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I had cut back on my black tea consumption because–like many women post-childbirth, pre-menopause–I run slightly anemic, and both tea and coffee are known to inhibit the body’s absorption of iron. But now, a Swedish team has suggested that drinking two cups of black or green tea daily may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer…

Here is a provocative, many might say highly inflammatory passage from the opening chapter of the book “The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice”by Carolyn McVickar Edwards, now in its 5th Anniversary Edition. “In Rome, in the first four hundred years of what we now call the…

Last night the Chatterings held a family meeting at the dining room table. We took turns holding a “talking stick,” which initially was a lit candlestick ringed with tiny Christmas ornaments. Later, when the candlestick proved too distracting and delicate, we switched to holding a long paintbrush. I am an Aries and always the first…

Can NPR’s Terry Gross get any better at extracting delicate spiritual insights from the folks she so skillfully has on her program? I love her. I listen to her show “Fresh Air” in the car when I’m on my way to pick up the young Chatterings. And the religious topics she’s tackling are so, well,…
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