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Planning for the Worst
This is a change for me. It’s not that I don’t sometimes find my thoughts spinning me around in worst case scenarios. I do worry sometimes, though...
But I’m afraid!
Are you afraid to give acupuncture a try? My first response is that acupuncture is not painful, as that’s what most fear. I call it...
Name This Cooling Food
This food is about 92 percent water. This food has just 48 calories in 1 cup. This food provides 19.5 percent of the daily value of vitamin C and...
No pain, lots of gain
This past weekend I did the Tough Mudder in Whistler. My last race prior to this was a Terry Fox run when I was in grade 6. When I started getting...
GMO–Basics
I thought I'd write about GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms), but no one can explain this better than geneticist David Suzuki. Are GMOs...
24 Hours Newspaper: Acupuncture not Voodoo
“It’s not voodoo,” he said. These words were spoken by an acupuncture patient and fan. He’s right! Acupuncture is not voodoo, though to some, that...
Bye Bye Thirties
I've been thinking about today for awhile now. My focus about my birthday had been on turning the "big 4-0." But a couple of nights ago I had a...
Live a little
"Live a little." This was what my husband said to me when I said "no thanks" to his offer of some artificially flavoured popcorn. My response was,...
24 Hours Newspaper: Rhino Horns Don’t Work
I wanted to set the record straight. Rhino horns do not benefit human health. Rhino horns, tiger bones, and bear bile each belong to those...
Ouch! But no boo boo
Have you ever hit your shin so hard that the moment it happened you knew it would be a doozie, but you get to wait a few seconds after the hit while...
Nutri-Simple Protein Shake
I love food! But I'm not fond of cooking. I like a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, but sometimes find it challenging to implement enough in...
My 2nd article in 24 Hours Newspaper
Conventional modern medicine has fancy machines, expensive medications, and complicated surgeries. TCM uses simpler, but still powerful means for...