If someone you care for came to you complaining of repeated severe headaches, I'm sure you wouldn't tell them to suck it up and be content with over-the-counter meds. You would tell them to seek professional help.
Aren't you worth your own best advice?
One of my life's goals...
Auriculotherapy, more commonly known as ear seeds, is based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem and an external organ that reflects the entire body.
Conditions affecting a patient's physical, mental or emotional health are treated by stimulation of the surface of the ear exclusively. Several modalities...
Listening to local live music is a great way to get to know a city. The joyous culture of Puerto Vallarta really comes through in Los Bambinos' weekly shows, as they bring masterful guitar and soaring harmonies to the upbeat and feel-good performances they have worked over the last...
I must admit that I’ve always been a bit of an anxious parent. I always had this nagging feeling that something terrible would happen if I didn’t worry. I can’t tell you to this day what I thought worrying would accomplish, but at 3 am, that didn’t seem to...
By Shirley Fastner
El Tuito is one of the easiest of the little mountain towns to reach in the vicinity of Vallarta and is a 'Pueblo Magico.'
It is a single bus all the way from the Zona Romantica, and in only a little over an hour, one is...
As you go through your day, in your interactions with people, notice two aspects of yourself.
When given the opportunity to speak, there is a part of you that will speak quickly. When given the opportunity to react, that part will react quickly. That is not really you.
That...
by David P Carroll
It's Saint Patrick's Day andEveryone is Irish todayAnd we'll have some fun along the way
Green shamrocks and a colorful rainbowIn the clear blue skyAnd the shiny pots of gold are in sightAnd we'll sing and danceAll through Saint Patrick's night
From San SebastianTo El Tuito and to...
Recap: Good Morning, From Here March 09 - March 15
Monday I watched more TV last night than I have in over a decade. The Oscars were fascinating—even the commercials, which I could see but not hear at La Catrina Cantina at Jim Lee's Oscar Party.
I used to...
You know, we’ve been in this El Niño rollercoaster for many months now. Which, by the way, followed a La Niña stretch of about two years. To say that the present current situations, water temperatures, and species specifics are confusing would be an understatement.
To be boating (catching) schooling...
I recently read a research study about how North Americans use their dining table. I always find this type of information enlightening and interesting. You may want to share some of these tidbits tonight over your dinner.
According to the information in this report, the average life span of...
There is a new French cuisine restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, which is lovely. Café de Flores is located in Colonia 5 de diciembre at San Salvador 171. The menu is simple and classic, and the décor perfectly evokes the feel of a little romantic bistro.
There are about 8...
When I was a kid--well, a smaller, relatively hairless kid--one of my more astute schoolteachers dared ask what the lot of us wanted to be when we grew up.
Standard answers abounded: a future firefighter here, an aspiring athlete there, a couple of doctors in the second row, a...
As the largest entertainment venue in Banderas Bay, Act2PV brings you the best of the best entertainment. With multiple shows every evening in three different theaters (the beautiful Danny’s Main Stage Playhouse, the intimate Casa Karma Red Room Cabaret, and the beautiful, fully-stocked Mary Ann’s Melody Bar & Lounge),...
Vallarta School for Girls was founded a year ago by Francie Nguyen and Cecil Kerfont. The girls attend bilingual classes from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, and are fed breakfast and lunch. All the funding is private and the cost to the girls is nothing. Please...
A couple of days ago, as the weather made a sudden hard turn into Spring, I finished slow-poking my favorite garden fork into the weedy mess of my potager as the sun went down, heard flapping, looked up, and saw them settling in one of the big walnut trees...
Membership has its privileges and the glowing first-hand reports of those helped by SkyMed with a serious or critical medical emergency are plentiful.
SkyMed goes beyond getting you on a plane in Vallarta homeward bound. It will provide ambulances on both ends if you're hospitalized; it will provide a...
Besides migraines, are you overweight too? Great news: my experience has been that finding significant pain relief from migraines is much easier and works more quickly for me than getting rid of excess weight.
Getting rid of excess weight in a healthy manner is a major step in finding...
The orange originated in Southern China, Northeast India, and Myanmar. The earliest mention of the orange was in Chinese literature in 314 BC.
As of 1987, orange trees are the most cultivated fruit tree in the world. Orange trees are widely grown in tropical and subtropical climates for their...
