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First of all, good on you for not choosing medication. There isn't any evidence that medication helps, and some evidence it makes things worse. I don't care how many people at how many agencies at how many levels you know. You do not know everyone in the mental health field in your area. Ask someone you do know to…

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/soyiso/ The University of Oregon has some really good, balanced, information on soy. While soy isn't as dangerous as she stated, it's also not benign for everyone, and even it's beneficial effects are usually overstated. For those of us who are survivors of female and…

I'm mostly with you on unfermented soy, there's some good science behind that. (Though I disagree that it's dangerous in any quantity. It's a problem in quantities larger than 30 - 60 grams/day.) Shakeology, not so much. The only "study" they cite is more of a subjective survey of people using the product. There is no…

Anything with no calories or nutritional value, including water. BTW, I think you mean a melange, which means an "a large assortment," rather than mirage, which means "something that appears real but is not."

The idea that you can't have surgery "alone" is silly. I had to have major repairs done to my left arm three years ago. I researched what the after situation would be like and for how long. I cooked lots of meals (three weeks worth) and froze them in individual packets I confirmed beforehand I could open one-handed and…

Yeah, I assumed my breasts would get smaller when I lost weight too, then I lost 98 pounds and every single millimeter of boob stayed with me. Mine are a lot bigger than yours, though; mine are DD, not C. I've considered surgery, but I have central pain syndrome and for me, the pain associated with surgery is considerably…

If they're burned, they're burned. If you were in a coma they'd still feed you because you'd still burn your BMR, even though you'd never exceed your resting heart rate. Your heart rate might be associated with a higher rate of burn, but it doesn't matter what your heart rate was when a calorie was burned. Burned is burned.

This is a serious oversimplification, and one that could be dangerous. The rapid "weight gain" of CHF is water retention, and sodium can cause some water retention, but that's not why you retain water in CHF. Why a CHF patient is on a sodium restricted diet is to prevent more water from being retained than already is from…

MFP counts from midnight to midnight. I simply changed the meal names to times. I work 6:30am to 3pm, so mine are midnight -6am, 6am-9am, 9am-noon, noon-3pm, 3pm-6pm, and 6pm-midnight. You could pick whatever hours worked for you. It doesn't matter what time you eat, nor does it matter particularly that you keep the days…

WTF are you talking about? I fully support leaving, regardless of why, and remarriage. People can and should be able to remarry as often as they choose. It's the idea that you have more than one WEDDING, that you invite guests to and such, that I'm not okay about.

Which is why I usually give clothes for a toddler at baby showers. In fact, the new parents will need those too. I don't have to give money for diapers. I can give diapers. Especially at a shower, a gift card really just misses the point.

You had a wedding. The first time you promised "until death do you part."

I, too, enjoy gifts. It's not that I can't afford to buy what I need, or even want for the most part, it's that a gift says that person was thinking about you, and chose something especially for you. When I get money it just goes with the other money, in a bank account that pays bills, etc. No lasting memory has been…

And when you purchase that "big item" you should send the contributors a picture or two so they can share your joy.

Yes. It's rude to ask for cash. People don't need china and crystal, or matching towels either. EVERYTHING you'd register for as a wedding gift is a "want." But asking for money, especially on the grounds that a wedding is expensive, suggests that the guests at a party you've invited them to, should help finance that…

What's "high and mighty" about it? You're not starting out. A second marriage should be a marriage, NOT a "wedding."

To me it looks even worse than you describe. It's like me inviting you to dinner and, knowing it's traditional for the guest to bring wine or a small token gift, saying I'd prefer you just give me some money to offset dinner. A wedding reception is a party the bride and groom, or their parents, HOST. While it's traditional…

Gifts you register for need not be "household" items. My nephew and his bride had what they needed but are avid campers and backpackers. They registered for gear they would like to have but would never buy for themselves. You can register for literally ANYTHING. There is no excuse to ask for cash.

In my day it would have been considered rude to expect any gifts at all for a second marriage.

What strikes me as rude is suggesting that a gift that someone went to the trouble go out and pick up specifically for you is ruder than asking your friends for money. If I were your friend and knew you considered the gift I put my effort into "useless," I'd just opt out of your wedding. A gift is not an entitlement.

No one MUST go into debt to get married. It's the wedding, not getting married, that costs. If you are unable or unwilling to pay for a party to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event, get a license, pay a JP and do it. Expecting your friends to finance your wedding/reception/honeymoon is rude.

I have everything I need, and lots of things I want too. So I'd put the wants on the list. No one really NEEDS most of what what they put on wedding registers, they're wants. Asking for money seems very "crass" to me. If someone feels having a big wedding and reception so your friends and family can help you celebrate this…

If walking helps you burn more calories than you take in, it can be helpful in losing weight. The only thing you can do to lose weight is to eat fewer calories than you burn. How long it will take is, as soon as you start burning more than you take in, you will start losing weight.

Baking soda. Fill it with hot water with a little baking soda and let it sit overnight. Baking soda will get rid of most smells. If this doesn't do it, I'd give up. Plastic holds on to smells and stains.

Chocolate dipped coconut. I LOVE coconut.

Agreed. Everything in your "rant" is entirely within your control. If you're unhappy with it, do something about it. Why on earth would you have only one friend IRL anyway? Seriously, I have Aspergers and I have more than one friend. Find some real friends and start living your life.

Barry is Obama's HS nickname. Because all middle-aged adults are still called their HS nick by strangers...

I'm not sure why bashing Wikipedia makes sense here (or anywhere). No encyclopedia is 100% accurate, and Wikipedia measures up to Encyclopedia Britannica for accuracy. That it can be corrected means errors get removed very quickly. Like in open source software, accuracy is enhanced by crowd-sourcing.…

I love tomato juice, but I sure wouldn't consider it a "post lunch mini treat." With my lunch, as a bit of extra veggies, perhaps. Is this a "snack" or a "treat?" If it's a "treat," tomato juice isn't. Small squares of dark chocolate would have been better received and just as healthy.

Why limit yourself to pistachio?