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By Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher Note to readers:   Regular readers of this blog may have been looking for the following article around March 23 rd . to 26 th , the planned publication time.   This writer apologizes for any inconvenience experienced. Sometimes, life’s challenges simply cause other things to run a little later than anticipated.   No need to worry, though.   The regularly scheduled April article focusing on eye and ear health will be published this month, appearing around April 13, to allow time for everyone to have a chance to read the final installment of the March topic on nutrition.   Please enjoy that story below, now.          As we continue with our look into better nutritional habits, it’s time to examine some of the latest nutritional news that has appeared over the past few months in various journals or other media sources.     ...

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher The topic of diabetes is a large, multifaceted health issue with physical, emotional, and financial ramifications for the U.S. and the world.  For the purposes of this article, we’ll take a peek at some of the many ways we as individuals can help prevent the disease from starting or can help treat diabetes if it is already present.             Shortly, we’ll look at a number of ways we can help ourselves to escape diabetes’ grip, but first, let’s examine some of the latest scientific studies that give us new clues about reducing diabetes risk and/or more successfully treating the disease if it is currently affecting ourselves or our loved ones. Recent Scientific Studies:             •  The first and perhaps most interesting study hails from the Netherlands, where researchers found that peo...

Part 2 of Vaccines, Healthy Travel, and Foot Problems by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to read the first “installment” of this month’s article, which came out at the beginning of August.  If so, you’ll know this month, we’re looking at three topics, each of which has so much information pertaining to it, that it seemed best to divide the story into segments for easier reading.  As we continue our investigation of important vaccines, healthy travel tips, and troublesome foot problems, we should first take a look at an important caution regarding vaccinations. Vaccines: Important Caution: Often times, people are tempted to ease the resulting pain from a vaccine by taking an over-the-counter pain reliever.  Actually, that’s not a good idea from the standpoint of producing maximum immunity from the disease for which you were vaccinated.  Anything that reduces the body’s immune respon...

Important Vaccines, Healthy Travel, and Happy Feet by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher             For many people, August is a time of transition into something new and a time for completion of summer time goals.  During the month of August and often extending into the first two weeks of September, people take their final summer trips, start new school routines, and slowly push toward concluding summer’s more relaxed, if very hot, pace of life.  People start thinking about the details of fall’s activities.             End-of-summer vacations, new school years, and fall trips for business or personal needs all have a few things in common from a health standpoint.  Those things are: (1) immunizations for the whole family, not just the kids; (2) helpful tips on how to stay healthy while traveling; and (3) how to deal with a v...

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher There are many forms of arthritis, but one thing they all have in common is their ability to produce debilitating pain, stiffness, and inflammation in the body’s joints and connective tissues.  Just as there are common threads of symptoms among the many forms of arthritis, there are also common threads of remedies to help treat the misery-inducing ailment, which afflicts millions of Americans every year.             Let’s look at some factors that can both help prevent (or delay onset of) arthritis and also help treat the condition.             •  To begin, limit intake of pro-inflammatory diet influences, such as simple sugars and carbohydrates.             •  Next, increase intake of fish and flax seeds and fish and flax oils for ...

In a nutshell At artVIA, boutique interior design firm, our design expertise extends beyond creating spaces, as we gain insights into your lifestyle, we also can advise you on a personal adornment.  Through our design work we get to know you more intimately, and that helps us to offer a great advice on ways to adorn your spaces and yourselves too. Our objects have a sculptural design which makes living an art.

Native Texan Pearl Lilley Fincher was born in 1935. She grew up as one of 11 kids to a Baptist preacher and a homemaker in Splendora, TX.  They were extremely poor with most of her siblings and their families staying in the cycle of poverty.  Pearl wanted more.   When she and her husband met and married, between the two of them they had $60 in the bank and working 2 jobs each.  Together they started with a single used automobile business, Fred Fincher Motors in 1959.  At the time of Pearl’s husband’s death in 1996, they had 15 automotive related business operated by their 9 children. 

by Darra McMullen, Women’s Health Network Writer/Researcher The subject of breast cancer is so broad that it deserves several in-depth articles covering different aspects of the condition, its prevention, and treatment.  Although such an endeavor is not possible within the confines of this relatively brief web article, some major highlights of breast cancer prevention and screening will be discussed.

BELLA COMPAGNIA Upscale Catering and Personal Chef Service, LLC ABOUT Beatrice Keller is an internationally trained Chef from Switzerland and the owner of Bella Compagnia, an upscale catering  & personal chef service company specializing in intimate fine dining. She has been preparing gourmet cuisine for over 30 years. IN A NUTSHELL Bella Compagnia is an upscale Catering and Personal Chef Service.  We bring the luxury and service of a fine dining restaurant to the privacy and comfort of your home. We deliver you the ultimate personalized experience.     MENU JUST FOR YOU We design a menu just for your special event from 2 - 200 guests WE DO MORE THAN JUST FILL YOUR PLATE -  WE FILL YOUR  SENSES. It’s a unique way to put on a truly personal private dinner with your loved ones and friends on your terms with little effort.Let the chef do the shopping,preparing, cooking, se...