HCAG MEDICARE INSURANCE AGENCY IS MY SUPERHERO
by tony reverditto On the threshold of turning 65, I was inundated with telephone and mail solicitations from Medicare providers and agencies. As the milestone neared, I grew increasingly confused about how to navigate the process as the brochures and messages piled up. Luckily, I am involved with my local Chamber of Commerce, and […]
NEEDS VS. WANTS – YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG, BESTIE
by freddy saluna After having trained clients for almost 11 years, I’m convinced that most people’s health and fitness challenges aren’t only the result of poor exercise and/or nutrition habits, but they’re also the by-product of the gray matter upstairs, their minds. I know, I know, here we go again. Freddy IS an actual trainer, […]
GETTING IN THE SPIRIT OF THINGS WITH TIM BRAUN
by tony reverditto – Five years ago, I did a sitting with Spirit Medium, Tim Braun, and I was blown away by how he could possibly know such specific things about my dearly departed loved ones. I knew it was time to catch up with him and share his latest insights. Braun is an […]
PROCESSED FOOD VS. WHOLE FOOD: WHAT’S BETTER FOR YOUR PET?
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF FEEDING YOUR PET A WHOLE FOOD DIET by dr. patrick mahaney, vmd, cva, cvj The “You are what you eat” perspective your parents forced upon you as a child also applies to your pets. Age, medications, ailments affecting the digestive tract and other body systems and various additional factors can alter […]
Radiant Health Centers Receives Grant from Department of Public Health to Provide Innovative HIV Treatment
Radiant Health Centers is proud to announce it has been selected to receive a two-year, $1.97 million grant from the California Department of Public Health to provide rapid anti-retroviral treatment (ART) to individuals who test positive for HIV, at no cost to them. Rapid ART, which provides treatment to HIV positive individuals within three days, […]
Brittany Runs a Marathon: Beyond the Obvious With Director Paul Downs Colaizzo
~ by joel martens ~ Being the brunt of a joke is a trope that the media industry has relied upon for a very long time. The “Nellie” gay guy, the ditzy, dumb blonde or the funny fat girl are all characters we all know and have laughed at. Outliers who don’t always get that […]
GENDER ODYSSEY
3-DAY CONFERENCE FOR FAMILIES WITH TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE KIDS ~ by joel martens ~ Founded in 2001 by Aidan Key and a small, dedicated group of volunteers who wanted to build on the earlier work of transgender pioneers, Gender Odyssey began as a conference focused on the needs of those on the trans masculine spectrum. […]
AIDS Walk Orange County Heads OUT On The Boardwalk
by tony reverditto – Orange County is once again about to lace up its collective walking shoes for the 33rd Annual AIDS Walk O.C. on Saturday, June 1 hosted by Radiant Health Centers. For 2019, however, they’re improving the shine on all those walkers’ feet, by taking the stroll along Huntington Beach’s Boardwalk. One of […]
LGBTQ Parenting: What’s Different?
~by steven ing ~ Is there anybody out there in 2019, who isn’t disgusted by political and religious attempts to make adoption and foster care services available only to hetero-normative couples? The latest case has a happy ending (for now) ending Michigan’s use of tax dollars to subsidize religious groups who discriminate. The heroes include […]
Eating Disorders and the LGBTQ Community
by myra hendley, primary therapist, eating recovery center – Eating disorders are no longer assigned only to teenage girls, but are affecting anyone regardless of race, gender or any other division. When general self-worth suffers, eating disorders can often present in people’s lives as a way to cope or fill a void. Physical self-worth or […]