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GREEN ASPARAGUS (Part 2)
ORIGINS AND INTRODUCTION
The name “asparagus” comes from a Greek word meaning “to break apart into small pieces,” or “to divide into many.” In fact, if asparagus is allowed to grow freely,...
Mental Wellness – THE THINGS THAT WE DO NOT (WANT TO) SEE
Mental-Health Professionals’ Advice on Dealing with Difficult Family Dynamics of Depression, Isolation and Abuse
Ida Yoshinaga
As a child of a nisei man who had suffered from long-term depression, a mid-life existential crises that led to...
Mental Wellness – HAWAI‘I’S MENTAL-HEALTH ADVOCATES, PART TWO
Retired Army National Guard Member Supports Veterans Towards Mental Wellness
Ida Yoshinaga
Continued from Part 1 in the Feb. 19, 2021, issue.
Thinking of Those at Risk for Work-Related Trauma
Dec. 4, 2019: I am hiding alongside my...
Mental Wellness – HAWAI‘I’S MENTAL-HEALTH ADVOCATES, PART ONE
Ida Yoshinaga
AJAs Working in Public Health, Hospitals and Religion Talk About Mental Wellness
A Pleasant Meal Followed by Mild PTSD
We are clothed in business casual and downtown alohawear, as we sit together in the air-conditioned...
Sidebar – Advice from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Warning Signs of Suicide
• Talking about wanting to die
• Looking for a way to kill oneself
• Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose
• Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain
• Talking about...
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CHITOSAN AND HEAVY METALS (Part 2)
WHAT ILLNESSES CAN RESULT FROM CLOGGED BLOOD VESSELS?
High blood pressure (hypertension): Within the body, the heart has a formidable job — it must pump blood through 100,000 km of...
Mind-Body Wellness – RESOLUTIONS ARE NOT JUST FOR THE NEW YEAR
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
What a year 2020 has been. Although the coronavirus has challenged and altered our lives, this year seems to have flown by. I have been hearing many express the desire...
Mind-Body Wellness – MENTAL WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE
Dr. Chad Sato
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Recently, do you find yourself asking, When will this COVID-19 situation ever end or get under control? For the past eight months our lives, social connections, routines and behaviors have...
Health Information: COLOR DOES MEAN BEANS! (Part 2)
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY BENEFIT FROM BEAN POLYPHENOLS
Unlike azuki beans whose pigments do not dissolve in water, kuromame (Japanese black soybeans) and kidney beans lose their pigments when soaked in water. This is because kuromame...
Medicare 411 – IT’S TIME TO REVIEW YOUR MEDICARE COVERAGE
Seema Verma
Courtesy: Medicare
Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season is underway, and I want to encourage all people with Medicare to review their current health and prescription drug coverage.
Medicare Advantage plan premiums have fallen to historic...
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