http://debbiemormino.com Health Insurance Agent & Breast Health Consultant Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:37:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, its been wonderful being home this weekend.  We had lots of family here, and enjoyed ourselves with meatballs and spaghetti, lots of nice hot bread and butter, desserts and BOILED CRABS!  Glad we all got together, but it looks like we may have to evacuate yet AGAIN this week ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/96 We were very fortunate that this hurricane was not a direct hit, and we didn't have any flooding!  All of our homes were spared, and most of us have electricity now except those in St Bernard.  Unlike last time tho, they have a home to go home to!  Our entire ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/95 Those of you who  know me, know that I am from New Orleans and live in Covington, LA.  Right now my whole family, with the exception of my brother, Mike Ginart, have all evacuated to different areas to escape the wrath of Gustav.  My brother cannot leave due to his position on the ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/94 By: Renae Hamrick, RVT CPR In the event of an emergency, your pet's life may depend on your quick recognition of the situation, your knowledge of pet first aid, and the way in which you respond to the emergency. CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is the act of artificially circulating blood and oxygen throughout ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/93 Unfortunately, there are a lot of myths around about weight loss, exercise and nutrition.  Borrowed from http://WeightLossEver.com Here are just 3 of them: 1. Carbohydrates are fattening. There are a lot of people avoiding foods like breads and pastas at the moment because they believe that because they are high sources of carbohydrates that they are ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/92 I was on vacation all of last week (July 28-Aug 1), then went to Houston for a Breast Health Seminar that 445 invitations were sent out for.  As you may already know, a little storm called EDOUARD also decided to visit the Houston area that same night! Needless to say, only ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/90 Content provided by Health Day FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer face a higher chance of recurrence and a shorter life expectancy than either normal or underweight patients, a new study suggests. The researchers also ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/89 Many babies today who cannot be breast fed for whatever reasons are being fed soy based formulas. My newest grandson, Alex, is one of them. When my daughter in law had to stop nursing him, their family pediatrician suggested soy formula. He has gone from diarrhea to ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/83 Don’t Distress Over Stress     “Stress is life. Life is stress,” says Dr. Esther Sternberg, Director of the Integrative Neural Immune Program at the U.S. Government’s National Institute of Mental Health. You can’t avoid stress, but although you might think of it only in negative terms, a little bit ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/81 My friend Heidi Caswell is a representative of Send Out Cards. She asked me to pass along this information to you: http://www.connectsimply.com/blog/remembering-loved-ones-iraq/ http://www.connectsimply.com/blog/cards-to-iraq/ 1. Forward this url or/and use it yourself: http://GetYourCardsHere.com 2. Click on the banner and turn up your speakers 3. Follow the audio prompts and send a card 4. Feel free to upload photos ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/80 Some alarming statistics include: *These days, 1 in 7 women in the USA will get breast cancer at some point in their lives. *80% of breast lumps are benign, only 20% are cancer, so can you imagine how many LUMPS are being discovered (and WE alone cannot determine which are cancerous!) ? *Only ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/79 Most women never think about their breasts.  They get up in the morning, perhaps wash them in the shower and then shove them into a cage we call a bra, and there they stay for the next 8 - 14 hours!  Well, it's time to change all that.  It is ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/78 As many of you know, Katrina destroyed many lives, families, businesses, homes and personal properties in late August 2005. We lost my Uncle Red, a Catholic priest in Lake Catherine, LA during the hurricane. He didn't evacuate, and his body was never found. All that was left ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/59 From MyBreastCancerNetwork.com Illuminated Again by  Craig Stoltz Friday, May 16, 2008 A new report casts some light on a link between Vitamin D levels and breast cancer progression. In the Canadian study, low blood levels of D were strongly linked to breast cancer diagnosis--and women with inadequate levels of the vitamin in their blood at ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/58 My husband and I just celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary this weekend!  We brought our Grandchildren to see the 2nd Narnia Movie:  Prince Caspian (EXCELLENT MOVIE!) Friday night, and then Saturday night enjoyed a wonderful ribeye steak dinner, awesome Banana Banchee drink, and a night at the fights!  My husband ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/56 Just had to share this with you all! As Breast Health Consultants and Breast Cancer Advocates, my team and I went to New Orleans this weekend for the V-Day activities in the Super Dome (about 40 miles from home). We knew there would be women there from all over the world, ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/38 My daughter, Delilah, is a loving, very thoughtful and caring, sweet young woman. She has 3 children and one more on the way. She truly has a "mother's heart" and knows just when to say what I need to hear, good and bad! This is ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/55 This is an email sent to me by Kaye, an on-line friend: Hi Debbie: I was always a good person and got my yearly mammogram. Unfortunately, my previous doctor, according to her own hand written notes was "monitoring" (for 3 years) a lump in my right breast which she "thought" was ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/54 Over the next two months, a team of experts from Boomer Diva Nation will host a series of teleseminars and radio interviews on a variety of topics.  These topics are designed to educate and empower you.     All of the teleseminars are FREE.  To get more info on these teleseminars, visit:  http://www.talk2bev.com/ Thursday, ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/53 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THOUSANDS NEEDLESSLY DIE OF BREAST CANCER May 2008, Inaugural "Global Breast Cancer Early Detection Month" May, 2008, will herald the very first "Global Breast Cancer Early Detection Month", an effort spearheaded by the "Know Now Foundation" of Scottsdale, AZ., an organization solely dedicated to saving lives through early detection (www.YouCanKnowNow.com). ... http://debbiemormino.com/archives/47