Tag: health and wellness
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Live Well: Must love dogs
It was a beautiful day for a dog walk in my third space. The sun warmed my bones, the chubby bumblebees buzzed, and neither dog had yet sniffed out and scarfed up a desiccated, half-gnawed, insect-ridden chicken drumstick casually tossed in a gutter, or something laced with weed, which has happened. Don’t worry, the little…
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Live Well: A tale of a birthday Grinch
Just sit right back, and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a birthday grump, and how she managed to claw her way out of the slump. Ye olde birthdays bring about mixed feelings for me. On one decrepit hand, I’m delighted and grateful to receive the gift of yet one more. On the other…
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Secretions from Amazonian frog species used in Colorado Springs healing ceremony
As the morning light of March rolls over Old Colorado City, a sacred frog medicine ceremony is being prepared on the second floor of a historic building. In a serene, beautiful studio, used for yoga classes and plant medicine ceremonies, Andria Mascarenas, co-owner of Edenology Holistic Wellness, lays out the tools she’ll need to offer…
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Live Well: Perfect hair, words, geometry skills – doesn’t matter
Hindsight is underrated. Most of us appreciate its value, in hindsight. There are an unlimited number of things I’ve learned the hard way. I wish I’d had much more foresight, but who wants to coast through life? You don’t learn much when you’re always winning. But then there are the things I thought I knew…
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Live Well: In pursuit of a well-flavored life
What makes a life sweet? I pondered this recently. And then I considered the five basic flavors as a whole: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory (umami). What if we lived our lives with these five flavors in mind? The more you incorporate the five tastes into your diet, the more nutritionally balanced and satisfying…
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Live Well: Fall back in love with your ticker this month
Well, well, well, you thought you were going to get away without me mentioning your heart health this month, didn’t you? I don’t mean to be a downer, but the stats are sobering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men, women and…
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Balancing the law of specificity and the law of adaptation | Fit & Healthy
There are two polarized concepts to fitness and your fitness goals known as the law of specificity and the law of adaptation. A successful fitness program of any sort will have to balance these two concepts. The law of specificity states that your fitness program will need to contour very closely to what your ultimate…
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Balancing the law of specificity and the law of adaptation | Fit & Healthy
There are two polarized concepts to fitness and your fitness goals known as the law of specificity and the law of adaptation. A successful fitness program of any sort will have to balance these two concepts. The law of specificity states that your fitness program will need to contour very closely to what your ultimate…
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Live Well: Slaying a lifelong phobia
There I was, curled up like a shrimp on the cold floor of the Masonic Center of Colorado Springs. Not for an afternoon siesta, but because someone had dared siphon my blood for lab work. It wasn’t the first time I’d passed out during a blood draw, and it wouldn’t be the last, like the…
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Natural hair care salon opens in Colorado Springs
The Natural Crown blends expertise with soothing spa experience A new natural hair care salon in Colorado Springs is helping people look and feel their best, starting at the root. The Natural Crown, a luxury natural hair and scalp care salon and product brand, blends owner and founder Kameka Lewis’ 17-plus years of cosmetology expertise…