I started doing content writing in 2009. In that time I have written about most everything under the sun. Although I’ll write about most topics (save for a few that are too technical or that compromise my sense of ethics), my preference is to write about the topics you see below.
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Health and Wellness
Biofeedback Exercises
Biofeedback is an alternative medical technique that uses electrical signals from your body to teach you how to consciously control processes normally under unconscious or reflexive control. Read more...
The Importance of Antioxidants in Detoxification
Why are antioxidants so crucial in the role of detoxification? Read more...
Body pH and Health
Body pH is a measurement of the relative acidity of your blood. Read more...
Can Men Get Breast Cancer?: The Facts
Breast cancer is always thought of as a woman's disease, and this is essentially correct. Read more...
Chronic Pain, Chronic Fatigue, and Fibromyalgia: Medical Resources and Other Information
Diseases and disorders that cause chronic, amorphous pain can be among the most difficult to diagnose and treat. Read more...
The Symptoms of Sleep Disorders
Sleeping disorders can range from minor to severe and can include insomnia, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, narcolepsy and many more. Read more...
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: What is the Real Story?
Vitamin D is an important nutrient that plays a significant role in the healthy functioning of the human body. Read more...
Why Has Avastin Been Disapproved as a Treatment for Breast Cancer?
The recent decision by a Food and Drug Administration panel to reverse its past approval of Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer has received a lot of publicity and caused a significant amount of controversy. Read more...
Addiction and Mental Illness
7 Important Steps to Help an Addict Go to Rehab
For someone struggling with addiction, rehab can be lifesaving. Read more...
I Was Binge Drinking to Mask the Pain of My Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma is common and damaging. Read more...
Treatment Page for Delusional Disorder and Addiction Treatment
Delusional disorder is not always a disabling condition. Read more...
Cannabis
Cannabis Grading: A Consumer’s Guide to Quality
One of the biggest concerns cannabis consumers have is around quality. Read more...
Cannabinoids Explained
Of the more than 100 cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, the two most well-known ones are CBD and THC. Read more...
Cannabis: Separating Fact from Fiction
Cannabis is a hotly-debated topic, isn’t it? In my line of work, I hear a lot of chatter about cannabis and while I enjoy the discussions, frequently I feel the need to correct some assumptions. Read more...
CBD vs THC Edibles: What's the Difference?
Two of the most well-known cannabinoids are THC and CBD. Read more...
Choosing Your Strain: Why Terpene Profiles Matter More Than THC Content
How do you choose your weed? Whether you’re “window” shopping online or you’re in your local dispensary, you can expect there to be specific pieces of information about the strain you intend on buying. Read more...
The Top Eight Terpenes You'll Find in the Cannabis Plant
Cannabis has come a long way since the days when consumers had to sift through leaves, twigs, and seeds to determine which of the ten plus strains was the best. Read more...
From Selling Weed on the Street in my Early Teens to Climbing the Retail Ladder in Telecom
From selling weed on the street in my early teens to climbing the retail ladder in telecom, I learned some valuable lessons about how to run a business and hire people to help run that business. Read more...
Getting Past the Stigma of Cannabis
Despite the many medicinal benefits of cannabis, it continues to have a very bad reputation. Read more...
Owning a Cannabis Dispensary is Like Answering a Call
In 2018 Michigan legalized cannabis for recreational use. Read more...
Owning a Business on the Shoulders of Black Giants Who Came Before Me
When I was 23, I became the youngest person of African descent living in the U.S. to own a cannabis dispensary. Read more...
Investing in Black and Brown Would-be Cannabis Companies
As those seeking growth in their cannabis industry businesses know, obtaining business loans from banks is impossible. Read more...
Sativa vs. Indica: What’s the Difference?
If you’re new to cannabis, you may wonder about some of the terminology used by consumers and your dispensary. Read more...
Smoking vs Vaping vs Edibles: What's the Best Way to Consume Cannabis?
There is no best way consume cannabis because everybody is different. Read more...
Why the Name Wanda James is an Important One in the Cannabis Space
I love being the youngest African American to own a dispensary, but I wouldn’t be able to say that if it weren’t for the many talented and intelligent brothers and sisters who paved the way for me—both in the cannabis industry and in general. Read more...
History of CBD Use
Hemp-derived CBD, whether in the form of flower, a tincture or cream, oil, edible or non-combustible, has risen in popularity at near breakneck speed. Read more...
