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 Keepin' It Cool When It's Hot Outside: Part 1: The Feet - 07-15-2010

    Simple ways to practice awareness through/in/as the body in order to benefit yourself and all your relations during this challenging time.  This week: focus on the feet.
 High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil, part 3 - 03-24-2010
    Are all sweeteners the same in terms of their effects on the body? Despite the repeated claims of HFCS manufacturers, another study says the answer is "No."
 PCBs and Fish Oils - 03-04-2010
    Who wants a dose of nasty polychlorinated biphenyls when you're trying to take fish oils for your health?
 Re-membering the body, re-memberng the earth - 01-05-2010
    Acknowledging the sacred dimension of body work
 Learning from Injury, Part 2: The Revoloution will not be Insured - 01-03-2010
    Why I can no longer stand to bill insurance, and other thoughts on our collective situation
 An intimate take on  - 12-22-2009
    Further reflections on "health care reform" provoked by my recent experience of injury and healing.
 Learning from Injury - 11-30-2009
    When your chiropractor hurts her back...
 Birth Circle Forming - 11-17-2009
    This is not the kind of thing I usually put on my blog, but since they don't have a website for me to link to...
 Bend, Tend, Disappear - 11-11-2009

    On the value of retreat
 Swine Flu Another Excuse for Eroding Our Civil Liberties? - 05-04-2009
    Fear has always been an effective means of manipulating populations. Why should the swine flu be any different?
 An Argument for Single Payer From A Most Unexpected Source - 04-28-2009
    Almost too bizarre to believe: health insurance companies are protesting the Obama Administration's health care reform effort, which might include a public program in which Americans could elect to participate. Why? Because, they say, they couldn't compete with the government and everyone would want to enroll in the public plan. Hmmm....
 Alternatives to "Vitamin I," Part 2 - 04-01-2009
    Oh, and did I mention that NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen) are detrimental to bone health as well as soft tissue health? Not to mention the dangers they present for the liver, kidneys, and digestive tract. More on alternatives, this time for the subacute phase of soft tissue healing.
 Should You Use NSAIDs to Help Heal Your Injured Back? - 03-31-2009
    Spring is here, and with it often comes a new round of soft tissue injuries as we increase or change our physical activities. Go to your medical doctor, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner with any kind of soft tissue injury or pain and you're very likely to be told to take signficant doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen or naproxen. But do they actually promote soft tissue healing?
 Support Healthy, Humane and Local Food?  - 03-11-2009
    In case you haven't already heard about the Department of Agriculture's disastrous National Animal Identification System (NAIS), here's a succinct summary of it and its likely effects on small, local farmers. For information about how to take action on the NAIS, see the bottom of the page.
 Mud Season Inspiration - 03-10-2009
    Hey folks--something a little different for this time of year when we often feel we need encouragement, and ordinary mind/speech/language might not do it...
 Another go at single payer - 03-09-2009
    Here we go again, folks! Bills which would create a single payer health care system have been introduced in both chambers of the Vermont legislature, but are lingering in committee. Use this sample letter to urge the committee chairs and your own Senators and Represenatives to get these bills out of committee and onto a vote on the floor.
 In case you're not already convinced... - 02-27-2009
    In case you're not already convinced that we are what we eat and therefore that food grown with attention to the well-being of the land is better for our health, check out this recent study.
 No time like the present for single payer health care - 02-05-2009
    A billion dollars for this, a billion dollars for that--it seems that everyone's in the mood to spend taxpayer dollars these days. Well, hell, while we're at it, let's get a single payer system in place!
 More Bad News About High Fructose Corn Syrup - 01-28-2009
    High fructose corn syrup is the devil! More reasons why below.
 A Feldenkrais Take on Our Collective Crises - 12-16-2008
    How does the work we do together in the office or the classroom relate to the challenges facing us collectively today?
 Being Healthy in Troubled Times - 10-07-2008
    reflections on health and our current crises: economic, ecological, and political
 kids' backpacks and spinal health - 08-06-2008
    Those heavy packs are no joke! Read here for guidelines on weight limits, and a backpack that might help.
 Arthritis: Vermont's most common chronic disease - 06-18-2008
    The VT Department of Health recently released a bulletin with some scary statistics about the prevalence and cost of arthritis in the state. What are the true causes of arthritis, and what would be necessary to reduce the toll it takes on us, individually and collectively?
 Diabetes, obesity, and environmnetal toxicity - 04-28-2008
    The escalating diabetes epidemic in America is typically attributed to Americans' increasing body weight. However, recent research suggests that the reality is more complex. Obesity and diabetes may both be symptoms of metabolic instability caused by, among other things, environmental toxins.
 News about Vitamin D3  - 04-27-2008
    Evidence continues to mount that we may need far more vitamin D than the R.D.A. suggests. Read here for more about symptoms associated with subtle vitamin D deficiency, new recommended intake levels, and optimal blood levels of this critical nutrient.
 The Feldenkrais of Travel, part 2 - 01-23-2008
    Looking at American habits around "safety" from India, as we head for Australia
 Preparing to leave Auroville - 01-21-2008
    Musings on living in the material world, as we prepare to head back to the West
 The Feldenkrais of Travel - 01-10-2008
    Some thoughts on what--and how--I'm learning from my travels. Lessons on distinguishing the habitual from the comfortable.
 Hampi - 01-05-2008
    First ten days in India... revised.
 A snapshot of India - 12-11-2007
    A quick view of some of Lisa's impressions and daily activities, excerpted from an email to friends
 Vacation time... - 12-10-2007