Category Archives: Health

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Alcohol

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This editor enjoys, Old-Fashioneds, Sidecars, espresso martinis and a good beer every now and again. I went about 10 years without a drink when I was pregnant and nursing. When I was growing up on the Rosebud Reservation, … Continue reading →

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Optimist Club Speakers Will Include John McKinney

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Optimist Club will host two radically different speakers in February. On February 6, District Attorney candidate John McKinney will speak and answer questions. On February 20, the speaker will be Silvi Winthrop, a mindfulness instructor. Perspective members … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendar for Think Pink

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Sue

The Irene Dunne Guild will hold its 18th annual Think Pink for Women’s Wellness, a fundraiser for Saint John’s Health Center, at the Upper Bel Air Bay Club from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Think … Continue reading →

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Teacher and Trainer Todd Tharen Is Back at the Y

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Sue

YMCA trainer Todd Tharen is teaching two Monday classes again at the Y facility on Via de la Paz: kickboxing and boot camp. One of his students wrote “Did you hear that our beloved Coach Tharen Todd returned to the … Continue reading →

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Mindful Mondays at the Library

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Sue

  Certified meditation and mindfulness instructor Silvi Winthrop will offer sessions “Mindful Mondays” in the Palisades Library Community Room at 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, January 22 and January 29. Please RSVP to silviwinthropcounseling@gmail.com for this complimentary program Winthrop received her … Continue reading →

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Diseases Can Be Traced to Sugar Consumption

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Sue

Mitochondrial damage is a major contributor to ischemic heart disease and stroke; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers, and type 2 diabetes. What causes the damage to the mitochondria, which is responsible … Continue reading →

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STOP Leaving Bags of Food by the Library

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Sue

There appears to be a misguided person who is leaving bags of food by the Palisades Library. At the beginning of October, this editor picked up a Trader Joe’s paper bag left on the bench in front of the Palisades … Continue reading →

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Me-Treat Offered to Select Women

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Sue

A Me-Treat is being offered Alison Burmeister of Balanced Beauty and Kathy Katims of Saved by a Story, as a way to destress, to connect and to create on Sunday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Temescal … Continue reading →

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Pot Can Affect Developing Youth Brains: Not Safe for Expectant Moms

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Sue

Although pot is now legal in California for recreational use, it does not mean it is safe for teen or for pregnant woman. Most women are aware that drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol syndrome, which causes … Continue reading →

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Opportunity to Help “Beat” Cancer at Pink Party

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Sue

During Covid, diagnoses for six major cancer types dropped by nearly 50 percent and about 43 percent of current patients missed routine appointments. In 2022, more than 600,000 Americans died of cancer. Statistics are grim, but the American Cancer Society’s … Continue reading →

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