Wellbeing

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    The Truth about Tetanus

    I’ve wanted to write a blog on tetanus for awhile now. I’m so sad every time a parent contacts me, because their child was given the DPT or DTaP vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis) after a visit to the ER for stepping on a nail or anything that resembles a cut, scrape, or puncture wound.  Just [...]

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    Ibuprofen Kills Thousands Each Year, So What Is The Alternat

    A recent Reuters’ article opened with the following stunning sentence: “Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is ‘equally hazardous’ in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withdrawn due to its potential dangers, researchers said.” The 2004 Vioxx recall, as you may remember, was spurred [...]

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    Top Ten Reasons Why We Should Never Meditate

    Is meditation really for everybody? Aren’t there a lot of good reasons never to meditate? Seems like all we do on this blog is go on and on about how great meditation is. To remedy this one-sided approach and bring a bit of balance, I’ve painstakingly compiled a carefully researched list of the top ten [...]

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    Giving Without Resentment, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    By Oriah Mountain Dreamer Thinking about giving, offering what we have and can give without endangering ourselves (ie.- truly sustainable giving.) Even a small offering of time, presence, material goods, compassion, skills etc. can truly touch and lift another. Of course it gets complicated if giving is somehow mandatory (ruled by an inner “should.”) Was [...]

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    Rainbow of Risks: Time to Cut the Artificial Colors?

    Right now there is a lot of discussion around the science of food dyes, with a Nestle scientist going so far as to announce this week that there is “no way back from this natural color trend” and that this trend toward natural colors for foods, drinks & sweets is here to stay. His comments are powerful, [...]