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Remember when Bill Moyers showed brain surgery being performed in the early 1990s with acupuncture as the sole form of anesthesia on his PBS series “Healing and the Mind?” American acupuncturists point to that televised moment as the beginning of America’s receptivity to this centuries-old Chinese healing method. Well, yesterday Oprah Winfrey gave acupuncture its…

National treasure/quirky odd duck Camille Paglia’s back writing for Salon.com after a six-year absence. Here’s a snippet of her first column (you may have to get a trial subscription to read the whole thing). I am a pro-choice libertarian Democrat whose platform remains the same, above all regarding educational reform. I denounce the outrageous expense,…

Here’s a good article about how children who are praised too much sometimes grow up to be risk adverse. Remember to say, “Oh, I see you worked so hard on that! Tell me about it.” instead of “Cool! You’re sooo smart!” when your children show you their artwork. Hard to do this sometimes, I know.

The latest Body + Soul magazine features an eye-catching ad that targets yoga moms and promotes the fibrous Wasa rye crisp (which is low in fat and calories). Here’s Wasa’s approximation of a Hindu goddess or “divine mother” as seen on Wasa’s website. And check out the Wasa’s new weekly blog, written by a woman…
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