Yesterday our fair city lost one of its top citizens. A friend of my Dad’s and an acquaintance of mine, he passed away at the age of 87. He has long been one of the most influential and prominent people in our city. He was
This morning I read that Angelina Jolie announced she had recently undergone a double mastectomy based on her genetic risk for breast cancer. Talk about extreme prevention! I have always liked Angelina as an actress and as a person. I respect her intelligence and her
I’ve been a vegetarian for over 37 years and have read plenty of books on nutrition. I even fancy myself a pretty good Jeopardy player. Recently I’ve noticed the term cruciferous vegetables crop up in various articles on the net. Embarrassed to say I didn’t
In the article Learn Your Liver, we learned basics about the liver, including its main functions performed in the body. Here we will explore how life today affects the ability of the liver to do its job. The focus will be on its primary role —
Remember back in middle school science class, you learned about pH levels: acidic v. basic [alkaline]. If you put litmus paper into a solution, it would turn blue or pink depending on the solution being acidic or basic. Would it surprise you to learn that