July 2010

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“Post-Concussive Syndrome,” Dr. Says

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Sure enough, my suspicions were correct.
I just came back from the neurologist, who gave me a verdict that explain my headaches, vertigo, sudden fatigue and minor concentration issues after my scary July 4 collision with a glass (that had no stickers on it.)
“Post-concussive syndrome,” he pronounced.
I’m now on doctor-ordered bed rest, drinking lots of liquids — and you’ll love this, “don’t spend a lot of time cooking.” (He didn’t mention no blogging!)
As for reading, he said, “Well, don’t read War and Peace.” (Pretty cool to get a doctor with a sense of humor!)
In other words, I’m on doctor’s orders to be a couch potato! And frankly, my aching and dizzy head thanks him!
Oh, and I’m so bummed, because for now, I have to hold off training for my 100-mile bike ride to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Don’t worry, you’ll still get compelling content on this blog, but I need to turn to fellow health experts. Please contribute your short, snappy, provocative posts.
And look for tweets from me. So please follow me on Twitter.
Just go to www.Twitter.com and start following the Smart Habits Girl
Gotta ice my head now and rest. But first I’ll skim this fascinating article.

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Sugar Shock Blog Turns 5 Years Old

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A month ago, Sugar Shock Blog turned five years old, but I forgot to announce it, because I was busy blogging about other things.
I also was in the middle of creating another new blog, my Write a Book Before You Die Blog
Anyhow, I hope you like the Sugar Shock Blog. See the first entry here on June 7, 2005.
FYI, at present, I’m seeking short, concise, compelling guest entries, because I’m on doctor’s orders to rest my head.
What would you like to contribute? I want to hear from you.
Please follow me on Twitter, where I’ll be posting shorter items and links to interesting articles, etc. — it’s easier to send tweets than write blog entries with a head that hurts.

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Concussion?

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I’m beginning to think I have a concussion after slamming head first into glass (that I didn’t realize was glass) on July 4th. (I described my scary incident here.)
What other way can you explain my horrific headaches (we’re talking BAD!), a need to ice my head every few hours (that really helps!) and a fuzziness in the back of my head? Oh, and some cognitive stuff.
Again, thanks for your many kind wishes.
Also, thanks for those of you who sent your ideas, insights, etc. Per the blood sugar control question, my blood sugar was well managed. (I learned my lesson back in 1998, when I kicked sugar so I had eaten a healthy snack a few minutes before bopping my head into the glass.)
The large window just had no sticker on it! I didn’t know it was glass! As one reader wrote, it was Glass Shock! (Not Sugar Shock!)
I’m off to get rest (head is begging for a pillow) or get medical help. And I’m going to pursue the MRI suggestion.
Thanks to this site for the cartoon.
Again, I have to remember — I am soo thankful that I’m alive!
For what are you grateful?
Have you had a frightening incident such as mine? What happened?

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Thank You So Much for Your Kind Comments About My July 4th Accident

