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 Health MattersLearning to work with your body instead of forcing painful change 4-22-10Ralph Scott is a knowledgeable, caring, highly intuitive and professional healer who helps clients get past pain without inducing more pain in the healing process.At age seven, he knew for certain that one day he’d be helping people get o... read more… The folly of waiting so long 12-17-09“All these bills—and others—will go before the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee for evaluation … Then, if usual Congressional practice is followed, selected features of all the proposals w... read more… No more enemies! 10-09-09Throughout the many hours I’ve invested during the past three years in intensive training in the process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), I’ve learned and come to believe that in NVC consciousness, there is no such thing as an enemy. No... read more… To boycott or not to boycott – what do you think? 9-25-09John Mackey is quite a guy. Business Week tells us he “has lived on a vegetarian co-op, he and his wife, Deborah, both practice meditation and yoga, and spend as much time as they can on their 720 acre ranch west of Austin, Texas. He is a ... read more… A Sunday sermon to be savored 9-11-09On Sunday, Sept. 6, Rev. Nancy Taylor spoke courageously from the pulpit of the Congregational Church where she is the presiding minister. As she frequently does, Rev. Taylor began with a couple of experiences from her own life, relating those to the... read more… Many voices spoke passionately in Sonoma on Saturday 9-04-09More than 250 people gathered at Sonoma’s amphitheater Saturday to hear moving talks about health care reform after a short walk with placards and cheer.With pen in hand, I asked questions as we walked to bring you voices other than those disti... read more… Experiences of Sonoma residents with health care in Europe and Canada 8-28-09Tomorrow, Aug. 29, we have an opportunity to publicly proclaim our support for reform of the American health care system. Whatever your personal preference for how that reform might be shaped, please spend just one hour of your Saturday morning in sh... read more… Wild Kingdom indeed – in the United States of America! 8-21-09Many of you will remember Stan Brock, often called “the original crocodile hunter.” The popular 1960s television series about wildlife conservation “Wild Kingdom” featured this handsome, talented discovery as guide and sidekic... read more… What they’re saying about health care reform 8-14-09U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders reminds us: Forty-six million uninsured; over 18 thousand people dying every single year because they don’t have access to a doctor when they should; we remain the only country in the industrialized world that d... read more… Here’s to very good health the nutritional and natural way! 6-19-09In an overview of their medical practice with Rebecca Porrino, ND and Marcus Porrino, ND, Dr. Rebecca told me, “The cornerstone of Naturopathic Medicine is encouraging the body’s own ability to heal itself. Rather than treat illness, we l... read more… Flu, flu, go away. Don’t come back any other day. 5-22-09Everyone knows the annual flu season is upon us – old strains, new strains, sniffles, sneezes and coughs. Everyone does not know that one of the most effective means of prevention is a safe and inexpensive over-the-counter product found in your... read more… Nature knows how to cure if we just give it a chance 5-15-09If you read last week’s report about my friend Barbara Long who was given just three to ten days to live because virulent cancer was consuming her, you’ll be interested to know more about the nutritional and natural approach that knocked ... read more… Oh, no, Doctor, don’t tell me that! 5-08-09Today we’re going to talk about the dreaded C-word. I fear, you fear, we all fear a diagnosis of CANCER.Let me begin with a local story I’ve had the inestimable privilege to witness in recent months. Last fall, my friend Barbara, who live... read more… |
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