Pain management is the doctor’s job, not the desk monkey’s
Let’s talk about pain. There are three subcategories: Those who cause it, those who endure it, and those who can’t take it. Although I’ve fallen into all three at some point or another (and everyone...
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Cheese and Mushroom Crepes
I’ll bet you think crepes originated in France. Being of Scottish and Irish descent, I must tell you that crepes first originated in Brittany, a former Celtic kingdom, which is now a northwest region...
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Beloved basil
Basil has many health benefits, and is plentiful during spring and summer. This is the season when basil is most lush. Except for not at my house. The deer discovered my basil patch this year. I found...
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Gastric bypass surgery: from Seattle to Chicago in a single blink
“Transformation literally means going beyond your form.” — Wayne Dyer Day of surgery. I come bopping in at about 5:30 a.m., all happy and healthy and nervous as heck, thus cracking stupid jokes right...
View ArticleCilantro is a healing ally
Whenever you go to a restaurant that has a salsa bar, heap on an extra tablespoon of cilantro. This delicious green herb is nothing short of a healing ally. Cilantro is also called Italian parsley or...
View ArticleVagina maintenance 101
Ladies, it’s time to talk about one thing we all find uncomfortable: the gynecologist. Nothing is more awkward than having someone poking around down there while asking you how things are going. It’s...
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Are we really afraid of boobies? Years ago, a nonprofit organization promoting breast cancer awareness, the Keep A Breast Foundation (http://www.keep-a-breast.org/) introduced a campaign selling...
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Wishing you a season full of good cheer and good health
Many of you will be making food for potlucks and parties. Why not make something that is delicious and helps to keep people from getting sick? The following recipes are loaded with herbs and spices...
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I was a shy child and didn’t have many friends. I was (and still am) close to my mother, but I was once extremely reserved. My sister used to tease me and insist I was afraid of my own shadow, and at...
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I love my iPad and I’m not ashamed
I admit I have a problem. I love my iPad Mini with retina display. I’m not ashamed to admit that I refer to it as “my baby” and I carry her around with me in a murse. At night I’m on her until the wee...
View ArticleSo you want to go Paleo?
Once upon a time, 10,000 years ago or so, homo sapiens roamed the planet and it’s assumed, they were often in calorie deficit or hungry. These roaming, moving bands of humans were likely agile, fit ,...
View ArticleThe road to recovery
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… Pain is weakness leaving the body… Just do it, then do more… As a reluctant athlete, I’ve heard it all. Each has its place in motivation, but none really...
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A last hurrah
I was having a conversation with my wife some years ago – the subject of our back and forth centered on the peaks and valleys of life in general, specifically, our life in general. It struck me that if...
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Lack of empathy is ripping us apart
I have a friend without much money who is at this very moment fighting to keep his 11 day-old infant in the hospital when the doctor wants to do a discharge, even though they can’t determine the cause...
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