You Can Protect Yourself

You Can Protect Yourself

Situation: My partner is verbally, emotionally, and financially abusive, but doesn’t hit me. What can I do to protect myself?   Answer: Technology has ushered in novel ways of threatening, scaring, and abusing others. Stalking, for example, may be defined as old...
Home Remedies: Elderberry Syrup

Home Remedies: Elderberry Syrup

Highly Medicinal: Elderberry Syrup Cost: Varies, $10.20 per 4 oz. and up. What it does: Elderberry is one of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world. Not only are they nutritious, the health benefits of the elder plant include naturally improving sinus...
Escape the Minefield In Your Head

Escape the Minefield In Your Head

What makes you happy is subjective, but making sure your mental health is in check is something that everyone needs to focus on, says Louisville psychiatrist Dr. Ora Frankel. Mental health is not only the way we feel, but it includes our emotional, psychological, and...
Zenebia’s Go-To List for Staying Zen

Zenebia’s Go-To List for Staying Zen

I was asked to talk to a “happy person” and Zenebia Law came immediately to mind. When I told her that, she laughed and said, “My disguise must be working!” Whatever she calls it, Zenebia’s smile and calming demeanor are a true gift. She has her own strategies for...
Home Remedies – Mojo Hydration Therapy

Home Remedies – Mojo Hydration Therapy

Hydrate: Intravenous fluids  Cost: Starts at $99 per treatment, Mojo Hydration, (serves Louisville and Lexington) What it does: The human body is made up of 60 percent water, making it the most abundant substance in the body. Water is necessary for nearly every bodily...
Heal the Air – Lauren Heberle

Heal the Air – Lauren Heberle

Lauren Heberle, director of the University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy and Management (CEPM), is the lead investigator of the community engagement component at the UofL Superfund Research Center, an organization focused on the health impacts of...