I am writing about a very difficult situation with my mother, who is 67, diagnosed with terminal cancer, and unsaved. She is a very bitter, negative, critical, and prideful woman. She alienates all of her children and her friends. She has never apologized once in my life, and I'm 46. I was raised Jewish--when I began seeking and practicing Christianity...

There's a revolution going on. "It's a revolution within," says author Gloria Steinem. In fact, that is the title of her bestseller, Revolution From Within, a book about self esteem. In her preface she writes, "The more I talked to men as well as women, the more it seemed that inner feelings of incompleteness, emptiness, self doubt and self hatred...

Diabetes is a serious, permanent condition that affects the body's ability to use sugar properly. People with diabetes either can't produce or can't respond to insulin, a hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter the individual cells of the body. It is estimated that diabetes affects nearly two million Canadians. Many more people may be ignoring...

Can you get too much of a good thing? Every year Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements. Usually, the amounts we take are within safe limits. Occasionally, however, fads come along that advocate mega-doses as the latest cure-all. But more isn't always better. In fact, mega-doses can cause more problems...

New research suggests ways patients can better control their life-long conditions Landmark survey reveals five steps for success Research Triangle Park, N.C., - A landmark survey suggests that millions of Americans living with diabetes, asthma, heart disease, depression and other chronic illnesses may gain better control of their illnesses by...

The gray-haired lady can't wait to leave the building to search for her dad. Unless watched, she will walk the streets in an effort to locate her father, who died 30 years ago. Devastating disease Not all cases of Alzheimer's disease look like this, but Alzheimer's is a devastating disease that now claims to be the fourth or fifth leading cause...

I learned from my children's karate classes that the elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back taillights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives. Last...