The belief that “you are what you eat” is gaining more and more credibility through the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry. Researchers in this field — psychologists, dietitians, nutritionists, and more — are finding compelling evidence that your food choices and diet are directly linked to...
By Rachael Pacella rpacella@capgaznews.com School buses rolling down Benfield Boulevard in the pre-dawn darkness Monday were greeted by extra-bright messages drawn on poster boards and illuminated with lanterns, phones and flashlights. “H.O.P.E.,” one read. “Hold On Pain Ends.” READ MORE...
First, thank you. Thank you for sharing with the world your family and your precious daughter and her message in the midst of unimaginable grief. I admire your tremendous bravery for pushing forward in a time when it would have been easier, and acceptable, to...
by: Maggy van Eijk BuzzFeed Ellie’s Bus is a bright orange ‘78 Volkswagen camper van. There’s a Scooby-Doo decal on one side and Shaggy’s cheeky grin plastered across the other. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Leikin, of Severna Park, Maryland, didn’t mind the homage to Scooby-Doo’s Mystery Machine when she bought...
By Eleni Pinnow March 23 The Washington Post Editor’s note: We reached out to the author after her revealing obituary for her sister appeared in the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune. The most alone I have ever felt was standing on my front porch on a chilly February evening....
by Meggie Royer The morning after I killed myself, I woke up. I made myself breakfast in bed. I added salt and pepper to my eggs and used my toast for a cheese and bacon sandwich. I squeezed a grapefruit into a juice glass. I scraped...
by: Cindy Huang , Capital Gazette Contact Reporter Ellie Leikin's parents didn't know she was sick. They didn't know that her bubbly personality and achievements masked her struggle with depression. "She played a role of being well," her father, Larry Leikin said. "She wasn't well." Last November, the 16-year-old Severna Park High...
by Dylan Roche, Severna Park Voice A daughter, a sister, a friend, a student, an artist, and a hippie at heart. There were many ways that loved ones related to 16-year-old Ellie Leikin, but her parents, Larry and Sherry, hope that in the aftermath of her...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is...