Tag Archives: health

The Nose Knows

Posted on April 12, 2020 by jyourist

My father had an impeccable sense of direction. Though he clearly used the location of the sun or stars and the time of day in his ability to find any geographical location with apparent ease, as kids we were always … Continue reading →

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Putting Fingers in the Tiger’s Mouth

Posted on March 30, 2020 by jyourist

Before becoming a Shiatsu therapist, I was an 8th grade Humanities teacher. I didn’t know a lot about Chinese medicine, but I knew about the acupuncture point Large Intestine 4. When students would ask me if they could go to … Continue reading →

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My mother calls to tell me I have cancer

Posted on January 31, 2016 by jyourist

My 88 year old mother called me about 10:00 yesterday morning, from the assisted living facility she is in. xxx“Did you go to the doctor?” she said. xxx“For what I answered. My cold is over. No more xxxcoughing.” xxx“You know … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of our grandmothers

Posted on February 7, 2015 by jyourist

I think this is the slowest onset of a cold I have ever had. Each day it has gotten microscopically worse. First a slight raspy throat and then the next day a slightly more raspy throat. Yes and then the … Continue reading →

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“When it’s my time…”

Posted on August 27, 2014 by jyourist

I took my mother to her doctor. Her weight exactly the same as mine. Congestive heart failure. Increasing and progressive Parkinson’s symptoms. Heart murmur. High blood pressure. Then we went out for lunch, my mother napping on the ride to the … Continue reading →

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“This Old Man: Life in the nineties” by Roger Angell

Posted on February 24, 2014 by jyourist

Check me out. The top two knuckles of my left hand look as if I’d been worked over by the K.G.B. No, it’s more as if I’d been a catcher for the Hall of Fame pitcher Candy Cummings, the inventor … Continue reading →

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Flexibility and reach

Posted on September 15, 2013 by jyourist

In my Qigong class today there were several people I know from my work and community– a grandmother of a former student, the mother of a present student, and an acquaintance from my synagogue. Usually I like to be totally … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow: Chipolte’s new ad

Posted on September 14, 2013 by jyourist

Chipolte’s taking a stand against processed food and factory farms. Provocative. (Thanks, Michael!)

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“So, you are an apple.”

Posted on July 13, 2013 by jyourist

My annual check-up with my doctor. Blood pressure elevated but not too much. That reddish splotch, not cancerous, just veins that have reached a dead end. But my cholesterol and LDL (the bad cholesterol) are too high. Not quite high enough … Continue reading →

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I think I feel a cold coming on…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by jyourist

Even when we were small, whenever my brother or sister or I got sick, my mother would make a Fanny’s Fixer. Fanny was my grandmother and she made them for my mother and her sisters too, when they were small. … Continue reading →

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