http://www.valleyadvocate.com/section.cfm?uid=25 Copyright 2013 The Valley Advocate TheOtherRoom.com CFML RSS Generator Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 AM MST en-us Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16709 Rice is known by nutritionists as a “first food.” Easily digested and bland, it is often the first solid food a baby receives. Prior to that, babies may be exposed to rice starch and brown rice syrup in infant formulas, which use the grain as an ingredient digestible by infants with lactose... By Maggie Wolf Peterson http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16709 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 1:23:13 PM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16552   Since 14-year-old Anais Fournier died of caffeine toxicity late in 2011 after downing two 24-ounce cans of Monster within 24 hours, there’s been a flurry of investigation into the composition and health effects of energy drinks. It turns out that Red Bull, a product that was early... By Stephanie Kraft http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16552 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16377 A ctress Kristen Chenoweth loves her beauty products, but she won’t be wearing a certain brand of eyelash extensions anymore. A year ago, the Emmy-award-winning actress discovered she had an allergy to formaldehyde, which was in the glue used to attach the lashes and caused her baby blues to... By Nancy Averett http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16377 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16261 L ast October, Valley residents Anasuya Weil and her daughter Mira presented a paper at the Second International Conference on Tibetan Medicine, held in Dharamsala, India. Since Tibet was invaded by the Chinese in the 1950s, Dharamsala has been where the Dalai Lama lives and the exiled Tibetan government... By Mark Roessler http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16261 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16077 F asting is the latest nutrition buzzword, but if you’re anything like us and you love eating, then you probably need a damn good reason to go for any length of time without food. Well, how does a longer life sound? What about reduced cancer risk? If that doesn’t do it for you, we’ll... By Amanda Khouv http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16077 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15959 A ging with dignity is a challenge we all must face at some point in our lives, and caring for an elderly parent or a failing spouse is a reality we all face. When mom or dad becomes unable to liveindependently or stay alone without supervision, often the burden of caretaking is passed to adult children.... By Kathleen Broadhurst http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15959 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15825 T he world is filled with nasty viruses, bacteria and microbes just waiting to do you in. At the very least, they can cause temporary sickness and misery. Worse, they can make you more vulnerable to killer conditions like cancer. The good news? You don’t have to take it. Here are 10 simple... By Sandra Gordon http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15825 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15714 Mosquito season should be winding down, but Indian summer may make complacency on this score dangerous, and the Valley is full of microclimates: the temperature differential between a house in the Hilltowns and a suburban home near the Connecticut border may be 10 degrees or more on some days. If it's... By Stephanie Kraft http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15714 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15713 You've heard it a hundred times by now: wear long pants and tuck them into your socks. Wear long-sleeved shirts and, in areas with overhanging trees, a hat. Wear light-colored clothing to improve your chances of seeing a dark tick that's singled you out to be its new host. You've heard this, too:... By Stephanie Kraft http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15713 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM MST http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15712 Semi-rural life—that tree-sheltered, patio-euphoric, sandaled way of being that lots of people like here in Western Massachusetts—just isn't what it used to be. That's a reflection with a comic level, but there's a level of wistfulness to it, too—and fear. The changes are real, and... By Stephanie Kraft http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15712