Archive for the ‘Health & Healing’ Category

Alien Abduction—Why Take it Seriously?

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Whether or not you’ve ever seen a UFO or believe there is intelligent life elsewhere, this is worth a read.

Book: Heal Your Broken Heart

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Book by Michael Kane
For most of us, a broken heart is simply a fact of life, something that inevitably happens sooner or later, whether from the loss of a beloved childhood pet or the person you thought was your soulmate. In a perfect world we’d be sad for a little while and then move on, [...]

Film: Connected—An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Directed by Tiffany Shlain

When I sat down to watch Tiffany Shlain’s Connected, I expected a film about the hazards of our cultural addiction to technology, and the highly relatable first few minutes reinforced that impression.
However, I should have paid more attention to the subtitle. Shlain states that her film is about what it means [...]

Forgiveness through the Yoga Lens

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

You can remain in a state of contraction, or release and realign with truth

Protein in a Veg Diet

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Formerly plus-size vegetarian Jaime Berube explains why you don’t have to eat meat to get your protein needs met

The Clear-Skin Diet

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

By Elizabeth Barker

If you’re still struggling with blemishes way past your teen years, take a look at your eating routine. A report recently published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that overdoing it on foods high on the glycemic index could leave you more acne-prone, and that shaking up your [...]

Moving Parts: The ins & outs of sexual lubricants

Friday, April 19th, 2013

By Wendy Strgar

Lubrication is a fact of life. In any relationship where working parts are at play, whether it be an engine, a dinner party or an evening of love, everything works better when it is “well oiled.” Lubrication allows for glide, ease and effectiveness. When lubrication is working well, it is invisible, a thought [...]

Omega-3s for Healthy Breasts

Friday, April 19th, 2013

By Eizabeth Barker
One more reason to fill up on omega-3s: a new study from the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry shows that the essential fatty acids found in fish oil and flaxseed may help cut your breast cancer risk. In tests on mice genetically engineered to develop mammary tumors, scientists discovered that animals exposed to omega-3 [...]

Timing Is Everything in Weight Loss

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

By Elizabeth Barker

Those late-in-the-day meals might be messing with your weight-loss efforts. According to a new study from the International Journal of Obesity, people who eat their largest meal earlier in the day may shed more pounds and slim down faster than dieters who save their most sizeable meal for later on.
The study involved 420 [...]

LA’s Most Romantic Restaurant: Inn of the Seventh Ray

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Culinary reinvention at LA’s most romantic restaurant