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A Wealth of Health: In Tune with Springtime
If you’re in New Jersey or the Northeast, it might not feel like spring, but it is! And the perfect time to re-run this Cathy’s Wealth of Health on being in tune with the season. By Cathy McNease, Herbalist
In Tune with Springtime: Healing the Liver
Spring has arrived with its chirping baby birds, windy weather and multitudes of fragrant blossoms. The Spring is associated with the Wood Element (Liver and Gall Bladder). We will be the healthiest when we attempt to attune our energies to that of the natural seasons around us. Imagine your energy is like that of a tree – if you observe the natural flow of the tree’s Qi (vital energy) through the seasons, you get an idea of being in harmony with Nature. In Winter the energy is deep in the trunk and roots, storing up for seasons to come. In Spring the tree’s Qi (vital energy) moves upward and outward to the branches, forming buds.
When our energy goes dramatically counter to this natural flow, we encounter health problems. In Springtime if we are still indulging in the heavier Winter storage fare, eating lots of meat, cheese and rich dishes, the end result is stagnant Liver Qi, allergies, headaches, skin conditions and lots of phlegm. A visit to the local farmers’ market will get you in touch with the fruits and vegetables that are truly in season for your locale.
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Book Review: Would You Rather? A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out, by Katie Heaney
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez“Would You Rather? A Memoir of Growing Up and Coming Out” by Katie Heaney
c.2018, Ballantine Books
$16.00 / $22.00 Canada 256 pagesSometimes funny, sometimes self-depreciatingly cringe-worthy, “Would You Rather?” is a refreshing change over the I’ve-known-since-I-was-a-child LGBTQ memoirs. Readers may also notice that it’s a bit overboard.
You’re late!
Oops, you overslept, got caught in traffic, the elevator was slow. Phone lines were down, email was down. You forgot, and you’re late, sorry. Or, as in the new book “Would You Rather?” by Katie Heaney, your understanding was just a bit delayed.
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Snowy Day in Kingwood
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Audible Adds Author Pages: Here’s Mine
Audible recently added author profiles and I think they did a very nice job. I’ve got 6 audiobooks out, with a 7th coming any day now. Take a look at my author page and browse many more.
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Coming Soon: ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot’ Audiobook, Narrated by Fred Wolinsky
It’s all read and done: ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot’ is set to release any day now on Audible, iTunes and Amazon. Narrated by Audible Approved narrator Fred Wolinsky, the audiobook brings to life the first book in the Marshall James series. Wolinsky’s steady, experienced narration lets the writing come through and the characters speak for themselves. Listeners will hear the tale of a world-weary man deciding now is the time to talk, to tell a story or three about some murders he was involved in back in the day, Hollywood, 1983. Are you listening? -
Coming Soon: ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot’ Audiobook, Narrated by Fred Wolinsky
It’s all read and done: ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot’ is set to release any day now on Audible, iTunes and Amazon. Narrated by Audible Approved narrator Fred Wolinsky, the audiobook brings to life the first book in the Marshall James series. Wolinsky’s steady, experienced narration lets the writing come through and the characters speak for themselves. Listeners will hear the tale of a world-weary man deciding now is the time to talk, to tell a story or three about some murders he was involved in back in the day, Hollywood, 1983. Are you listening? -
March Author Profile: Jean Ryan
Author Jean Ryan “Ryan controls devastating psychological material with tight prose, quick scene changes, and a scientist’s observant eye.”
– Publishers Weekly
“With her debut collection Survival Skills, Jean Ryan brings to the short story what Mary Oliver does to poetry.”
– The Los Angeles Review
Welcome to the first of our monthly author profiles. For March we’re featuring Jean Ryan, a master storyteller and skilled practitioner of the literary arts. Jean is to writing what a fine chef is to a meal: offering exquisite creations whose ingredients were calibrated to the last grain of salt, and whose true difficulty lies in their appearance of effortlessness.
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The Twist Podcast #60: Pageants to the Rescue, Surfing the Blue Wave, and Calling Uncle Awesome
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we talk about news, the American story as told in pageants, surfing the blue wave all the way from Pennsylvania, and being the best aunts and uncles we can be.Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and right here at The Twist Podcast page.
Copyright 2018 MadeMark Publishing
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The Twist Podcast #60: Pageants to the Rescue, Surfing the Blue Wave, and Calling Uncle Awesome
Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we talk about news, the American story as told in pageants, surfing the blue wave all the way from Pennsylvania, and being the best aunts and uncles we can be.Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and right here at The Twist Podcast page.
Copyright 2018 MadeMark Publishing
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Book Review: Tomorrow Will Be Different, by Sarah McBride
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Bookworm Sez“Tomorrow Will Be Different” by Sarah McBride
c.2018, Crown Archetype $26.00 / $35.00 Canada
288 pagesThings are never as bad as they seem.
There’s always a brighter spot if you just look for it, always something to be thankful for, a way of making yourself feel better because things aren’t as they seem. As in the new book “Tomorrow Will Be Different” by Sarah McBride, there’s always a chance to make a change.
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A Wealth of Health: Let’s Talk About Dentures
By Mark McNease/EditorAs a new feature at LGBTSr, a ‘Wealth of Health’ will offer personal and professional experiences on a range of health issues, complete with resources and links. Have one you’d like to hear about? Email me at: editor @ lgbtsr.org
I think it’s important to talk openly and candidly about our aging selves: our bodies, our sex lives, our relationships, our illnesses, our health and our wealth. Teeth are part of that, and, as most of us know, a part not so easily covered by insurance. So let’s start this ‘Wealth of Health’ feature with a word about dentures, something near and dear to me.
A few years ago I had a choice: either get a permanent bridge for my front teeth that were teetering on the edge of extraction, or get a partial denture. At the time I was determined not to have teeth that sat in a jar at night, like my late mother’s, and I had the money to get the bridge.
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The Savvy Senior: Could You Have Diabetes?
By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
My brother and his wife, who are ages 60 and 56, were recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and prediabetes, and neither one had a clue. Could I have it too?
Concerned Sibling
Dear Concerned,
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nearly 115 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes today, but most of them don’t even know they have it. Here’s how to know if you’re at risk.
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Web Watch: Dr. Ronni Sanlo’s ‘Today in LGBT History’ Blog
From the ‘best of the old LGBTSr’ category: Web Watch is a regular feature highlighting websites of note. This one is a fascinating and fabulous look at LGBT history each day from the indefatigable Dr. Ronni Sanlo, Ed. D.
Today in LGBT History – March 14
1860, Estonia – Stanislaus Eric, Count Stenbock 14 March 1860 –14 April] 1895) is born in Estonia. He was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction. Virtually forgotten today, he was the aesthete who could out-aesthete the great Oscar Wilde. A writer of opium-induced poems and stories, he once hosted Wilde who dared light a cigarette in front of a bust of Shelly. The sacrilege was so horrible the count fainted.
