January 5, 2012, 12:17 am
We’re at that special time of year yet again for New Year’s resolutions. You know the drill… make plans to lose weight, exercise more, and find a way to make more money in 2012! Sadly, most folks who make resolutions rarely achieve success with them and often feel disappointed a few weeks or months into the New Year. So, this time around, how about considering approaching this issue a little bit differently?
First, as we come to the end of the year let’s acknowledge that it is a natural and reasonable time of year for reflection on where we’ve been and where we might be going. So, go ahead and reflect on 2011 and ask yourself what you are grateful for now. If you are reading this blog post then you are alive and that is something to be grateful for so start there.
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January 2, 2012, 4:47 am
The January issue of the WHO Bulletin features an editorial on non-communicable diseases and post-conflict countries; a public health round-up; an article on Arab health professionals; a research paper on caesarean section rates in China; and a series of round table articles on the Global Fund and the interaction of public and private interests (January 2011).
December 31, 2011, 6:54 am
Just the right vino can make any Thanksgiving dish shine. We tapped a top chef and our favorite sommeliers to find out which wines they serve to round out a meal for which to be thankful.
To serve with everything Pour: Sauvignon Blanc For a wine that pairs with all the classic turkey-feast tastes (from tart cranberries to the meaty bird itself) look for something clean with good acidity and without a lot of oak. The crispness in this white Sauvignon sips well with the entire spread, says John Ash, author of From the Earth to the Table: John Ashs Wine Country Cuisine and owner of the John Ash & Company restaurant in Santa Rosa, Calif. One of our favorites?
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December 30, 2011, 10:25 pm
Nutritionist Joy Bauer is celebrating the release of her new health book titled Joy Bauers Food Cures. Bauer’s book focuses on how many common foods can help to cure health issues. The Today Show nutrition expert lays out what she calls five powerful food cures that you will not want to pass up.
Joy says:
By eating the right foods, you can boost memory and mood, alleviate aches and pains, lower your cholesterol, get better sleep, combat migraine headaches, even achieve more radiant skin and stronger hair
Joy’s five tips for a better you include eating these healthy foods:
1. Blueberries to boost your memory Blueberries are a great source of memory enhancing antioxidants. The
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December 12, 2011, 3:57 am
In recent months, the federal Justice Department has engaged in concerted efforts to crack down on the proliferation of medical cannabis related activities in states that allow for its therapeutic use under state law, including California, Montana, and Washington.
Nonetheless, the imprimatur of the state apparently carries little if any weight with the Obama administration at this time despite promises (reiterated before Congress just last week by US Attorney General Eric Holder) that such prosecutions are not a (federal) priority and that the Justice Department only intends to target those entities who use marijuana in a way thats not consistent with the state statute.
Predictably, todays CBS special report tells a different story.
Federal authorities are planning to crack down on the medical marijuana business in Colorado on a large scale for the first time.
Warning letters will be going out to dispensaries and grow facilities near schools, CBS4 investigator Rick Sallinger has learned.
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