Jun
30
I may not appear to be a gym rat (writers frequently spend hours in the stationary keister position), I don't feel good if I don't exercise. Most hotels offer some semblance of a gym, but they often charge a fee or have limited hours and/or equipment. I asked three trainers from my gym, Spectrum Club of Santa Monica, for some exercises any traveler (at any fitness level) could do in a hotel room without packing a bosu or fitness ball or any other equipment. My next two posts will contain the
Jun
30
I could almost hear the collective groans of disbelief as soon as readers read my forecast.It was a column I wrote almost three years ago, warning about the impending U.S. real estate crisis and projecting that home prices were set to tumble by as much as 40%.Turns out I actually under-estimated the scale of the bust. Prices have fallen much more than that in some areas - and may fall even further.The are obvious reasons for this. The economic recession. The evaporation of available credit. A
Jun
30
The patter of midnight rain quietly echoed around Raymond’s studio. He loved to paint when the world slept. The night sky, crinkled by a summer storm, set his mind ablaze with strokes of form and color. But of course, this particular painting was commissioned by a local business and he frustratingly held back his inspiration of naked nymphs dancing about a bottle of Sunshine Mineral Water. Turning away from the canvas to fetch additional mineral spirits he felt a sudden jolt of stinging pain
Jun
30
In This Issue: Does Meat Cause Cancer? By James LaValle, R.Ph, ND, CCN In the United States there is a fairly common belief based on dubious research and media hypethat vegetarian diets are healthier and protective against cancer. I would like to set that myth to rest, because to date, the studies have not been clear on this. Let’s start with a close look at the popular 2005 book The China Study . If you have read this book, you know that on the surface it appears to ma
Jun
30
Powered by Max Banner Ads by Dr. Stefan Tarlow The lumbar region of the back consists of the lowermost five vertebrae. Vertebrae are cushioned and separated by cartilage-coated, spinal discs that consist of a gel-like substance. The spinal canal surrounds the spinal cord and the nerves that branch away from it. It runs the length of the spinal column. It is common to experience pain in the lower back because the lower back bears most of the weight of the torso. For this reason the mus
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