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IN SOME COMMUNITIES, THE SOCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCEPTING AID ARE REAL

Written by JYOTI SINHA Posted June 17, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

"Food Donation-2-19-2012" by Tonyx035 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

By accepting aid from the food drive, people feel their class status is visible and for some men, their masculinity is exposed and denigrated. People are more vulnerable to feeling ashamed and disgraced as they may be incapable of taking care of their family during the pandemic. In the face of shame, one may feel trapped, powerless and isolated.

Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, classism, food drive, masculinity, Massachusetts, mutual aid, psychology, slider, solidarity, South Asian, South Asian Workers' Center, support group, well being, Wellness

‘NATURE IS KIND, YOU KNOW?’ APRIL GARGIULO AND THE MAGIC OF VINTNER’S DAUGHTER

Written by CHRISTOPHER EHLERS Posted December 4, 2019 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop

Your skin and my skin require the same nutrients to be its most healthy, its most balanced. That is fact, okay? … All skin requires the same nutrients to be its most healthy.

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Shop Tagged With: April Gargiulo, botanical serum, natural, shopping, skincare, vintner's Daughter, Wellness

AFTER PARTY: ANDREW WK LAYS DOWN SOME PARTY INSIGHT AT CUISINE EN LOCALE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted August 15, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

It was a good night to party. And when Andrew W.K. shows up in Somerville for a solo show at a unique neighborhood venue like Cuisine en Locale, it becomes a dynamite night to party.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Andrew W.K., boston shit show, Cuisine En Locale, Interview, live show, Partying, periscope, rock, SOMERVILLE, Wellness

5 LOW-CALORIE BEERS TO KEEP AT THE READY FOR LOW-REGRET DRINKING

Written by KAREN CINPINSKI Posted January 13, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Honest Pint, Honest Pint

Your best (and best-tasting) options for low-cal, low-regret imbibing, all big on flavor but relatively low on calories, booze, and judgment.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Honest Pint, Honest Pint Tagged With: ale, apv, Brewing, calories, honey, Hops, IPA, jacks abbey, lager, malt, notch brewing, otter creek, rapscallion, session, Vermont, Wellness

ANDREW W.K.’S TIPS FOR GOOD LIVING IN 2015

Written by SCOTT MURRY Posted January 9, 2015 Filed Under: Interviews

Andrew W.K has become a modern-day guru. We asked him about his resolutions for 2015, and his thoughts on wellness.

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Andrew W.K., Choco Taco, Paris Visone, Party, Party Hard, Resolutions, Village Voice, Wellness

WELLNESS FOR DEGENERATES: FEED THE FLOW

Written by JILLIAN LOCKE Posted November 28, 2014 Filed Under: Wellness for Degenrates

Gratitude is a pretty common theme for Thanksgiving, but that doesn’t make it any less poignant. Giving thanks is something we should practice every day, but it doesn’t hurt that there’s a specific day in which we celebrate by hosing turkey and gravy and potatoes and several piles of delicious ...  read more

Filed Under: Wellness for Degenrates Tagged With: cabinets, canned goods, charity, closets, coats, Dig Boston, DigBoston, donations, feed the flow, food shelter, pantry, socks, soup kitchen, thankful, tryptophan, turkey, volunteer, Wellness

THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTHING

Written by JILLIAN LOCKE Posted November 13, 2014 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates

Peace comes from within rather than without, that the road to fulfillment is one that leads inwards rather than away. Meditation is the road less traveled for you, but as anxiety, depression, lethargy begin to slip away, the contentment and presence that takes their place as a result could become the reason your family members remain alive this holiday season.

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates Tagged With: anxiety, Depression, Dig Boston, guided mediation, Health, Meditation, sleep disorders, Wellness, yogis

THE REAL CHOLESTEROL CULPRIT

Written by JILLIAN LOCKE Posted November 7, 2014 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates

When you get the results of your blood work in the mail you're sort of left to decipher the hieroglyphics on your own.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates Tagged With: Booze, cholesterol, Dig Boston, DigBoston, eggs, grains, Health, inflammation, LDL levels, saturated fat, stress, sugar, trans fat, Vitamin D, Wellness

WELLNESS FOR DEGENERATES: LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

Written by JILLIAN LOCKE Posted October 22, 2014 Filed Under: Drinks, Eats

Sometimes the easiest way to get a lock on the fast life is to just slow the hell down and look around once in a while.

Filed Under: Drinks, Eats Tagged With: audubon, bird watching, blue jay, daylight savings, degenerates, Dig Boston, DigBoston, it's always sunny in philadelphia, nature, patience, Pond, slow down, sunset, Wellness, Woburn

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING

Written by JILLIAN LOCKE Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates

We’re machines, remember, and we must properly feed, oil and maintain ourselves to keep up with the daily drag race

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Wellness for Degenrates Tagged With: balance, DigBoston, endorphins, Exercise, Nutrition, restraint, sleep, Strain, well being, Wellness

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