I recently had to have blood drawn, and as per usual with me, the area quickly turned a beautiful shade of black-and-blue.  Just in time for summer! When I went to my acupuncturist a few days later, she gave me a treatment using moxa–a traditional Chinese herb also known by its Harry Potter-esque name mugwort. …

The economic downturn is real. Unemployment is high, business is down, people are grapping with horrible realities of home loss–these are scary times. There’s an overall tone of gloom. Here in NYC people are extra-crabby on the subway (I hearby ban the irritated cluck-and-sigh as a way to express annoyance). I imagine it’s the same…

Reports are spreading (the NY Daily News and ABC News so far) that “Charlie’s Angels” ’70s heartthrob Farrah Fawcett’s long struggle with cancer might be coming to an end.  News reports say that friends and family are gathering at her bedside, and that she’s been given the last rites by a Catholic priest. It’s always…

A new study is out touting the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet.  This will come as no shock to those of you who have already seen our fabulous gallery, “The Health Secrets of the Mediterranean Diet,” but what’s interesting to me is that the new study (click here to learn more about it on…

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