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Growing up in a tough neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, Andrew LeBar learned from an early age to hold his own. When someone pushedhim, he pushed back.
“I had hard eyes,” recalls LeBar, who still carries the stance of a bulldog and has the square jaw to match. “If you look like a victim, you’re going to be taken advantage of.”
Heading back to school at the University of Kansas in his 30s, LeBar decided to try aikido, a Japanese martial art, thinking he might pick up some self-defense...
 Admittedly, Capoeira isn’t for everyone. The Afro--Brazilian martial art features leg sweeps, handstands, and acrobatic exchanges between two sparring practitioners who are encircled by fellow capoeiristas and a mix of song, rhythm, and ceremony. |
 Almost three years ago, after seeing The Secret, my friend announced that she was going to meet a man and then marry him within the month. She believed this with every fiber of her being because, after all, she had asked. |
 Artisanal Gluten-Free Flour Blend 1 ¼ cups (156 grams) brown rice flour ¾ cup (88 grams) sorghum flour 2/3 cup (84 grams) cornstarch ¼ cup (37 grams) potato starch |
 A cold slice of juicy watermelon has long been a healthy summer staple, boasting ample amounts of nutrients, such as potassium, beta carotene, and lycopene. Now another nutrient in watermelon — citruline — has caught the attention of researchers. |
 It’s been five months since January 1, the day when many of us vowed to change some aspect of our self before the year’s end. |
 Being invited to teach Tibetan refugee children at Yongling Creche and Kindergarten in Dharamsala was, for me, an answered prayer. Up until that time, I was navigating an inner-city clinic system as a family and child therapist — I longed to see children in a spiritually-based community. |
 Adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which occurs when the immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract, suffer in a variety of ways. Many experience chronic abdominal pain, bloody stools, and diarrhea. |
 Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a debilitating mix of pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression that is resistant to treatment. Part of the difficulty in treating the millions of Americans who fit the diagnosis is that FMS may not actually be an illness. |
 People who consume the equivalent of seven or more cups of coffee a day are not just more jittery, they are three times more likely to experience auditory and visual hallucinations, such as hearing voices and sensing the presence of the deceased. |
 For most of my life I was an unrepentant sleep snob. When I lay my head upon the pillow, sleep and I were one. I used to test my talent for flowing fluidly in and precisely out of sleep: just for the fun of it, I would say as I lay down, “Okay, brain, wake me up at 6:18 a.m. |
