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handspringbodywork

Feb 18, 20223 min read

Beyond 'No coffee at Bedtime: Sleep Tips Nobody Ever Tells You

I have so many years of not-sleeping behind me, I'm practically a professional. I used to think the Department of Defense should be...

handspringbodywork

Feb 13, 20202 min read

Cold and Flu Season: Assemble Your Arsenal!

These home remedies can thwart winter illnesses if you take them early. Or make them more bearable. Ukrainian horseradish remedy It's...

Nancy Crooks

Mar 10, 20182 min read

The Ears Have It, sometimes

If they give out prizes for wacko ideas, I'd probably get more than one. But if it works, it doesn't matter how weird it is. (As long as...

Nancy Crooks

Nov 16, 20175 min read

Crying for Help: When Nobody Knows Why Baby's Screaming

“My son had had a blocked tear duct since birth. I had been told that he would grow out of it. But at 18 months old, my little man woke...

Nancy Crooks

Aug 31, 20172 min read

Where does memory reside?

Francis, age 58, came for help with foot pain. She also had some back pain and other, less pressing complaints. I asked her about...

Nancy Crooks

Jul 30, 20172 min read

When ‘skin-tight’ means trouble

When thinking of skin problems, we think of; roughness, redness, wrinkles, sagging, freckles, flaking, etc. Scars, whether from surgery...

Nancy Crooks

Jun 30, 20173 min read

Panic Attack: Mechanical Link to the Rescue

As I was lying awake in the pre-dawn hours, wondering whether sleep would return, the phone rang. At that hour, it could only be a wrong...