FALLS By J. Manuel Cordova, M.D. (part 2) Our past comments about falls consider an elevated risk factor for aging people. That is true if we consider the reason behind falls and fall injuries. Usually a fall occurs when one’s center of gravity moves outside of his or her base of support and insufficient, […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir: Ken Crosby in “MILITARISM DAY” (July issue of the Ojo) tells us what we need to hear. He makes a good case, backed by historical references. The military recruiters troubled me when I was a teacher at Austin High School in Houston, a school that was almost 100%
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NOT IN THE SCRIPT By Jay Koppelman I wasn’t crazy, I knew that. I also knew that going to a psychiatrist for couple’s therapy is common in modern society, so I agreed to accompany my girlfriend of over one year with the mutual goal of strengthening our healthy though sometimes fragile relationship. Jealousy had
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The Renegade Spaniard By Mildred Boyd Gonzalo Guerrero, a seaman from Palos, Spain, was serving aboard a caravel bound from Panama to Santo Domingo in 1511 when disaster struck and the ship went down. All fifteen of those aboard were able to reach and launch a lifeboat only to drift aimlessly in adverse currents
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt The Streets of Chapala I walk the streets of Chapala daily with my dog, Boo, and I am always impressed with how quickly things can change and the constant activity on the streets. Like our favorite little abarrotes on the corner, the one my husband walked to every
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Notes From Nestipac By Phyllis Rauch How’s Business? Having spent 40 years at the side of a successful, professional artist I was often asked, “How did the exhibit go?” or “Did you sell a lot?” This isn’t the most tactful thing to ask an artist, but I think people usually mean well. So I
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The World of Wine By Ceci Rodriguez Wine Storage First of all, I would like to clarify the last article, in which I wrote some contradictory information about the position of the wine bottles. I didn’t mention that in order to avoid wine contamination with a tainted cork, it is better to store the
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “You cannot “kill time without injuring eternity….”–Henry David Thoreau As I write this I am in my sister Nancy’s cabin in a lovely little woods in the rolling hills of north central Ohio. It is a Sunday afternoon in July, cooler than usual, and the flowers
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A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. No Wonder I Can’t Lose Weight!Insulin Resistance and You Insulin resistance is a ‘condition in which the cells of the body become resistant to the effects of insulin…as a result higher levels of insulin are needed in order for insulin to have its effects.
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Find Feathered Friends By John Keeling Motmots Among Us One of the most colorful residents of the Lakeshore is a brightly-colored tropical bird called the Russet-Crowned Motmot. It is easily recognized by its greenish body, reddish-brown cap, black line through the eye, blue patch below the eye, and long tail. Janet Zimmerman reported in
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