Detoxification is growing increasingly popular and a good idea for preparing yourself for the wonderful holiday goodies coming up at the end of the month. The basic premise is that your body accumulates more toxins in the modern world than its natural detoxification system (your...
Theater Reviews on LOVE ACTUALLY - LIVE (Beverly Hills), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Hollywood), EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!) (Sierra Madre), and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE - A LIVE RADIO PLAY! (Santa Barbara)....
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard of suicide, homicide and genocide, but what is ecocide? -- Leslie P., Carrboro, NC...
In the last of our series, the question is now whether or not you can be an impartial and fair juror. Can you set aside your personal views and feelings and apply the law—even if you disagree with the law, even if you dislike the...
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker who acting career spans for over sixty years. He is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance, and darkly comic portrayals of anti-heroes and...
There is very little research on vaping and oral health on humans that I am aware of as vaping is a new phenomenon but there are animal studies that show vapors from vaping increase pulmonary and cardiovascular illnesses, and that is vapors without nicotine....
The short answer is “very.” To explain, we need first to step back a bit and look at the mouth. The inside of the mouth is coated with biofilms – slippery, slimy mixtures of sugary materials, sulphur compounds, and bacteria – that attach to the...
Get more information on influenza for travelers from CDC’s publication Health Information for International Travel (commonly called the Yellow Book)....
In part two of our series, we look at the confusing and not consistent law related to fetuses. Since the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade was decided, it was determined that a woman had the right to terminate a pregnancy if she chose to. ...
Dear EarthTalk: Since China stopped accepting American recyclables for processing in 2017, is it still worthwhile for us to even bother recycling here in the U.S.? -- Jim M., Norfolk, VA...
[vc_row] [vc_column width='1/3'] Jan Fowler is author of the best-selling book, “Hot Chocolate for Seniors”(winner of national & international awards); winner of Gold Halo Award from the So. California Motion Picture Council for Outstanding Literary Achievement; winner of First Place Excellence in Journalism Award (SPJ –Southern CA); Town...
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (Hollywood), FIFTEEN MEN IN A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM (Beverly Hills), DEFENDERS (Hollywood), LOVE IN BLOOM (Santa Monica), and NEIL SIMON’S MUSICAL FOOLS (Atwater)....
Q - HOW LIKELY AM I TO GET OVARIAN CANCER? A - It is the 4th leading cause of cancers deaths among women; more than 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the U.S. each year and more than 15,000 of these will die. BUT...
Grant Rahn and his wife Susan started their family-owned business, Rahn’s Furniture Refinishing, LLC in 1976, the same year they married. Grant had worked in the furniture refinishing industry since 1967, and graduated from CSU Fullerton with a degree in Interior Design. While his eyes...
Way back when, in the middle of the 20th Century, people weren't worried about Global Warming. In fact, the big bugaboo at that time was Global Cooling! Just twenty thousand years earlier, much of what would become the USA was under a two mile thick...
It’s hard to believe, but November has arrived. That means 2019 is almost over! If you’re like me, there’s probably a lot to do between now and the beginning of 2020. For one thing, Thanksgiving is coming up soon. And then there are a lot...