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Your Liver, Your Health: Part II – A Liver in Trouble

Posted on by Guest Speaker

All right, folks, stay with me. we’re going to get a little technical and detailed here, starting with some vocabulary and definitions.
Hepatitis – inflammation of the liver

Acute – you’re visibly ill and showing symptoms

Chronic – long-term, ongoing disease or illness – can follow an acute phase or occur without an acute phase

Fulminant liver failure – very sudden onset with widespread damage to liver tissue – potentially fatal

Fibrosis – scarring of liver tissue caused by inflammation (hepatitis)
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Free Therapy – Post No. 1: The bad feeling inside

Posted on by Douglas Craig

Deep down, many of us often wish we felt “happy” all the time, or at least more often than we do. Who enjoys feeling badly? Most of us long to be at peace and content.

At some level we know this is unrealistic and yet we strive for it. And when we fail, as we invariably do, we not only feel badly; we feel badly about feeling badly.
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Menuplease: Mexican in Anderson at La Casa Cuevas

Posted on by Femme de Joie

When Casa Ramos closed in early 2009, La Casa Cuevas immediately opened in the same spot. Childress not being a main artery, and La Casa Cuevas not being part of a chain, the restaurant seems to be somewhat out of… Continue Reading →

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Once Upon a Brew Pub: Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant

Posted on by Don Williams

In the rolling hills of Marin County lies the small city of Novato, home of Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant. Brendan Moylan, the co founder of Marin Brewing Company in Larkspur, CA opened the brewery in 1995. Brendan started home extension… Continue Reading →

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Your Liver, Your Health: Part I – Liver Basics

Posted on by Guest Speaker

What would you say If I asked you, “What’s the most important organ in your body?”

You might say your heart, or your command-and-control center (brain). I must concede – if your heart stops pumping, you definitely are in a lot of trouble.
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Mistress Of The Mix “Don’t Walk On The Grass”

Posted on by Valerie Ing

People ask me from time to time if there’s one genre of music that I just can’t stomach. My answer is, and I’m being completely honest with you here, nope. I like it all. I can even name a few… Continue Reading →

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Just Sayin’: ‘How do you do that?’

Posted on by Adrienne Jacoby

Since I’ve been  doing this “writing thing,” I’ve had a couple of people ask me, “How do you do that?” That very question had occurred to me a number of times over the years. I am an avid (my mother called… Continue Reading →

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Give a dog a break!

Posted on by Bethany Chamberlain

Not everybody loves the 4th of July. Just ask your family dog or cat for their 2 cents, and this is likely what you’ll get: Panting Drooling Pacing Hiding Decreased appetite Abnormal urination & defecation Dilated pupils Excessive grooming Howling… Continue Reading →

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Speaking of Dogs: Entertainment for the Stay-at-Home Dog

Posted on by Carla Jackson

Dogs are social, curious animals that do not handle boredom and isolation well. When left to their own devices, unemployed, under-exercised dogs will find something to do. Guaranteed.  Sadly, a dog’s interpretations of fabulous options for entertainment are usually annoying… Continue Reading →