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My detox experience
I walked into Hector's Health Company with skepticism. Margie Aguilar, the director of therapy there, had invited me to try the Ocean Cleanse Detox which uses negative and positive ions to pull toxins from the body. The idea, in theory, sounded...
Rhubarb's tart taste and healing powers are overshadowed in the produce section
WHO-BARB? When most people think of rhubarb, they think of pies and poison, but in China people most frequently associate this fruit with medicine. Chinese herbalists started cultivating rhubarb in 2700 B.C. and have used it in their practice ever since....
CHRIS ARDIS: Help needy schoolkids get the tools to succeed
Although many of us aren't ready to hear "back-to-school," local stores are gearing up for the big sales that signal the start of a new school year. School supply lists are posted at many of these stores. For the last couple of years, several of my friends...
Don't let summer sabotage your kids' education
School may still be a month away, but it's not too early to get your children's minds back in top form. Students lose about two months worth of math computation skills they learned the previous school year during summer break. That forces teachers to...
CHRIS ARDIS: Don't disregard dyslexia - it's all around you
"They read backwards." This is likely the greatest myth about individuals with dyslexia, though there are many. Dyslexia is not a disease. Therefore, it cannot be cured. Rather, it is a learning disability that is neurological in origin. People with...
Testing the waters: STC students help search for menacing amoeba that forced Delta Lake’s shutdown
MONTE ALTO - The tranquil yet nearly deserted lake just north of Monte Alto still brims with life in Debbie Villalon's memory. Like many children at the time, she'd often spend holidays, birthday parties and other special days picnicking at Delta...
Andy Comer: Never overlook the simple pleasures
OUTDOORS ON THE GRASS U.C. Santa Barbara Campus Stadium 1 PM Sun. Mar. 23 BEACH BOYS Jesse Colin Young Honk Band That's what the handbill I found behind my dresser the other day says. I collect music memorabilia and concert posters, so I was extremely...
How to prevent dinner from getting devilish
Food poisoning can feel like Montezuma's revenge. It seems that when the vomiting ends, the diarrhea begins, or the other way around. And people who've had one of the 250 plus infections caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites, rarely forget the experience. Food...
Wasting water, wasting money
All Valley residents need to read this and take careful note. The city of Edinburg is under Stage II Water Conservation-Mandatory Compliance.Your city may be next, so here's an opportunity to avoid fines and bepro-active in conserving water in...
Class Reunions
>> RAYMONDVILLE - Raymondville High School class of 1978 will have a homecoming class reunion. Events include: Friday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., Bearkats vs. Tarpons football game, and Saturday, Nov. 1, The Boot Co., 205 E. Hidalgo, Raymondville, 7-8 p.m.,...
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