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Yesterday, I shared to subscribers of my free Motivating Morsels ezine and to readers of this Sugar Shock Blog about my horribly scary experience on July 4, where I ran head first into a large piece of glass. (I also slashed my hand.)
Although I’m riddled with a FEROCIOUS headache, spaciness, a sore hand and more, I just wanted to take time out to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you, who’ve been kind enough to email me personally or even call me to offer your sympathy.
I’m so very touched by your many kind words, and as I sit here feeling not very good (OK, awful), it means a lot to me that you took time to contact me!
I’ve also heard a few stories that sound uncannily similar to mine where other people smacked right into glass, too. Ouch!
If you don’t know about my frightening close July 4th encounter, read about it here, on this Sugar Shock Blog.
Keep your comments coming, please! They cheer me up. I’d be grateful for additional remarks here on my Sugar Shock Blog, on my Smart Habits Fans page on Facebook or (if we’re already Facebook friends — sorry FB won’t let me make more friends, which is why I’m inviting you to join my fan page).
FYI, I need to lay low and take time off for a few days, because I have to see my acupuncturist, ice my head and face, take naps and find out if I have a concussion. In the meantime, here are some of the many beautiful responses I’ve received. Thank you all so, so, so much!!!
* “Dear Connie, I’m grateful that you’re alive. That was a close call! I shudder just to think of it! Hope you feel better soon, Evelyn”
* “Prayers for quick healing, Connie!!!!!! Sending love. Dorothy.”
* “Connie, Sorry to hear about your accident, it is a wonderful blessing to be above ground…..take care of yourself and thanks for all you do…. Dorothy.” (Another Dorothy)
* “Dear Connie, I am sorry you had to go through that. The same thing happened to me years ago and it was quite traumatic. I am glad you are feeling better and back to work. Independently yours,
Sheila” (Yes, it was traumatic, Sheila!)
* “GOOD GRIEF!! I’m so sorry to hear this, but once again, it is very metaphorical. Feel better soon.
Smiles, Eliz”
* Connie: I am happy that you are OK. You are an inspiration to many people. It is also wonderful that you live in an attitude of gratitude. Your affirmations are certain to excel your healing. Many blessings, Olivia. P.S. I will listen to your radio segment. Thanks for sharing.”
* “Dear Connie, Thank God that you are ok and a positive attitude goes a long way. Take Care,
June”
* “Yikes, happy to hear you are going to recover and be ok after your encounter with that glass!
Take care! Liz”
* “How awful! I’m so glad you’re on the mend. I have the mantra that it’s good to be alive, after 9/11 since I spent over 2 months at the site as an NYPD Sergeant. You have a great attitude and you’ll be back to new in no time! Thank God you’re okay. I am so relieved. Cordially, Deborah”
* “Oh, Connie! How awful, but how wonderful that it wasn’t worse! You were in my thoughts a lot over the weekend, and perhaps I was picking up on your accident. I’m glad you are OK. You are a special person, and this kind of accident happens so quickly! Anyway, pamper yourself, let me know if there is anything I can do for you, and please be careful! Personally, I think the name “After Shock” [for your next book] is the best! And congratulations on being with Hay House. Get that book out ASAP!
Hugs, Jeannie” (Jeannie, a client of mine, then shared that she’s been sugar-free for a couple of months — congrats! — and has lost 15 pounds. “I feel really great! I think the best part is the evenness of temperament, and the lack of heart pounding in the evening.”
* “Dear Connie, I am so glad that you are recovering and I am so grateful for you that it wasn’t worse because it sounds very bad as it is. Speedy recovery and blessings. Sherri”
* “Hope you are feeling better soon. I have done the same thing. Take good care of yourself; your work is an inspiration. Cathie.”
* “CONNIE…PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME OUT TO HEAL!!! WE NEED YOU!!! LOVE, ROBERTA.”
* “Dear Connie, I am so glad that you are ok. It sounds like you had a very scary experience. You are important to many people. There isn’t a day that goes by that I am not grateful to you for what you do and what you have done for me. Thank you again. God Bless You. Dawn” (Dawn was a former client of mine, who I helped to kick sugar about a year ago. She’s still doing great! Yeah!)
* “Grateful you are still with us, Connie. Sending healing light, Ken”
* “Connie, You’re very Blessed and lucky! My son went thru a sliding glass door,years ago and almost bled to death…and had hundreds of pieces of glass taken out of him. Glad you’re all right! Mary. In God We Trust!”
* This next comment made me smile amidst my head throbbing. “WOW! Talk a bout an explosive 4th of July! So glad to hear you are ok. Will pray that God places his healing hands on you! Thank God it wasn’t any worse!! Take good care & heal well! Regards, Billie”
* “Greetings Connie, I’m so glad to hear that you survived that horrific accident. Please take it easy and be very good to yourself. I hope that you will get well soon! Thank you for all that you do. Sincerely,
Leona.”
Thankfully, there were more remarks, but I’m feeling cruddy, and I need to go ice my head and rest.
I look forward to more comments here and on Facebook — either here (if you got in as a friend before I hit the 5K limit) or here, in the Smart Habits Fans on Facebook.
One final thought: Who the heck gets hurt on July 4 of all days? What weird timing! I now declare my independence from any negativity about this hurtful incident!
Because I’m feeling so grateful, look for more Gab with the Gurus radio shows about gratitude and its power. Listen to last week’s (before my accident) here. Stay tuned.

