THE CORKSCREW By Harriet Hart When I arrived at the front desk of the Fantasy Land Hotel in the West Edmonton Mall, I was handed my room key and two complimentary passes to the water park. This was my first attendance at the Canadian Paraplegic Association’s national meetings since my recent promotion. “First impressions […]
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Chia—Revival of an Ancient Aztec food By Roxanne Sumners Utzman Would you like to stabilize your blood sugar, decrease your cholesterol levels, lose weight and increase the nutrient content of your foods? Try chia seeds! The chia plant (Salvia hispania) belongs to the mint family and grows naturally from Mexico to South America. The
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WRAPPED UP IN THE DEAD SEA By Carol L. Bowman How can a body of water be so deadly that no living thing, except one type of bacteria, can survive within its midst, yet be so therapeutic for the human organism? How is it possible to start at ‘sea level’ and travel down 1300
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Viva la Vida LocaBy Sergio Drumond SERGIO DRUMOND is an artist, theologian and writer. Born in Brazil, he worked in Europe and Asia as a book illustrator, cartoonist, painter and animator. He also lived in the Philippines, Japan, and Thailand, teaching art as well as helping NGOs with social and relief work. He and his
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A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. DECEPTION: Unhealthy skinny people? “Being thin doesn’t automatically mean you’re not fat.” —Dr. Jimmy Bell, Imperial College, London One of my members recently asked me to write an article about how very important it is to exercise even if your weight and body
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CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Juan Antonio Galaviz Vaca Bright and smiling, this is two-year old Juan Antonio Galaviz Vaca who lives in San Antonio with his parents and one older brother. Mom María Guadalupe has to stay at home with her younger son; dad Gonzalo is a gardener. Our child this
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Focus on Art By Rob Mohr Elizabeth Skelsey – An Australian Artist in Ajijic In an open garage on Constitution in Ajijic, a laptop and a mainframe computer, coated with layers of paint, somehow continue to provide music, pictures and communication, as Elizabeth Skelsey, a remarkable woman artist, creates painting after painting. “I don’t
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STAY HEALTHY!By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t Peripherical Vascular Disease—The Phantom Killer— Some patients developed pain in their legs that got worse when they walked even a short distance and some doctors initially attributed it to an old back injury. But three years and many doctor visits later, an appropriate specialist finally gave them
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THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves Remember Maya, the beautiful young deaf kit? First she was taken home by Barb, our Cat Lady, but Barb’s territorial grown-up cats refused to accept this pleasant little newcomer and acted out in very unpleasant ways. So back to the Cat Center for Maya. Then a wonderful
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FRONT ROW CENTER By Michael Warren TributeBy Bernard SladeDirected by Roseann Wilshire Tribute is a strange play, a mixture of comedy, sentimentality and pathos. As a result, the audience is kept off balance, unsure whether to laugh or cry. It is much to the credit of Roseann Wilshire and a talented cast that we
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