I’ve been asked that many times and each time I think I give a different answer. The truth is that there were many catalysts that lead me to this work. In the 1980’s I was living in New York City, working at a bookstore and as a writer and copy editor. I had a lot […]
Putting People To Work
There was an interesting article on Slate the other day about two depression era programs whose goal was to rebuild infrastructure and put people to work. The Public Works Administration (PWA) paid private companies to do projects, while the Civil Works Administration (CWA) hired people directly and put them to work. The CWA was a […]
Will Work For Food!
Holiday Food Drive December 1st to 6th Help us help others! Monday December 1st to Friday December 5th, new patients get a consultation, exam, and x-rays for a bag of groceries. That’s $245 worth of services! Established Patients: Saturday December 6th. Get an visit that day only for one bag of groceries. RSVP (440) 943-6411 […]
My Neighbor Is Getting Evicted Today Updated
I got up this morning with a truck in our shared driveway with the bailiff from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s department telling Jordan that they were evicting our neighbor. Our neighbor is a tenant and payed her rent to a landlord who stopped paying his mortgage. She, a single parent, and her two daughters were not […]
Proposal for the Banking Crisis
I’ve been reading, and thinking about the recent banking crisis and I don’t think that corporate socialism is the answer. I’ve come up with some thoughts that I think would stem the crisis and not cost the taxpayers, clinic or in the case of the current proposal future taxpayers (i.e. our children and grandchildren). […]
FDA declares silver dental filling harmful
The FDA, under pressure from a lawsuit, has declared that “silver” mercury amalgam dental fillings are harmful. This is a huge development, and those of us that have been vocal about the dangers are pleased that finally the tide is turning. From the Newsweek article: The FDA had been dragging its feet for so long […]
Soy bad for the thyroid
I met a woman this week that had just been diagnosed with low thyroid. We talked about her diet, and she was very upset because she is doing everything “right”. She was eating kelp (which is helpful to the thyroid because it contains iodine). She is a vegetarian, stays away from dairy, and when asked, […]
Ending Poll: People that get a cold or the flu each year are less likely to get cancer.
According a study published in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, having the cold or flu regularly is associated with decreased cancer risk. Further a study in the journal Medical Hypothesis found that getting childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, pertussis, and rubella, also decreased the incidence of cancer. Illness is our body’s […]
Popular Mechanics on Mercury in CFL bulbs
Popular Mechanics crunched the numbers and the dangers of the mercury in a CFL bulb. While they recommend disposing the bulbs properly , they state: “Each bulb contains an average of 5 milligrams of mercury, “which is just enough to cover a ballpoint pen tip,” says Leslie, associate director of the Lighting Research Center at […]