Doula Digest: What Does A Doula Do?
By: Noami Starsiak
When I started this column I gave a brief picture of what a doula is, today I want to broaden that picture to look at the two categories of doulas - birth...
America and New York State – For Hemp!
By Natalie M. Williams
There has been much talk in New York State regarding Marihuana and Hemp Legalization.
“Mary Jane”; also known as ‘the sister of man’ has traveled with humanity for millennia. As a...
Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong
When James Hamblin tells people he has not used soap in the shower for five years, they tend not to hold back in expressing their disgust. “It’s one of the few remaining things for which we feel fine telling someone that they’re gross,” he says. “It’s amazing to me, honestly.”Yet despite people’s “clearly moralising judgments”,…
Carolyn Hax: Should kids tell Dad about his father’s first marriage?
(Nick Galifianakis/for The Washington Post)Dear Carolyn: In doing family research, my brother's wife came across documents indicating that my dad's dad was still married to another woman when he married my grandmother in December 1927. The divorce on the first marriage was not finalized until October 1928. My dad, his younger brother and older sister…
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
On Monday, April 8th, at 5:30 pm, the Utica Public Library will host the Alzheimer's Association as they present "Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia" in the library gallery. This program will examine the impact of...
Local Woman Takes on Fight Against Lyme Disease
By Jess Szabo
Social media sites like Instagram and Facebook are often accused of being wastes of time, but the Instagram page “August Lyme” is the online home for local support and activism for a...
Naturopathic Resources in Hamilton, NY
Hamilton, N.Y. - Naturopathic Resources, located in the beautiful village of Hamilton, NY, is all about what the healing power of nature can do for you. Our philosophy embraces the immutable natural laws and...
Dr. Paula Vecchio Joins Upstate Family Health Center
Dr. Paula Vecchio, Primary Care Physician, has joined the clinical staff at the Upstate Family Health Center, Inc., located at 1001 Noyes Street in Utica, New York. Committed to treating patients with a team...
Poor Diet and Death
By Elizabeth Szlek, Wellness Counselor
For thousands of years, the main job in everyone’s life was to find enough food to survive. Hunting and gathering takes a long time and depending on location or climate...
The Kelberman Center Now Accepting New Therapy Clients of All Ages
The Kelberman Center Clinic, designed to support individuals and their families who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder or a related developmental disability, is now accepting new therapy clients of all ages! Licensed...