the mother and the baby as well as the rest of the family," said ... ......
Marker May Predict Risk of Psychosis
Historically, health professionals have lamented their inability to identify individuals at risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. New research suggests a measure of retina function may serve as a method to predict individuals at high risk for the conditions. Schizophrenia ... ......
Improved Antidepressant in the Works
A new laboratory compound appears to have the potential to become an important antidepressant, merging beneficial actions of current medications while lowering side effects. Oregon State University chemists have applied for a patent on the compound with research findings published in the ... ......
Obsessive Web Browsing Linked to Depression
A new large-scale study discovers a link between spending a lot of time browsing the Internet and depressive symptoms. University of Leeds psychologists found striking evidence that some users have developed a compulsive Internet habit, whereby they replace real-life social ... ......
Observe a Good Deed, Perform a Good Deed
Researchers have learned that watching someone do the right thing makes us feel good, and also provides an emotional boost for us to do good deeds ourselves. In fact, watching a good deed often gives us ... ......
Give Kids Space to Develop Passions
Back off helicopter moms and dads. A new study has found children and young adults are more likely to pursue sports, music or other pastimes when given an opportunity to nurture their own passion. Université de Montréal researcher Geneviève Mageau performed ... ......
ScienceDaily: Depression News
Increased risk of death, stroke in postmenopausal women taking antidepressants, study finds
Women participating in the Women's Health Initiative study who reported taking an antidepressant drug had a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of stroke and of death compared with participants not taking antidepressants. The authors of the study note that their findings are not conclusive but may signify...
Earlier bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression and suicidal thoughts
New research finds that adolescents with bedtimes that were set earlier by parents were significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, suggesting that earlier bedtimes could have a protective effect by lengthening sleep duration and increasing the likelihood of getting enough sleep....
Fine-tuning Treatments For Depression
New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated -- a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression....
Elderly most at risk for major depression identified
Researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression....
Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue
Physical activity is known to reduce depression and fatigue in people struggling with chronic illness. A new study indicates that this effect stems from an individual's sense of mastery over -- or belief in his or her ability to achieve -- certain physical goals....
Brain imaging shows kids' PTSD symptoms linked to poor hippocampus function
Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, say scientists. Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress suffer poor function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that stores and retrieves memories. The research helps explain why traumatized children behave...
New Scientist - Mental Health
How the US exports its mental illnesses
Western notions of mental illness are one of the US's most insidious exports - and they are spreading around the world like a contagion, says Ethan Watters...
Zebrafish make good 'guinea pigs' for human drugs
Zebrafish behaviour is a good indicator for how a drug will change chemistry in the human brain...
Early signs of Alzheimer's are in the eye
A new way of counting dying eye cells could allow Alzheimer's disease to be diagnosed before other symptoms show up...
Cellphone radiation is good for Alzheimer's mice
After years of demonisation, mobile phones might actually do us more good than harm...
CFS patients in UK show no signs of suspect virus
The theory that chronic fatigue syndrome could be caused by a virus that jumped from mice to people has been dealt a blow...
Free yourself from oppression by technology
That new phone or laptop may be giving you a warm glow, but beware a stealth attack on your happiness, warns Yair Amichai-Hamburger...
Anxiety, Panic & Health
Exposure Therapy: Eliminating Anxiety Disorder’s Fear, Part 2
You have a fear of spiders, or of flying, or of crowds. Are you just sitting there suffering? It’s time to try Exposure Therapy! Exposure therapy is a type of Behavioral Therapy used to help the patient confront a feared situation, object, thought, or memory and dispel its power to produce...
Exposure Therapy: Eliminating Anxiety Disorder’s Fear, Part 1
The neighbor’s dog barks night and day. If you have gotten used to it, you have used one of the root principles of Exposure Therapy. Exposure therapy is a type of Behavioral Therapy used to help the patient confront a feared situation, object, thought, or memory and dispel its power over...
Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans
Almost 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving health care from VA hospitals have one or more mental disorders. A new study, published in the July 16 online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, reported this and other shocking news about the mental health of our veterans of...
Is What You’re Reading Junk? Evaluating the Quality of Mental Health Websites, Part 2
The internet is a minefield full of inaccurate, biased sites. How do you tell the difference between good information and bad information? You need a guide to help you evaluate sites, to tell whether the articles presented are valid and accurate, to discover when someone is trying to sell you something,...
Is What You’re Reading Junk? Evaluating the Quality of Mental Health Websites, Part 1
The internet allows patients, consumers, physicians, and other mental health care professionals to quickly access mental health information. Millions of Americans search for mental health information on the web every year. Whether the information is needed for personal reasons or for a loved one, millions of mental health-related web pages are...
5 More Interesting Articles for You: Your Occasional Reader
Here I am again with another mental health miscellany for you! It’s not all tragic, either — there’s some right good humor mixed in! But first: a birthday announcement. On June 25th, Anxiety, Panic & Health celebrated its first year of existence. During that time I’ve posted 132 articles and have...
www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk | Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive
Hiya, I have yet to write about the Open Up conference. This is because I seem to be lapsing into a bit of pesky depression and have not had the energy to write, or to do much else. I’ve had a bit of a difficult week. It’s not helped by...
