Resolve to do more for othersEat less, exercise more, pay off debt, quit smoking, drink less, get a better job… These are just a few of the most common New Year’s resolutions. You may notice that the abovementioned abstentions tend to focus on the self. Some people, however, have taken it upon themselves to emphasize…
Maybe take it less often with a grain of salt My editor is Santa Monica’s most enthusiastic gym rat upon learning that he has high blood pressure. He’s going full-force at the gym now and even asked if I could help with his diet. Unfortunately, for some people, it takes much more than elevated blood…
Dear Santa,For Christmas I would like an official Red Ryder carbine action two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time. Oh, no, that was on Ralphie’s wish list. Besides, I had a BB gun and a bow and arrow when I was a kid. It…
Wash your hands of the whole thing With the holiday season approaching and the cooler weather upon us, we must be prudent and protect our precious immune systems. Some people get flu shots. Some take extra vitamin C. Others bundle up and stay warm and dare not go outside with a wet head. But did…
The turkey made me do it It’s been more than a week since we all indulged on turkey and then promptly fell asleep. So if you’re still blaming the turkey for your post-meal fatigue, you can forget it. First of all, you should not have been eating leftovers beyond Sunday. The life of cooked turkey…
Soup is good for the soulLong before the British settled in America, Native American Indians invoked this annual feast we call Thanksgiving as a way to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Yet somehow we have turned it into a feast without an actual harvest for which to be…
Thank you cranberries, for all you do As Thanksgiving approaches, we will soon be sitting down with loved ones to reflect on the goodness this past year has brought us. This year I am thankful for a healthy urinary tract because I have discovered the virtues of the cranberry Cranberries are said to acidify urine…
And the winner is…Now that the election is over and we have a new president perhaps we can once again focus on ourselves. As much as we want a leader to save our economy, provide affordable healthcare and protect our soil, ultimately we have to take some personal responsibility, especially for our health. Since you…
Eat Like an Adult I was born with a sweet tooth, and it never fell out. Perhaps you too suffer from the same affliction. We are not alone. Nearly 99 percent of all humans have a sweet tooth. What happened to the other one percent? I think they attached a string from that sweet tooth…
The Threat of Obesity is Just as Scary Halloween was once a time when ancient Celtic people honored the end of the harvest season. These days however, it seems that Halloween celebrates the surplus of corn which gets manufactured into High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and processed into synthetic confections making the masses more massive….
