Word: dieting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...each other! Not to play amateur therapist, but to learn when and how to try to steer someone toward help. Everyone encounters people daily who are silently suffering in ways we may not imagine. We can all be much more alert for warning signs: often changes in sleep patterns, diet and weight, energy levels, and/or mood (`affect'), or perhaps simply the arrival of midterms can indicate some underlying condition which should be addressed...
...Tobacco is the primary nongenetic contributor to death in the U.S.; among other things, it doubles the chance of having a stroke. Poor diet and lack of exercise are second, alcohol abuse is third, and microbes and viruses are a distant fourth...
...worried that a constant diet of negative stuff has had an adverse effect on public attitudes," he added...
...Second Troy. The author of "Reproducing Georgia," has created yet another captivating drama which reconstructs the myth of Polyxena and Cassandra, the Trojan prophetess/princess cursed to never be believed. On the eve of the fall of Troy, the doomed sisters, armed with visions of a future feminist world, Diet Coke and therapists, wonder if they can somehow change their fate. Leverett Old Library, 8 p.m. $4 for students; $3 for Leverett residents...
...play proceeds, the line between reality and myth becomes blurred. Sibling love and rivalry help transport the story to the present day. Departing from the classical story completely, Polyxena starts to bring in modern references, such as "Diet Coke," which she jarringly inserts in the middle of a dialogue...