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Being Overweight May Help Shield Against Depression

Posted on 21 November 2012. Tags: askdro, depression, fat people may be happier, happy, overweight

There may be evidence that fat people are happier than most people. According to Yahoo! News, new research suggests that an obesity gene may “shield” people from getting depressed. As reported by Yahoo! News: People who had a version of a gene called the FTO gene were 8 percent less likely to have depression, researchers [...]

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Oprah’s “Cheesy” Weight Gain.

Posted on 16 January 2011. Tags: abuse, African-American, anger, anxiety, AskDrO.com, behavior, Beloved, binge, black, blog, carbohydrates, celebrity, change, cheese, CNN, confession, crazy, daytime, depression, disorder, Dr. O, failure, fault, feelings, film, flop, food, gain, happiness, happy, health, host, hurt, interview, issues, macaroni and cheese, mental, movie, movies, notion, odd, Omarion, Oprah Winfrey, out of control, owens, Piers Morgan, pounds, power, recognition, release, risk, sad, sadness, show, strength, talk, warning, weight, woman, women

In a recent interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan for his new talk show, Oprah Winfrey reveals that her diet went on a tailspin binge primarily consisting of macaroni and cheese. Says the daytime talk show queen: “about 30 pounds’ worth.” She said this impulse developed after filming her 1998 release Beloved, starring alongside Danny Glover, [...]

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Question of the Day: New Year’s Resolutions?

Posted on 31 December 2010. Tags: African-American, ambition, American, annual, AskDrO.com, attribute, behavior, black, blog, celebrate, children, day, depression, Dr. O, expectations, first, goals, happy, health, healthy, holiday, January, kind, Marriage, men, money, New Year's Eve, New Year's Holiday, relations, relationship, relationships, resolutions, unsung, warning, women, year

Each year, it seems that almost everyone makes them. Just before the clock strikes midnight for January 1 of a new year, people profess their resolutions for the future. Whether it’s to lose weight, save money, reach higher goals, or to simply laugh more, it’s no secret that, whether stated or unsung, reached or forgotten, [...]

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AskDrO suggest a few Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Children with ADHD

Posted on 14 December 2010. Tags: abnormal, abuse, activities, Adderall, ADHD, adolescent, affection, African-American, America, anger, anxiety, AskDrO.com, attention deficit, behavior, black, blog, bouts, boy, change, childhood, children, coping, D.owens, dad, deception, depression, disorder, Dr. O, dwight, environment, error, Family, father, fathers, fault, feelings, Focalin, forgive, forgiveness, frustration, girl, happy, illness, intake, lying, Marriage, men, mental, mom, mother, out of control, owens, parent, parents, perspective, physical, population, pressure, relations, relationship, relationships, Ritalin, sad, School, stimulant, tantrums, token, warning, White

Many of you have asked me to do a post on non-medicine interventions for your children. Please be advised that, from a physician’s perspective, a stimulant (Ritalin, Adderall or Focalin) is still absolutely essential for academic success of your child. However, I would like to suggest a couple of other ideas that may be helpful for [...]

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