After working for a few years as a clinical perfusionist (operating the heart-lung machine during bypass surgery) for a number of hospitals across the country, I grew tired of seeing people on the o
In late 1992, I was going through a divorce and living for a while on a farm outside of Athens, Ohio. While there, I came across a publication entitled Science of Mind. I noticed the tag line "Change
Many people have an interest in holistic healing and spiritual growth but are uncertain how to proceed. Their problems seem overwhelming, or they're simply too bogged down with responsibilities to ta
Now that I have grown up enough to call myself a mom, I find myself dropping my own children off at summer camp each morning and remembering my own summer days. As a child, I would happily run to t
Perhaps the presence of a 77-year-old nurse demonstrates what must be a scientific principle of the common sense variety -- the secret to aging with grace is to stay active and useful.
Vi Selzer, di
Massage has too many benefits to name in this short column. A few of the primary benefits are reduced heart rate, lower blood pressure, increased blood circulation and lymph flow as well as improved
At first glance, sticking a bicycle shop in the middle of a community garden seems a little misplaced. But as MoBo Bicycle Co-Op board member Gabriel Freeman says of the folks who operate the garden,
What do your actions reveal about your basic beliefs and assumptions? Think about it: What if a person who was completely non-judgmental and not emotionally connected to you were to witness the dec
Thank goodness it's spring, the season of new growth and renewal! We're anxious to get outside, come out of hibernation and feel the natural warmth again.
Clearing out and beautifying our homes and
Even if you're not familiar with the term homeostasis, you have reaped the benefit of having this property expressed within your body since before you were born.
Homeostasis refers to your ability t
What does time mean to you? Timing is everything. Time heals. Is it precious, wasted, so little? If only you had more!
Is it meaningless, standing still or flying by? Do you take your time doing thi
by WILLIAM BRASHEAR
What are you trying to get out of this? Whatever it is, could you do whatever it is you're doing without trying to get something out of it?
Hmmm, what would that be like? Well,
Well, this is it -- the time of year that most of us resolve to improve ourselves and get our act together. Unfortunately, though, most individuals' New Year's resolutions don't last as long as thei
About a year ago, Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone heard from a policeman on his beat that there was a space coming available at the Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel at the corner of Fifth and Race streets d
The Wave: Ten years after elliptical machines hit the market, Technogym introduces the world to a new era in cardiovascular training -- the Cardio Wave. It uses a unique multi-planar motion, similar