Work on you r odds

Just about every time we pick up a newspaper or a magazine we find a do or don't article regarding our health. There are articles on pre...

Melodic Waves

(Click on images for full-size versions.) Source: American Hairdresser, November 1942

New Review of Controlled Trials Replacing Saturated fat with Industrial Seed Oils

Readers Stanley and JBG just informed me of a new review paper by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues. Dr. Mozaffarian is one of the Ha...

Where's That Then? No 17

Another well-photographed English village. A regular in books called things like Our Homeland in Colour, I haven't seen it pictured in r...

My New Favorite Youtube Channel

My new favorite Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rbd4n#g/u

Youtube Video - How To Handle Long Hair 1962

Youtube Videos - Vintage Long Hair Styling

Swinging Longies

(Click on image to enlarge.) Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972 Oh the 70's!

Selected Prevention, Public Health & Workforce Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590)

from Trust for America's Health ( www.healthyamericans.org ) Selected Prevention and Public Health Provisions Essential Health Benefits ...

Untangled Notts

And so to the northernmost outposts of Nottinghamshire. Quite by accident I found myself on an old section of the Bawtry to Gainsborough roa...

Fatty Liver: It's not Just for Grown-ups Anymore

The epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of my favorite topics on this blog, due to the liver's role as the body...

Lessons from the H1N1 flu pandemic one year in

It’s been a long year for those of us following the H1N1 flu pandemic and even longer for the health workers on the front lines fighting the...

Simple behaviors can limit the spread of H1N1 flu, study finds

Simple, common-sense behaviors — such as discussing how to prevent influenza at home, covering your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze ...

How to: Set Bangs

(Click on image to enlarge.) Source: 55 Hair Styles (Dell Purse Book), 1972

Book Review: The Primal Blueprint

Mark Sisson has been a central figure in the evolutionary health community since he began his weblog Mark's Daily Apple in 2006. He an...

What is Maine's HealthInfoNet?

HealthInfoNet is an important statewide patient information resource that can help support health care providers’ treatment of patients. Cl...

Cell Phone Use and Possible Health Effects

A number of people have been asking about possible health effects from cell phone use. Below is an excerpt from the US FDA’s website that i...

Where's That Then? No 16

This is one of England's most photographed villages. But almost never from this angle. That's because, as you can see, the sun's...

4 Ways to Wear it Short!

Styles are: War Worker Woman in Uniform Home-Maker White-Collar Girl (Click on the images to see larger versions.) Source: Modern Beauty Sho...

Don’t forget your pets when planning for a disaster

It’s important to remember your whole family when preparing for an emergency, and that includes your furry and feathered family members. You...

Get Ready Mailbag: How is the H1N1 vaccine made?

Welcome to another installment of the Get Ready Mailbag, when we take time to answer questions sent our way by readers like you. Have a ques...

Smooth Flattery!

(Click on the images to read all about Smooth Flattery.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, January 1943 I just love that shot of the back of the h...

Vitamin D May Prevent Flu and Asthma

The AJCN just published a new controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements on flu and asthma ( 1 ). Dr. Hiroyuki ...

Greenwich Tea Time

Watch out if you're ever in a car with me and you haven't been driven across Blackheath before. The chances are I will suddenly hang...

A False Dichotomy

In the discussion section of the last post, the eternal argument about non-industrial people arose: were their lives (a) "nasty, brutis...

Start a Brush-up Course in Your Salon

(Click on images for full-size.) Source: American Hairdresser, November 1942 I love the first pic with 2 brushes.

Where's That Then? No 15

I used to visit this town often, but can't honestly remember this market place. I know there's a propensity to radically alter town ...

The Paleolithic Mind

I went to a meditation retreat this week with the Red Cedar Zen community in Bellingham. It was a good experience. Staring at a wall from...

Do You Neck?

(Click on image for a larger version.) Source: How to Find Your Man by Joe Bonomo, 1954 When I was buying makeup for my wedding, the woman w...

Long Trim

(Images link to full size versions.) Source: Practice and Science of Standard Barbering, ⓒ 1938-1958