CHILD of the month By Rich Petersen Ulises Saúl Guerrero Velázquez What a great name, eh? This is 8-year-old Ulises Saúl Guerrero Velázquez. Ulises lives in Ixtlahuacán with his parents and three siblings. Mom, María Guadalupe, is a housewife and also does sewing and alterations. Dad, Saúl, works as a security guard at one […]
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A NEW LEASE—on Life! By Judit Rajhathy, B.A., RNCP, D.Ac. New Study – Belly Bulge Can Be Deadly For Older Adults Okay – time to take out the tape measure yet again! A new study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine is downright scary. Guys, if your waist measures 40 inches or
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GRINGAS & GUACAMOLE By Gail Nott Three Faces of Me After a frightening diagnosis from the dermatologist that I was sporting facial melanomas, I researched my options for removal. The plastic surgeon I consulted reassured me that a face-lift and peel would remove them and the ravages of too many summers in the Florida
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THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORT By Thetis Reeves Because of our recent troubles with Chapala officials, which still have not been firmly settled, we continue to keep a low profile, so to speak. That means we must limit the number of dogs we house in order to keep the noise level down. Sadly we’ve had
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Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “O Brave New World” All of us are “the last generation” to live in a certain kind of world. Those of us born around the beginning of the Second World War were, as Michael Gruber points out in his novel Tropic of Night, the last to
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STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t Medicine Of Tomorrow Is Here TodayPART II Confusion seems to be everywhere when it comes to healthcare. Many times people get very confused because there is so much information from so many sources about remedies, treatments, supplements, cures, the magic solutions, and so on. The internet,
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ANITA’S ANIMALS By Jean Sutherland Keeping the Cat Happy Many of us here long for the days when we could go to the local pet store and buy a nice scratching pole for our cat. The lack of a good pet store has led many of us to invent different ways to satisfy our
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OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes Turn Strong To Meet The Day Several years ago, my wife and I received a hand-crafted prayer card from a good friend. That card has remained firmly affixed to the mirror in my bathroom so that I will be certain that it comes into view the first
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Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Wild, Exotic or Domestic? After a recent educational event we were sitting around chatting with friends, one commented on how beautiful Flamita is. Flamita (little flame) is a corn snake, but not your normal corn snake, her unusual red, orange and cream color is the result of
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Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Managing From the Heart Before I begin this column, I’m proud to announce the release of my first book, Joyful Musings. It is a memoir of sorts about my growing up and learning about life, both north and south of the border. It is available
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