Recently I heard that a family member in her early 50s was being seen by a doctor for DVT and that she was hoping that there was a more natural way of dealing with it than the medications her doctor was prescribing. When I had digested this scrap of family ''information,'' I thought about my own lax position (denial, really) and how it would make sense for me to make some changes in my life while I still have some shreds of health and potential fitness. And, of course, I have inherited my mother's compulsive pop reading habit (in my case, the Internet mostly). So, I decided to research and write an article that would incorporate some preventative and alternative health principles into my life that might make DVT somewhat less likely to catch up with me than is likely the case now. I would also like to see our family member above and others benefit from these principles if they decide that they want to. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a critical health concern that af
Here are 73 years of playlists, each consisting of popular Christmas songs or singers from different decades that I have celebrated Christmas. I have tucked some fun Canadian Christmas songs in too. Have a lot of fun making your own memorable play lists- Feel free to mix and match or customize these playlists. What songs are missing off my lists that you will have on yours? (mention in the Comments section below-- thanks! and have a Merry Christmas!) 1950-1960 Playlist: "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee (1958) "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms (1957) "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby (1942, but remained popular in the 1950s) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry (1949, but popularized in the 1950s) "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Frank Sinatra (1957) "Ave Maria" by Perry Como (1957) "Mary's Boy Child" by Harry Belafonte (1956) "Blue Christmas" by Elvis (1957) 1961-1970