Whoever said you can't be a little bit pregnant never reckoned with the can-do spirit of the Bush administration. As the Washington Post reports:
New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves -- and to be treated by the health care system -- as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon.
Among other things, this means all women between first menstrual period and menopause should take folic acid supplements, refrain from
The 99 Cents Store in downtown Santa Ana is a magical place. Where else can you find a pregnancy test for less than a buck—and right next to the Muscle Rub, too?
Other cheapies:
"Electronically tested" condoms.
Candy still in Halloween packaging.
Salad.
Frozen seafood mix.
Milk that expires June 7.
Batteries.
Melons.
A Smokers' Skin Renewal Treatment packet.
"L.A.'s Totally Awesome Bleach." (No, really.)
And, of course, the Rachael Ray-endorsed Stoned Wheat Thins.
The other day at yoga class I, (and several other students), couldn't help but furtively glance at a brittle young woman (we're talking bones where hips once were) committing fragile downward dogs and back bends on her mat in a back corner. She clearly had, or is slowly recovering from, a severe eating disorder. There are others. And always I spot students stealing awe-struck, semi-worried glances at these bone-thin, painfully malnourished women. What I've yet to spot (thankfully) are any exceed
