There are some that say a woman’s place is in the kitchen…or they used to anyway.  But as it turns out Generation X is changing that drastically.  Univ. of Michigan has been studying my generation of men and women for over 25 years…while young married women report cooking 51 meals a month, their husbands are catching up: The guys are cooking, on average, 34 monthly meals. That works out to roughly eight meals a week cooked by men, who are also doing nearly equal levels of grocery shopping—not to mention watching lots of food TV, reading food magazines and food blogs…and sharing pics of their meals on Facebook. 

Read more about it here;  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577410554105890024.html

We talked at length to doctors and a couple of local soldiers who suffer from PTSD so I wanted to share the results of a new study.  A good memory is usually seen as a strength…but a new study says when experience is traumatic, this asset may become a serious liability, according to new research on survivors of the Rwandan genocide.  According to the study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the findings point to a “genetic link between the predisposition to build strong memory and the risk for PTSD.”

Here's a link to the TIME Magazine article about the study: http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/15/does-a-better-memory-equal-greater-ptsd-risk/

WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO GET HELP?

Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255. 

Vets for Warriors – Vets who have been trained to help you 1-855-VET-TALK

If you’re a veteran and would like more info on the PTSD Experimental Study/Therapy or to see if you are eligible to enroll for FREE with no-cost treatment go to www.Restore-Lives.org (Not active-duty)

You can make money for filling out surveys call the College of nursing!  (813) 974-9310

You can also get help online www.veteranscrisiline.net

For courses and resources about PTSD log on to www.PTSD.VA.gov  This is a great site for Vets, family members, etc. 

Most college binge drinkers and drug users don’t develop lifelong problems. But new mental-health guidelines will label many of them addicts and alcoholics….NOW CALLING 40% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS ALCOHOLICS. 

NYT Times also mentioned on Sunday that Alcoholism comes in two forms: first the Substance Abusers or short time, binge drinker.  The second “substance dependence,” is what everyone else calls addiction or alcoholism and is typically chronic and marked by relapses. But the new definition drops the dependence bc physically needing a drug to function isn’t actually addiction and the stigmatizing term “abuse.” However, eliminating these words will increase the number of people diagnosed with alcoholism by a stunning 60%.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/14/dsm-5-could-mean-40-of-college-students-are-alcoholics/#ixzz1uvhxThGl