Life in turquoise
Here’s all you ever need to know about June Rosenthal. When she was 77, and her husband 80, they trekked to Nepal. “Our sherpa took one look at us, and his face fell,” she recalls. “I told him, ‘Don’t worry. When you’re tired at the end of the day, I’ll be there to help you up.’” She was. More May 9, 2008 - 3:14 PM |
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Take a meeting Stamford’s best-kept secret revealed! “What is this about?” asks the wary voice on the other end of a Tuesday morning telephone call. The question comes from one of the handful of beleaguered individuals assigned the task of scheduling use of Stamford’s “community rooms.” And the tone the voice adopts suggests that the person on the other side of the line knows exactly what the call is about — and sort of wishes that they didn’t. More Feb 25, 2008 - 10:22 PM |
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Healthy Hybrids The trend of creating new synergies for the common good is no longer defined by the automotive industry alone. See how Stamford straddles the worlds of conventional and alternative medicines for a healthy body and mind experience. It used to be that practitioners of conventional forms of medicine and those of alternative forms, such as acupuncturists and chiropractors, lived in very different worlds. But recently, the two have learned to coexist in an area known as “complementary” or “integrative” medicine. Wellness centers that offer reflexology and meditation have sprung up in hospital settings. “Med spas” that feature herbal supplements and therapeutic massage have been incorporated into many doctors’ private practices. And within the Stamford city limits there are as many yoga studios attending to the mind-body connection as there are neurologists. More Feb 25, 2008 - 10:19 PM |
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Eco solutions for health-friendly cleaning Spring cleaning, some say, goes back to the first fire heating a cave. Historically, thorough cleaning and airing on the first balmy days banished the soot and smoke left behind by winter heating devices from wood fires to coal furnaces. Ironically, now that we enjoy modern “clean” heat, concerns about the cost, and potential toxicity, of modern cleaning products have lead many to take another look at old-fashioned methods from the age of wood and coal. More Feb 25, 2008 - 10:11 PM |
