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In the 1960s the idea that diet influenced heart disease was new, but there was a debate among experts about which was the culprit — fat or sugar. Health experts weren’t convinced that all fats were “bad” and even that far back some wanted to examine the role of sugar...
By Estelle Erasmus A year before she retired in 2014, Joan Rall, a New-York-based partner at the accounting and consulting firm EY (Ernst & Young), wasn’t worried about how she’d spend her time. “I landed a teaching job at NYU’s Business School and thought that...
El Fantasma was making good time, dropping down from Ecuador’s northern border with Colombia, somewhere south of San Lorenzo. Edie and I were headed back by Atacames to have some ostione ceviche for lunch. We had been seeing some type of small objects carefully lined...
Three weeks ago, I noticed some scaffolding was being erected on the westernmost dome of the New Cathedral. You may have noticed that the large dome of the nearby Iglesia San Blas is also undergoing repairs. I was disappointed that it had been rapidly covered by...
A quiet, sunny and warm Saturday afternoon. Quite a contrast to last Saturday, the third day of the four day celebration of the 197th anniversary of the freeing of Cuenca from the rule of Spain. Exhibit tents spread out more than a quarter of a mile up and down the...
Our world is a crazy place. For the first time in history more people are at significant nutritional risk from over nutrition instead of malnutrition. But, in most industrialized countries we actually eat fewer calories than we did at the beginning of the 20th...
By Michel Blanchard The art exhibition "Reality as a Pretext and the Myth of the Ephemeral,” currently showing at the Galleria de la Alcaldía, on the corner of Presidente Borrero and Simón Bolívar, is composed of mostly large works or art in strong colors, a modern,...
By Lief Simon As my wife Kathleen and I prepared these past several months to shift our living situation and begin spending more time in Europe, I decided to take the transition as an opportunity to shop health insurance options. Health insurance is vastly more...
By Louis Bourgeois I mentioned in my last column that the energy body was the bridge between the timeless realm, or eternity, and the space-time world. Living with this awakened consciousness is what I call walking with one foot in eternity. Our relationship with time...
Cuenca’s 3 De Noviembre celebrations are just a blast! We’re excited to enjoy this third year in Cuenca, and love the art and music. Street food is often a part of the celebration, so let’s celebrate in style, con salud en mente. Remember, “diet” is not a four-letter...
In mid-September, Edie and I were traversing part of the countries lowlands as we worked our way up the coast from Salinas to San Lorenzo. As usual, we were on the look out for photo-ops but the atmospherics weren’t too accommodating. Eleven days of travel yielded...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer organizations, with a mission to increase awareness and to raise funds for breast cancer research into the cause, prevention, diagnosis,...
Does it seem to you that the only colds you get are after taking a plane ride? Me too! It may not be our imagination. SmarterTravel.com cites one study that showed a 20% increased risk of catching a cold after flying, while another study found that colds may be more...
By Louis Bourgeois An important element of Conscious Living is the awakening and strengthening of the spiritual mind. This is our evolutionary imperative. We integrate the tribal and egoic levels of consciousness and then begin to develop our more expansive spiritual...
I apologize in advance for my rant redux today, but I’m just fed up…again! Here are my second bunch of worst of the worst manufactured foods that have no place in a healthy diet. For the previous four worst foods ever, click here, and weep. #4: Salad Dressings. Not...
By Samantha North Annual leave is a foreign concept for branding strategist Julian Stubbs. He can travel whenever he feels like it and manage his business uninterrupted from anywhere in the world, including beaches, airports and parks. Originally from Cheltenham,...
Heart disease is the number one killer of middle-and upper-income men and women in North America, Latin America, and throughout the world. An epidemic of obesity and its resulting complications, most importantly type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, increase the...
What memories do you have of your father’s touch? Or did he ever even touch you? Perhaps you knew his touch through physical discipline. Or, maybe he used his hands to demonstrate his love. Did he guide you with his touch? A father's touch is very powerful. It’s an...
By Louis Bourgeois Carolyn Myss influenced my understanding of the evolution of consciousness and my awareness of the energy body. She describes the basic three levels of consciousness as the tribal mind, the egoic mind, and the spiritual mind. In North America,...
By Lisa Grainger As if on cue, the marine iguana lifted its stumpy nose from its black-scaled body and sneezed, sending a shower of droplets onto the feet of our guide, Morris Garcia. “As I was saying,” he grimaced, wiping his ankle, “these are the only iguanas in the...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
