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James Michener Didn’t Have One, Either

                      

I just finished reading   “The Shocking Slaughter of Africa’s Wildlife” in the UNESCO Courier (A publication of The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization).  Destruction of the animals’ natural habitats is described in tragic detail.

     We’ll take the girls before it’s gone, I decided.  A few weeks later the five of us were on the plane to South Africa.  (The five: my husband,…

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Dietary Supplements Can Cause Liver Damage

By Sandy Powers





Dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and herbal products can cause liver damage. I learned this the hard way.



When I was diagnosed with breast cancer and scheduled for a mastectomy, my pre-opt tests revealed my liver enzymes were higher than normal. Liver enzymes are an indicator of the health of the liver. When the liver is healthy, the liver enzymes reside within the cells of the liver. When… Continue