Tag: health and wellness
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From the cold wilderness of Alaska to the inner workings of the heart, Preston Pollard is helping kids rethink how they approach life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Preston Pollard grew up in Alaska. Not exactly the mecca for skateboarders. But Pollard isn’t one to follow in anyone else’s footsteps. After high school, Pollard moved to Los Angeles and became a professional skateboarder.…
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Savvy Senior: Tips and treatments for restless leg syndrome
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about restless leg syndrome? Over the past year or so I’ve developed an uncontrollable urge to move my legs because of an annoying tingling sensation, and it’s…
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‘The more intelligent a person is, the more he discovers kindness in others’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian novelist, explored the deepest workings of the human spirit. His sprawling epic, “War and Peace,” depicts the Napoleonic invasion of Russia through five aristocratic families. His words capture the sweeping…
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Savvy Senior: How to find a great handyman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to find a good handyman or tradesman that can help with small jobs around the house? — Almost 75 Dear Almost, It’s a great question. Finding a good…
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Your fate may rest at the bottom of a cup of Earl Grey | Live Well
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Humans have turned to many sources of divination through the centuries. We read tarot cards, the I Ching, runes, the swing of a pendulum, flowers, numbers and coins. And given civilization’s long obsession with tea, it only makes sense we’d also search for our fates…
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The secret to an improved life
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Learning how to get along seems elementary to most of us. Conflict is unnatural and unwanted, but it seems to be the default when we feel threatened. If not defused, the conflict can widen, and…
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Savvy Senior: Does Medicare cover ambulance rides?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Savvy Senior, A few months ago, I took an ambulance to the hospital emergency room because I had a nasty fall at home, but just received a hefty $1,050 bill from the ambulance company.…
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Live Well: Website offers edible map of natural resources in urban areas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You didn’t hear it from me, but I know a spot where you can get fresh European pears. For free. The pear tree, on the Colorado College campus near the Van Briggle building, swells every…
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Surgery without anesthetic?! It happened all the time before this man’s feat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Imagine going to the dentist knowing you are in for a lot of pain — without anesthesia. And imagine being a dentist who sees people in pain every day and can’t do anything about it.…
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The origins of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Major League Baseball faced a shutdown during World War II. Rosters were filled with old veterans and teenagers just to keep games alive. Naturally, the level of play declined. In those tight times, who would…