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I've always had this nagging suspicion that daylight savings time might be responsible for a variety of deleterious health effects -- including things like increases in traffic accidents and other operator-related incidents -- so it came as no surprise when I read the following news blurb:

When researchers in Sweden examined the impact of daylight saving time on heart attack rates in that country, they discovered that people had slightly fewer heart attacks on the Monday after they set their clocks back in the fall and slightly more heart attacks in the days after they set their clocks ahead in the spring.

They presented their findings in a letter published in the Oct. 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Here's an interesting article in the New York Times, describing widespread use of placebos in treating patients, as a way to treat the patient's mental state rather than the actual problem.

The problem is that the placebos used are not inert -- rather, they prescribe drugs intended for other uses, such as headache pills, sedatives, or other relatively harmless drugs.

I have kept a daily record of my food and exercise choices since I began the Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program (CALP) on March 3, 2008.

I had been posting my menus and exercises on my support groups but have been unable to keep them updated since I have not had much access to the Internet lately.

I really enjoy my support groups but have decided to make LowCarbCompatible my first priority since the time I get to spend on my computer will continue to be limited for awhile.

I will make daily entries into my journal and post them whenever I can. I have decided to include my entries from the beginning but will be working backwards since there are several months to post.

October 3rd was weigh in and measurement day but I postponed it until October 4th. I really enjoy getting my results once a month but had to be somewhere at a certain time and did not have enough time to get it done.

I am very pleased with my results and absolutely love CALP for allowing me to regain complete control over when and how I eat. The other day my Dad actually commented on my weight loss and that had me feeling pretty good about myself.

Every time my husband hugs me, which is constantly, he tells me how much I am shrinking and how beautiful I am. He has always been loving and affectionate and continues to do a wonderful job of building my confidence.

I mentioned that I am on a few support groups and have read recently how easy it is for some people to eat as much as they can for the entire hour. It is impossible for me to do that since the most important part of my RM is balance. When it is time for my RM, I begin with my salad and then eat my veggies, protein, and carbs. I do not overeat, but definitely eat until I am satisfied. It is not unusual for me to be done eating within a half an hour and I have no desire to eat anymore.

My mentality has never been to eat as much as I can. Before beginning CALP this time, I would begin my day with my trigger foods without realizing they were the reason I would lose control over my choices, frequency, or amounts in which I would want to eat.

Researchers have discovered -- surprise! -- that obese women are self conscious (and/or fear injury) and those emotions prevent successful exercise:

Obese women may have a 'phobia' of exercise which stops them being active because they feel self-conscious and are afraid of injury, researchers argue.

Far from being excuses to be lazy, these 'mental barriers' are real problems which must be overcome to encourage overweight women to exercise more, a conference was told.

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[Participants] were asked what factors stopped them from exercising at the start of the programme, three months into it and at the end.