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'Moonrise' outshines 'Dark Knight'
There are six reasons why you should see Director Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, his first film to open the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. They are:To clear your mind and to get the bad taste out...
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“Perception” buttressed by a brilliant Albuquerquean
Perception is a popular crime drama television series that premiered on July 9 about Dr. Daniel Pierce, an eccentric neuroscientist hired by the FBI to help solve complex cases. He has a world-class...
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Three steps to save your sweet life
Although both staying well and living longer are getting harder to do, three new insights via last Sunday’s Sixty Minutes (Is Sugar Toxic?) with Sanjay Gupta will help you understand and implement...
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Summer's quirky wellness news
It’s the time of the month to look at the weird, wacky and enchanting wellness news in Albuquerque and the rest of New Mexico in order to learn from man’s quirkiness in order to stay well...
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The state of energy in New Mexico
While siestas (power naps) are part of the local culture in New Mexico and many locals feel naps are good for your health, there is also a lot of energy in the state, a key and often hidden dimension...
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Neuroscientist uses poetry to heal
Baylor University neuroscientist David Eagleman has explained how many New Mexican social and psychological health problems, such as the emergence of hate groups in the state; the rising of numbers of...
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One state’s efforts to defuse hatred
At a time when the numbers of hate groups (groups with beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people) and hate crimes (crimes motivated by biases based on race, religion, sexual...
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A season for Intellectual wellness
A person’s intelligence grows by engaging in stimulating mental activities like learning a new language, attending exhibits and art galleries, engaging in creative technological or scientific...
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Ballooning and your health
Ballooning is to Albuquerque as car racing is to Indianapolis or rodeoing is to Cody, Wyoming. Every October (this year: October 6-14), the city is invaded by thousands of balloonists and balloon...
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"Argo" redefines “great movie”
There is much debate about exactly what makes a movie “great.” For some, it’s mostly about the acting; for others, it’s more about the technical details, like cinematography; and some say it’s...
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A non-partisan view of the election (spiritual and moral)
This examiner’s editor suggested that he write an article about the part that wellness plays in the 2012 Presidential Election. Which of the Presidential candidates should Americans cast their votes...
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This election’s hidden issue
This is a follow-up to the last article here about nonpartisan politics and the election. The writer was inundated with readers’ reactions to it that are symptomatic of both the polarization and the...
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Animal slaughter in New Mexico
New Mexico in many ways is rightfully considered an animal-friendly state considering such things as: the campaigns led by organizations there like The Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and The Web of Life...
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Birding’s way to better health
We recently examined the wellness impact of hot-air balloons that fill the Albuquerque sky every October. While the International Balloon Fiesta receives and deserves much attention in The Duke City,...
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Urlacher a 2012 WTF award shoo-in in New Mexico
Prick a New Mexican’s finger and his blood runs blue and orange, the same as his Chicago Bear hero Brain Urlacher’s. Number 54 is their native-born role model and ex-star of the UNM Lobos...
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Writing, meditation, and wellness at the Norbertine Community
Native Americans in the Southwest listen to and learn from the wisdom of their tribe’s elders. According to a celebrated book entitled Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul,...
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How some Albuquerque police are breaking bad
Juxtaposed with the media stories of the ongoing national gun control debate, its own rising crime rates, and its selection by Fodors as one of the top six US cities to visit in 2013, Albuquerque is...
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Random acts of kindness at UNM
Students at the University of New Mexico are working hard to calm the current bad vibes in Albuquerque caused by such recent events as its former President’s legal troubles over prostitution, other...
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“Hubris”: Disenchantment in New Mexico
On February 18, the documentary Hubris: Selling the Iraq War was aired on NBC News. It offered a number of new insights about how President George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice,...
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March goes out like a lion in Albuquerque
The well-being of many residents of Albuquerque who watch the news on TV or read the daily newspaper has taken some hits recently. Not only did they learn that a burglar in Albuquerque had broken into...
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