Now that you presumably have your organicgarden planted, whether in pots on an apartment balcony or a larger space, you will want to nurture it with fertilizers.
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Futurist William Gibson, in his book of essays, "Distrust That Particular Flavor," (Putnam, 2012, $26.95) says: "We are all curators in the postmodern world, whether we want to be or not."
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Arianna Huffington has announced that The Huffington Post has developed a smartphone app called "GPS For the Soul" to be launched in June that will "gauge the state of your mind, body and spirit, then automatically offer the exact…
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by Dr. Timony Quinn and Jasmin Searcy
April 25, 2012
On her first visit with me a few weeks ago, Mrs. Johnson, a 32-year-old schoolteacher, announced that she had a condition that "sounds like fibro-something."
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A few years back, I stopped eating ground beef. I did not like seeing the white fat and gristle, and the smell of the meat while cooking completely grossed me out.
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Last summer I spent a week in Colorado. While the mountains were beautiful, I was more impressed with the restaurants and the food (except for my solar-oven baked cornbread, but that's another story). Friends introduced me to Ethiopian food. I…
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When you are on the go, it can be difficult to find portable and healthy foods that still satisfy your hunger. Planning ahead and packing smart solve the dilemma.
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My first encounter with Mrs. Martin (not her real name) was the day before my birthday in August 2010. She came to my office complaining of fatigue. She was 49 years old and working as a…
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I remember when I was a little girl, we used vinegar to color our Easter eggs. I never liked the smell of vinegar much, but I did like how pretty the eggs were once the color took. I also remember…
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In April 2010, I had my last chemical hair relaxer. "I have had it," I thought as I decided to go natural once and for all, and I made the firm decision that I would never use a relaxer again…
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When I was a resident physician, I drove a Mercedes. I thought I was doing what people expected of a young doctor in the show-off city of Los Angeles, where I completed my medical training. The problem with this…
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In addition to the normal tests performed during a physical, the American Cancer Society recommends getting screened for cancer at specific intervals. The following is a summary of recommendations for low-risk patients. As always, discuss your risk factors and…
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When you go for a physical, be prepared to let your doctor know about any physical or emotional problems (like depression or anxiety) you may be having. Have a list of all medications (prescriptions and over-the-counter) and supplements you take…
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Last year, pain radiated from James Lynch's neck down his right arm. A professor and interim chief of neurobiology and anatomical sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, he knew from years of research and teaching where his pain…
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As a personal trainer and exercise instructor, I see lots of folks every day who want to lose weight. Especially at this time of year, it's the No. 1 goal for the majority of my clients. And it's a worthy…
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It's Simple, Really
You may think losing weight has to be complicated, but the bottom line is pretty simple: Eat less; exercise more. You have to consume fewer calories than you burn off.
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Every year approximately 45 percent of Americans resolve to lose weight, reduce debt, stop drinking or smoking, spend more time with family, or dedicate time and energy to a higher cause. Something about starting a new year beckons us to…
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Nothing warms a sickly body wracked with a cold or the flu like homemade soup. After putting up a small fight, we'll agree that soup sounds good at a time when nothing else seems to taste right. Soup nourishes our…
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Feb 17, 2012 | 02:28 PM Strong and Natural LatashaWillis: YAY! I am so happy to see an article like this - very informative. Thanks, Tam!
Dec 21, 2011 | 05:04 PM Repairing the World et tu?: I certainly applaud you and every like minded person on their efforts to bring about a just society and help for the less fortunate. As a Muslim, one of the three Abrahimic faiths, I also share a ...
Dec 21, 2011 | 12:32 AM Repairing the World FrankMickens: Dana and Jonathan, Thank you for the primer on these three Judaic principles. We Christians can certainly benefit from reminders of the roots and universality of God’s laws, no matter the ...
Mar 28, 2011 | 04:16 PM (Re)Learning to Breathe redlion: Fantastic and I am not even finished with the article! The first two paragraphs are profound and certainly true. As an adult I often find myself having to remind myself to breathe properly to ...
Dec 17, 2010 | 09:43 AM A View From the Broom Closet Rowann: Way to go Elaanie! There are many of us, but because of prejudice and social pressure, it is impossible for us to live openly what we believe. While most of us don’t aspire to place a ...
Dec 16, 2010 | 05:04 PM Yuletide Blessings Rowann: Thank you for this very interesting article; it presents a very different view from most of what we see this time of year. It is interesting to me that many of the holidays now embraced by our ...
Dec 16, 2010 | 02:11 PM A View From the Broom Closet aquarius: well said! I wish that people of all faiths could live openly but sadly that’s not the world we live in. I keep my pagan beliefs & my practices to those that are closest to me but for ...
Dec 03, 2010 | 10:41 PM Let Me Count the Ways kherrera: Loved this article Brandi. The more time I take to list what I have to be thankful for, the happier I become…..
Aug 08, 2010 | 03:08 PM Slim-Down Challenge Tom Ramsey: 224 this morning. Looks like this is working.
Jul 28, 2010 | 07:54 PM Slim-Down Challenge Tom Ramsey: I weighed in at 229 this morning! Join Team Tom and cheer me on! Lady Peas, Fresh Tomatoes and Cilantro Rice for supper tonight.
Strong and Natural
LatashaWillis: YAY! I am so happy to see an article like this - very informative. Thanks, Tam!
Dec 21, 2011 | 05:04 PM
Repairing the World
et tu?: I certainly applaud you and every like minded person on their efforts to bring about a just society and help for the less fortunate. As a Muslim, one of the three Abrahimic faiths, I also share a ...
Dec 21, 2011 | 12:32 AM
Repairing the World
FrankMickens: Dana and Jonathan, Thank you for the primer on these three Judaic principles. We Christians can certainly benefit from reminders of the roots and universality of God’s laws, no matter the ...
Mar 28, 2011 | 04:16 PM
(Re)Learning to Breathe
redlion: Fantastic and I am not even finished with the article! The first two paragraphs are profound and certainly true. As an adult I often find myself having to remind myself to breathe properly to ...
Dec 17, 2010 | 09:43 AM
A View From the Broom Closet
Rowann: Way to go Elaanie! There are many of us, but because of prejudice and social pressure, it is impossible for us to live openly what we believe. While most of us don’t aspire to place a ...
Dec 16, 2010 | 05:04 PM
Yuletide Blessings
Rowann: Thank you for this very interesting article; it presents a very different view from most of what we see this time of year. It is interesting to me that many of the holidays now embraced by our ...
Dec 16, 2010 | 02:11 PM
A View From the Broom Closet
aquarius: well said! I wish that people of all faiths could live openly but sadly that’s not the world we live in. I keep my pagan beliefs & my practices to those that are closest to me but for ...
Dec 03, 2010 | 10:41 PM
Let Me Count the Ways
kherrera: Loved this article Brandi. The more time I take to list what I have to be thankful for, the happier I become…..
Aug 08, 2010 | 03:08 PM
Slim-Down Challenge
Tom Ramsey: 224 this morning. Looks like this is working.
Jul 28, 2010 | 07:54 PM
Slim-Down Challenge
Tom Ramsey: I weighed in at 229 this morning! Join Team Tom and cheer me on! Lady Peas, Fresh Tomatoes and Cilantro Rice for supper tonight.