This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to bring awareness to a cancer that affects 1 in 8 women. But did you know that there are many things you can do to help decrease your chances of getting breast cancer? Keeping a healthy diet and a physically active life can help prevent cancer. Experts recommend avoiding sugary drinks, limiting alcohol and red meat consumption, and eating a good variety of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains.

And of course, remember to do monthly self breast examinations (<-- click for a how to do self breast exams and what to look for!) and have a regular check up with your doctor. Early detection is the key to treatment!

Also, did you know that breastfeeding helps prevent breast cancer?  Just another reason to love it!
Take a look at the video Baby Puppets made:

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This week is World Mental Illness Awareness Week.

While it may seem fun to joke around the workshop that our very own Rocky's exuberance is ADHD or that I myself, in my endless dedication to spinning webs and taking over neglected blogs, could be diagnosed with OCD, there are many people in the world genuinely suffering from these and other challenging conditions, often incorrectly diagnosed, and difficult to treat. The brain is the organ we still know the least about, and the chemicals in medical treatments for mental illness affect each patient differently. Some mental illnesses are easy to recognize for everyone; some are much harder and can lead to misunderstandings and misinterpretations.

Whether you know someone suffering from a mental illness or you yourself are suffering from one, communication and information are key to dealing with it. Educate yourself and your loved ones.

Resources for screenings:
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Learn about Mental Illness
Support Groups

Today's blogger: Web Spider

Today's blogger: Web Spider

Judy Puppets packed up the caravan for a road trip all over the Mid-Atlantic.  First stop: the boardwalk of Atlantic City, where life is peaches and cream! Rocky, never one to miss an adventure, has called shotgun, of course. Willow has tagged along as well, though she is more excited about seeing the boardwalk than the actual car ride (Rocky likes the car ride) (Rocky likes any form of travel) (especially if there are windows).

As soon as the motley crew had crept out of the workshop early yesterday morning, I lowered myself to the keyboard from my web in the corner of the workshop. JP left the computer on, so ... I have officially ousted her as Mayor of Puppet Treehouse's blog! Put THAT in your Foursquare pipe and tweet it! (It's possible JP won't even notice at first - look at the last time she updated this blog!) Check back here regularly for travel updates from the whole puppet clan!

I expect to hear from Rocky and Willow very soon about the drive north.
 
In unrelated news, the outer weaving of my interweb is sending me whispering trembles of new visitors to our world. Tune in next time for more news from that quadrant.

This is Web Spider, spinning off.