Category Archives: Health

Train Like A Power Ranger

Power Rangers

Power Rangers

The actors who played the power rangers in the recently released tv-to-film adaptation Power Rangers come by their physically demanding ninja skills quite genuinely.

Sarah tracked the various rangers’ workouts for an Asian World Of Martial Arts piece.

To read it go here.

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Attacking Mothers With Autistic Children Is Wrong

Apparently one of the great joys in life for cruel people is to harshly judge mothers of various stripes.

This is particularly the case for mothers of children with autism.

Sarah wrote about why this is tremendously uncool in a piece for The Establishment.

To read it go here.

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Samaritan News 10 Pack: Madonna, Prince Harry, U2, More

Madonna marches on Washington.

Madonna marches on Washington.

Here are some of the news stories I wrote for charitably-minded entertainment site Samaritanmag in January:

Read Madonna’s Women’s March on Washington Speech

Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples Release Charity Song To Support American Civil Liberties Union

Watch Video: Prince Harry Visits Botswana, Signs on to Help Protect Rhinos

Buffy Sainte-Marie to Receive Allan Waters Humanitarian Award At Juno Awards

U2 Private Concert, Tea With Bono and Julia Roberts Raffled Off to Support AIDS Charity

9 Civil Rights Museums To Visit For Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Hockey Team to Honour The Tragically Hip, Auction Custom Jerseys for Gord Downie Fund

What Is The Committee to Protect Journalists Meryl Streep Mentioned At Golden Globes?

KIND Foundation Gives $1.1 Million USD To Seven People Doing Good

Little Big Town to Help Launch Music in Our Schools Tour

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On Cold Weather Hives And Being A Winter Shut-In

It's gonna be cold outside this winter.

It’s gonna be cold outside this winter.

The weather outside today in Toronto is -9 C, -16 C with the wind chill.

Sarah will not be going outside in this weather.

This, because she suffers from a condition called cold urticaria, where cold weather can make her break out in tremendously uncomfortable hives.

She wrote about what it’s like to be housebound in winter for Refinery 29.

To read the story click here.

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How Martial Arts Can Help People With Parkinson’s

Martial arts can help people with Parkinson's Disease.

Martial arts can help people with Parkinson’s Disease.

A growing number of health practitioners have begun recommending that people with Parkinson’s Disease take up some form of low- or high-impact martial arts.

It seems the activity does wonders to combat the effects of the degenerative neurological disease.

Sarah wrote about how it helps in a post for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

To read it click here.

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