Meat-only diet proponents tout benefits for body and brain
Adherents say they’ve lost weight and think more clearly, and testing shows they don’t have any nutritional deficiencies. But is living on meat alone a good idea?
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Into the Sam’s Point Badlands the back way: from Lake Awosting
Although upstate New York is a far cry from the rugged wilderness of South Dakota, the name Badlands still got caught in the gums like an adventure born of grit and sandstone.
A psychedelic renaissance
New studies show therapeutic use of psychedelics can be useful in treating addiction, depression, and fear of death in the terminally ill.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “Spooky scans”
I used to numb the area with a spray that is now known to compromise healthy skin tissue, then various topical meds that never worked for me; then I tried ice, but by the time everything got set up for the draw, it was more hassle than it was worth. So now I go commando and just suck it up.
Women’s health care in the Hudson Valley lags in quality
Despite the establishment of large healthcare networks in the Hudson Valley over the past five years, the quality of the gynecological care here doesn’t measure up to that available in big cities.
First Lady of fly fishing will speak at Phoenicia Library
“Fly fishing is a deep sport,” said Joan Wulff, known as the First Lady of fly fishing for her mastery of casting, the art of lofting a lure out over a stream to land on the water’s surface and attract a trout. She will speak at the Phoenicia Library in the Sporting Legends of the Catskills series on Saturday, October 27, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The consummate sky-speaker
One word is so consistently mispronounced that I’ve been repeatedly corrected when I say it the right way, which is why it drives me bonkers.
Erica’s Cancer Journey: “What’s so hard about “new”?”
When is boring preferable to interesting? Cancer appointments. No one wants to be the “interesting” patient.
Health Quest Medical Practice opens new Highland location
Health Quest Medical Practice recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest healthcare center in Highland. Located atop a hill on Route 299 between Highland and New Paltz, the 15,000-square-foot facility is a multispecialty office, housing more than ten providers who offer primary care, obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology and neurology.
Foliage forecast: Less sunshine = less red pigment
The many cloudy and rainy days for the past weeks don’t bode well for a great autumn show of leaf color.