In the midst of the hot, sweltering Florida summer in the 1980s, at the height of big hair, overly large shoulder pads, and extra high-waisted pleated pants, my mother served me piping hot oolong tea brewed from loose-leaf tea leaves handpicked from my grandfather’s tea farm in Taiwan. The tea my mother served...
2021–2030 is the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, but in truth, it is more than a decade long: as soon as we are born, we are already on the path to maturity and eventually older age. Our time may be long or short on this earth, and many factors influence our growth, wellness and fitness, including...
Plants are amazing for so many reasons. They provide shelter for our bodies and beauty for our eyes, keep us breathing as our lungs, and add flavor to our food. But what you might not know is the role they have always played in our health. Herbal medicine...
In 2019, The Association of American Women of Aberdeen (AWA) nominated ARC Hippotherapy for a FAWCO Foundation Development Grant (1) to purchase a hydraulic lifting platform that allows height adjustments to accommodate all sizes of ponies and horses and also allows wheelchair access. Members of the AWA have regularly volunteered at ARC as...
You are aging. Yes, YOU. The symphony of your life begins the moment you arrive on this earth. As the composer and conductor, you have the pen and the baton in your hand, with the ability to control how you age and direct your personal well-being. Every musical score...
A young black woman, the mother of five and wife of a tobacco farmer visited Johns Hopkins Hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding. It was 1951, and when a tumor was found and a biopsy taken she had no way of knowing that history would be changed forever.
The...
