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Category: Health
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Sometimes it takes looking at something in a different light, or from a new angle, to appreciate its value. We walk by the same shop windows, drive the usual routes, glance at a stream of faces parading by, hear phrases that barely register. We are bombarded by stimuli as we slowly fade into the scenery.…
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The way we came into the world: barefoot and wailing. Screaming is useful for relieving stress. Shoelessness, our natural state. Oh, but how I miss my young, supple feet! Squeezed and jacked-up over a span of years, each foot conformed to a code which ended up cracking skin and the occasional man-made heel. It was…
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“Donna Kelleher, DVM, is changing the way we practice veterinary medicine, just as Andrew Weil, MD, has revolutionized human health care.” —Brenda Peterson, author ofBuild Me an Ark: A Life with Animals via www.proofisinthepoodle.com
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Hurray for natural beauty! This lovely video comes to you courtesy of the fun and insightful blog, Perfectly Sensible Nonsense. Brava, Taylor Lynn!
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…and now a Public Service Announcement on how best to handle those pesky, unwanted visitors over the holidays…
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Are you getting a jump on gift giving and decorating? How about getting those fruitcakes baked and well-soused (they need time to ripen, you know.) Now that it’s more than timely and appropriate to mention things Thanksgiving-ish and Christmas-y and Solstice-like, I want to send a wish or two your way. Keep those in…
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A champion of rational thought and an author whose wit and intelligence I admire, Christopher Hitchens is going through a rough spell. Experiencing bad days, and then worse days, this tough patch will likely mean the death of him in the near future. For the time being, however, Christopher is writing and voicing his opinions…
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Less invasive non-surgical and surgical procedures have not corrected my husband’s protruding disks or lessened the intense pain he’s been suffering. He will be having spinal fusion surgery next week. We hope this brings permanent relief after years of back pain and, recently, loss of mobility. If anyone has undergone this operation, please…
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