For all the skeptically interested out there: The Secrets of the Psychics with James Randi: The Peter Popoff sequence is an uncomfortable joy. I am now very very tired and not feeling as ARGH as I was. Thanks for your comments. Do forgive me for sporadic updates, I’ve been a bit stressed and...
Bipolar disorder can suck it, suck it hard.
EDIT: This was not directed at anybody! I can’t fucking DO THIS ANYMORE. I want to crack open my skull and scream, “LEAVE ME ALONE!” How can people celebrate having this stupid fucking illness? It doesn’t make you special. If you want to be special go get a fucking tattoo or something....
I finally have access to a working computer again! Posted in Bipolar Disorder ...
Well, I’ll be speaking in front of over hundred people at the Open Up conference: http://www.oneinfourmag.org/openupconference.html A free conference about how to communicate sensitively and appropriately about mental health Encouraging us to reconsider the way we represent mental health difficulty by talking about the issues and hearing from speakers and panellists with direct...
“It’s chips tonight! I burned them! They’re actually twigs! Eat it and like it!”
Hello- can anyone reading my blog comment on this post, please? For two reasons: 1) to say hi and tell me how you are and 2) there’s a few regulars I’ve been missing and I’m just wondering if you’re all out there and okay! I’m notoriously bad at responding to...
Schizophrenia News
Scientists Find Hope For Psychosis In A Natural Supplement
On the heals of the report that medical professionals may be able to spot and treat schizophrenia before it manifests, comes news of hope for a natural preventative to psychosis....
Eli Lilly and the Depression-Diabetes Circle
Sometimes fixing one problem creates another. In the pharmaceutical industry this is called an opportunity....
Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents - Clinicians should consider ...
Zyprexa : Use in Adolescents - Clinicians should consider potential long-term risks when prescribing to adolescents Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare professionals ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan....
FDA, Eli Lilly Announce Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Labeling Changes for Use with Adolescents
On Jan. 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced changes to the prescribing information for olanzapine ....
Schizophrenia link to pregnant women who suffer from flu
UNBORN offspring can be predisposed to schizophrenia by viral infection in the womb, new research has shown....
A Common Polymorphism in the Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CNR1) Gene is...
A Common Polymorphism in the Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Gene is Associated with Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Schizophrenia 1Department of Neuroscience, Neurogenetics Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada 2Department of Psychiatry, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany 3Division ......
Bipolar News From Medical News Today
UT Center Of Excellence On Mood Disorders Combines Discovery, Patient Care
Innovative neuroscience research and expanded clinical care have been launched at the new Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. "New research here is trying to pinpoint the neurobiological mechanisms involved in mood disorders," said Jair Soares, M.D......
Examining The Impact Of FDA Safety Warnings
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine examines the impact of a safety warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications......
For people with bipolar I disorder*, for whom long-term therapy is clinically indicated, both combination therapy with lithium plus valproate and lithium monotherapy are more likely to prevent relapse than is valproate monotherapy. This benefit seems to be irrespective of baseline severity of illness and is maintained for up to...
Two Brown Faculty To Study Brain Development In Infants And Children With Bipolar Disorder
Two Brown University faculty members have received federal funding for innovative new neuroscience research projects focusing on brain development in infants and bipolar disorder in children. Sean Deoni, assistant professor of engineering, plans to use his $2......
Despite government warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions while taking antiepileptic drugs, these medications do not appear to be associated with increased risk of suicide attempts in individuals with bipolar disorder, and may have a possible protective effect, according to a report in the December issue...
FDA Approves Lilly's Zyprexa For Two Adolescent Indications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zyprexa® (olanzapine) in tablet form as an option for the treatment of schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adolescents aged 13-17 years old......
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Valentine’s Day Worthy Reusable Bags
Quick when I say, “Valentine’s Day” you say… “Reusable Bags!” Ok, maybe it’s not the first gift that popped into your head but trust me, a nice reusable bag is a totally lovable way to say you care this Valentine’s Day. At the very least Mother Nature will thank you. Consider...
This Valentine’s Day show your sweetie some love with these mouthwatering Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes or these fun Conversation Heart Brownies. These recipes from Duncan Hines are budget-friendly and delicious. Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes Originally from Down South, and once the signature dessert at the Waldorf-Asotria in the 1920s, the Red Velvet...
You can stock up on your valentine treats and put them in this jar to keep them fresh. You can use a regular recycled quart jar or a canning jar for this craft project. I used a canning jar and it is a quart size so it will hold lots...
Should you trash nonstick pans?
Most people have heard that nonstick pans may pose a safety hazard but on the flip side if nonstick is all you have it’s frustrating because a new set of pans is expensive. Should you toss your nonstick cookware and buy new pots and pans or stick it out? Here’s...
DIY Painted Valentine’s Day Cards
Do you want to make your sweetheart a special Valentine’s Day card, but you’re not sure where to start? You might even want to make a big group of cards for family and friends, or to use as party favors or invites. If so, you may love the project below. Our...
Natural Pest Control for the Yard
I’ve been researching different types of organic pest control lately and it looks like the best pest control you can use has feathers and a beak. Yup, people swear by guineas, ducks and chickens. They can wipe out mosquitoes, ticks and grubs like nobody’s business and ducks apparently have an...