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Grateful to be Alive! My July 4th Accident: Jonny Bowden’s Summer Diet Boot Camp

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Today, I’m just grateful that I’m alive, writing to you.
That’s because on July 4th, I had a frightening, close encounter with a glass window that I never realized was even there.
I’m lucky to even be here today!
More specifically, without knowing it, I ran headlong into a large piece of glass, because it wasn’t covered with decorative decals.as these, these or these.
Ouch is a major understatement!
Right now, I’m still shaken up, wiped out and hit by a horrific headache, nose ache, etc.
Plus, my hand is still sore — somehow, in the middle of my accident, it got split open. (Thankfully, my cut got glued back together.)
My nose and side of my eye are sore, too. My face demonstrates (thankfully, not too obviously) that I got too friendly with a piece of glass.
But right now, I’m determined to keep an attitude of gratitude.
It could have been much, much, much, much worse!
My accident could have killed me.
Or, I could be in emergency care right now, battling for my life.
Yikes! The glass could have completely shattered, with shards splitting open my face rather than just giving me a few bruises and bang-ups from my sunglasses. My hand could have been cut up way, way worse than it was.
Anyhow, I’m grateful to be alive and relatively intact, even if it’s difficult to type right now.
Now that I’m so glad to be alive, I’d like tell you how grateful to you, dear readers. Thank you for your readership, support and connection.
I do hope that my close encounter with a piece of glass will inspire you to think about how grateful you are, too, for many things.
Stephanie gunning Coincidentally, last week I did a radio show about gratitude. I invite you to listen now to last week’s Gab with the Gurus Radio Show about gratitude with Stephanie Gunning.
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http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeGabWithGurusStephanie
It’s time to go to ice my face and head. But before I do that, let me share 2 quick things.
(1) Have you voted yet for the name of my next book (the follow-up to Sugar Shock?)
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Jonny bowden (2) If you’d like to shed wei*ght this summer, I urge you to join my friend Jonny Bowden’s inspiring Summer Diet Bootcamp Challenge and his other other amazing products. Jonny is a recognized health
and weight loss expert, who has helped thousands of people around the world. Learn more now:
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By the way, I’m a proud affiliate-partner of Jonny’s, and I’m excited to share this information with you. I’ve interviewed Jonny on numerous occasions, and his material is top-notch, and I gladly share this with you. While the link below earns me a little for telling you about this, I only provide it because I believe in it so highly.
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Grateful to be Alive! My July 4th Accident

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Gratitude I’m so grateful that I’m alive today, writing to you.
That’s because on July 4th, I had a frightening, close encounter with a glass window that I never realized was even there.
More specifically, without knowing it, I ran headlong into a large piece of glass, because it wasn’t covered with a decorative decal such as these, these or these.
Right now, I’m still a bit shaken up.
Plus, my hand is still sore — somehow, in the middle of my accident, it got split open.
And my face demonstrates that I got too friendly with a piece of glass.
But right now, I’m determined to keep an attitude of gratitude.
It could have been much, much worse!
My accident could have killed me. I could be in emergency care right now, battling for my life.
The glass could have shattered, with shards splitting open my face rather than just have a few bruises and bang-ups from my sunglasses. My hand could have been cut up a lot more than it was.
Anyhow, I’m grateful to be alive and relatively intact, even if it’s difficult to type right now.
Also, now that I’m so glad to be alive, I’d like tell you how grateful to you, dear readers. Thank you for your readership, support and connection.
I do hope that my close encounter with a piece of glass will inspire you to think about how grateful you are, too, for many things.
I invite you to listen now to last week’s Gab with the Gurus Radio Show about gratitude with Stephanie Gunning.
Listen to internet radio with Gab With the Gurus on Blog Talk Radio.

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High Fructose Consumption Linked to High Blood Pressure

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The evidence keeps pouring in pointing to the dangers of fructose, which are found in soft drinks and most processed foods, from breads to cookies to crackers.
The latest study, which finds that people who consume the amount of fructose found in two-and-a-half soft drinks a day appear to have a higher risk of hypertension, appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
People who took in at least 74 grams (about 18.5 tsp.) per day had 26% to 77% greater odds of crossing various thresholds of elevated blood pressure (P<0.05 for all), compared with lower levels of consumption, according to Diana Jalal, MD, of the University of Colorado Denver, and colleagues. "Limiting fructose intake is readily feasible, and, in light of our results, prospective studies are needed to assess whether decreased intake of fructose from added sugars will reduce the incidence of hypertension and the burden of cardiovascular disease in the U.S. adult population," they wrote online in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. One of the best ways to reduce your consumption of high fructose corn syrup is to just eliminate soft drinks. There is no human requirement for soda! To get a flavor for how soft drinks can pack on the pounds -- one that will make your stomach turn -- watch this "Pouring on the Pounds" ad from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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