Elizabeth Edwards, in Boston over the weekend for a gala at Mass. General Hospital, gave a brief interview to The Boston Globe in which she talked about the kind of support that she’s enjoyed through her years-long battle with breast cancer. When asked what dealing with her cancer so publicly has been like, she said:…

When I first heard about them, the idea of “laughing clubs” struck me as sad–is our society so joy-deprived that we have to scheduling in time and space just to laugh?  But the more I learn about them, the more I think, what could be more worthwhile than to make room in your day for…

A while back, Holly created a wonderful gallery we’ve posted about, The 15 Hidden Health Secrets of Lemons. It was such a huge hit that the folks at My9, a local NYC-based station, wanted to included it in their Power of Faith series. So, with Holly not living in NYC, Valerie (me) went on camera…

We all know that changing to energy-efficient, compact-flourescent lightbulbs can significantly lower our carbon footprints.  But did you know that these bulbs, while “green” in the energy-usage sense, actually contain mercury, a toxic metal? This makes the bulbs potentially dangerous to pregnant women, children, and others if they break–and if they wind up in landfills,…

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