JOINT PAIN or arthritis is the number one chronic illness in America. One person in 7 suffers from it. Many people are use GLUCOSAMINE, CHONDROITINS and MSM to manage pain and to supply building materials for joint repair. While these are very helpful, particularly with osteoarthritis, I would like to mention some other natural remedies for arthritis. DIET CHANGES can be as remarkable as any drug or supplement in eliminating joint pain and inflammation throughout the body. Eliminating foods that trigger inflammation in the body such as white flour, orange juice, coffee, dairy, red meat, white sugar, or nightshades (potatoes, … Continue reading →

Some people use auto dealerships for repair and maintenance to their car, and there are certainly some advantages to doing that.  There are benefits to having technicians who only work on your brand vehicle make the repairs.  Dealerships often have the best diagnostic equipment, and they attract and retain some of the best technicians in the industry because of higher wages, benefits, and often better working conditions.  Many dealerships offer loan cars, which people seem to like.  However, all that comes at a price to the consumer, and many prefer to use a non-dealership shop. So how can you find … Continue reading →

There are times when a loud cry of “The emperor has no clothes!” can be most copacetic. And so, let me point out something quite simple, yet very important. The old world order, to which we became accustomed over the course of the 1990s and the 2000s, its crises and its problems detailed in numerous authoritative publications on both sides of the Atlantic—it is no more. It is not out sick and it is not on vacation. It is deceased. It has passed on, gone to meet its maker, bought the farm, kicked the bucket and joined the crowd invisible. … Continue reading →

While flipping through the WestJet TV lineup on a recent cross-country flight, I reluctantly settled for a popular daytime talk-show (my other options included Days of Our Lives and re-runs of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo), which saw a panel of 4 diversely opinionated women duking it out to see who could make their co-host seem like the bigger idiot. Sigh. Interestingly, however, the subject they were debating that day happened to be male circumcision, a surprising topic for daytime TV. Two of the female hosts in particular were taking the stage with polarizing views on the matter. One host … Continue reading →