Art
Sandra Magsamen talks with Long Island Woman about her new book, Living Artfully, and her journey to making handmade objects with messages on them.
From my grandmother, I learned the magical power of creating and connecting.
Advice
Shannon M. Dean gives information on taking control of worry, before it takes control of your life.
I have always been a worrier, but when I became a mother, my fretting climbed to new crippling heights and spanned topics like terrorism, E. coli, and the sharp increase in learning disorders in school-aged children. I know I am not alone. It is important to be able to recognize the difference between constructive worry and the level of worry that Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of Worry terms “toxic.”
Book Corner
In her book, The Last Van Gogh, author Alyson Richman weaves a beautiful tale of the famous artist and Marguerite, a young woman with which he had a passionate affair.
“A young, unmarried woman from a “good” family is not allowed to make decisions for herself and certainly could not make overtures to a man. With Louise-Josephine’s encouragement, Marguerite gathers the courage to pursue the affair with Vincent, even though it means challenging her father’s rules.”
FYI
Medical breakthrough: A vaccine to protect against human papillovirus (HPV)—the sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer; get a head start on your spring redecorating at The Home Show at Farmingdale State College; new study shows regular activity throughout the day can help keep the weight off; and a website that can help you find the healthiest, good-for-everyone food.
Profile
In time for the 2006 Winter Olympics, Robin Wagner, well-known as Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes’ coach, shares her love of ice skating.
Health
New treatments for rosacea; the debate over calcium supplements; checking your thyroid; sleeping off your extra weight; fecal incontinence—a problem women are just beginning to talk about; sugar substitutes get the “thumb’s up” from the FDA; and how your earrings can be a health hazard.
A new combination treatment for rosacea is showing real promise in managing this challenging-to-treat skin condition.
Should women still take calcium supplements to help prevent osteoporosis? Yes, according to the Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
More than 27 million Americans have overactive or underactive thyroid glands, but more than half remain undiagnosed.
Women who sleep five hours or less per night weigh more, on average, than those who sleep seven hours, according to a study presented at the recent American Thoracic Society International Conference.
New research shows that fecal incontinence (FI) is prevalent among U.S. women, not only those in older age groups but also among younger women who have had numerous babies, women whose deliveries were assisted by forceps or vacuum devices and those who have had a hysterectomy.
Forget all those Internet rumors about the health effects of sugar substitutes. The stuff that sweetens our coffee and gets sprinkled on our cereal recently received a strong endorsement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
While the lobe may be a canvas for a woman’s fashion self-expression, piercing puts it at risk for being torn — whether from a sudden pull on an earring by a child, wearing heavy earrings, chronic friction from the telephone or simply poor piercing technique.
Support Groups
An extensive listing of Long Island area support groups primarily geared toward women.
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