I have been in India for 10 days and it has been intense. I recieved a gift right away when I arrived in Delhi, The second morning I awoke to read the newspaper headlines of the day. Hottest days in over 50 years! I then understood why my little walk of 8 blocks the day before was difficult. I felt [...]

I am traveling to India in less then 2 weeks.  After spending a couple days in Delhi to get over jet lag, my first stop is to an ashram called the Aurovalley, which is located between Haridwar and Rishikesh in the area of Uttarakhand. Haridwar is said to be one of the oldest cities in the world [...]

I’ll admit that I once purchased a bottle of VOSS “artesian” water, which is imported from Norway, at the outrageous price of $5.99 for a whole 800ml.  It seems as ridiculous today as it did to me months ago but I wanted a reusable water container to put next to my desk since I’m prone [...]

This past week I had the opportunity to visit one of my very special aunts, Ruth.  I had seen her a few times over this past year and kept in touch by phone.  She has been courageously working at getting cancer out of her body.  When the medical profession told her that it was stage [...]

I thought I had beaten the flu bug, but it somehow got me! I decided to a do a few things right away in hopes that it will leave quickly!
First I went to my GP and got a throat swab. I just wanted to make sure it is a viral bug, and not a bacteria [...]

I have been stumbling across articles lately around the issue of safety concerns of CT scans. This health debate makes me nervous, because last march when I was in the hospital for 12 days, for a transverse diverticulitis attack, I had 2 CT scans in less then 2 weeks.
First, the doctors in emergency decided to [...]

My mom came to visit me this week on her way back to the Prairies.  She just finished a 3 week stay in a  health retreat. The main emphasis of the retreat was to cleanse the body of toxins by juicing and exercise. For some reason she got constipated during her stay, and it was [...]

I am soo blessed because I found out that there is another film festival going on. It started yesterday and I hope to attend at least 1 movie. You can check out the listing at www.amnesty.ca/filmfest/
I went on the website today to see what is showing this weekend.  I am having a hard time deciding [...]

I have been atttending the Vancouver Film Festival for the past15 years. For the last 7 years I have bought a pass instead of individual tickets because I wanted to see so many films. I have seen up to 75 films in a festival and this year I will probably see around 50. The previews start in [...]