#weight concern

Why Have Overdose Rates Risen for Middle-Aged Women?

The role of body image and weight concern in drug use. Source: Pexels http://ow.ly/png630nTkoM

Drug overdoses have skyrocketed in a population you might not expect: Middle-aged women.

A recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewed death-certificate data from individuals who died in the United States between 1999 and 2017 (VanHouten, Rudd, Ballesteros, &…

Concerned About Your Weight? Here are seven principles for dealing with a weight problem:

Here are seven principles for dealing with a weight problem:

1) Realize that your body is not your own. ‘…your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you…therefore glorify God in your body’ (vv. 19-20 NKJV). Remind yourself that you’re the manager of a body God has entrusted you with, to do His will each day.

2) Keep a food journal to determine how much you’re eating, or not eating.Focus…