The Unabridged History of CBD (Cannabidiol)
If you’re new to hemp-derived CBD—whether as a flower, oil, non-combustible, edible, tincture or cream—given how far it’s come in a relatively short period of time, it may seem like CBD is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Read more...
Can CBD Oil (Cannabidiol) Help Relieve Your Anxiety and Other Mental Disorders?
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people take CBD oil and related products. Read more...
Synthetic CBD Can Be Dangerous—How to Tell if You’re Buying the Real Thing
With the explosion of products containing hemp-derived CBD in the last few years, many less-than-honest players found ways to flood the market with “CBD oil” that is synthetic CBD and the modern-day equivalent of snake oil—not necessarily dangerous but definitely ineffective. Read more...
How To Avoid Poor Quality CBD Oil
If you’ve ever been to a winery for a tour, you already have a general understanding of how CBD oil is made. Read more...
Pets
Foods That Can and Will Make Your Dog Ill
We read about them enough, so by now we have a fairly good idea of some foods to keep away from Tonka, your little canine friend. Read more...
No More Tails Between Legs: How To Deal With a Fearful/Timid Dog
Does Gracie avoid stepping on sewer grates? Read more...
Successful Training Techniques
When you bring a dog into your home, you must be dedicated to helping him be the best dog he can be. Read more...
Tails for the Win - What Tales Tails Tell
Out on a walk on a warm summer's day with trusty Piddles at your side, you notice ahead there is an unfamiliar dog standing in the road. Read more...
Why Does My Dog Eat Cat Poop?
Does this sound like you? “I feed Gigi very well. She gets two squares a day and I even add my baked chicken and rice to her already nutritious kibble and she still eats our cat’s poop!” “No matter what I do, Winston just knows when Ezra has done her business in the litter box and makes a bee line for it!” Read more...
Real Estate
Laura Dandoy - Fontana City Page
Need a professional realtor in Fontana, California? Read more...
Mike Mendez Realty - Homepage
In Claremont, Upland and other Pomona Valley communities, Mike Mendez Realty is your premier source for residential realtor services. Read more...
Seniors
Benefits of a Gluten-Free Diet
Gluten is a protein found in grains such as wheat and barley, and allergies to this nutrient are becoming increasingly prevalent for people of all age groups. Read more...
How to Reduce Joint Pain
As you get older, you will start to notice your body changing. Read more...
Education
10 Ways Families Can Encourage Reading Excerpt
There is no way around the most basic truth about how to encourage children to read: the best encouragement is by example. Read more...
Berkeley Technology Academy Apprenticeship Program Brings New Hope to Youth
Young people are fresh, hopeful, and versatile enough to meet new challenges when they’re offered chances to do so, and that is the underlying premise behind the Berkeley Technology Academy (BTECH) Apprenticeship Program. Read more...
Poetry Opens the Doors of Literature
Busy parents – and what parents are not busy? – have a head start on introducing children to books and reading through the magical effects of poetry. Read more...
Reasons to Encourage Children to Read Aloud
In this day of the electronic babysitter, where children can be set in front of the telly and subjected to colourful and sometimes even educational television programming, the lowly but venerable picture book is often forgotten in the shuffle. Read more...
Famous Personalities with Dyslexia
Many would consider difficulty with reading, writing and spelling to be a disability and while dyslexia is called a learning disability, many also call it a gift. Read more...
Domestic Violence: How to Recognize the Signs and Avail Oneself of Resources
What is domestic violence (DV)? There are two schools of thought that define what domestic violence is and what it isn’t. Read more...
Evidenced-Based Nursing – What Is It?
The nurse is the unsung hero—typically heroine—of medical care. Read more...
Nursing Theories and Sub-Theories
Nursing Theories are theoretical visions stated by persons in the nursing field as philosophies expounding on the virtues of selected nursing models. Read more...
Misc, but Cool
Cool Cardboard Artists You Didn’t Know About
More than likely, when you think of art, cardboard doesn’t come into play; it is simply not a medium we, as a society, have been taught to consider as an artform. Read more...
How Does 9 Mile Differ Today From When Bob Marley was Alive?
9 Mile is a small village in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. Read more...
The Annual Pilgrimage to 9 Mile, Jamaica
Reggae fan or not, there is little argument that Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley has touched the hearts and lives of millions worldwide with his music. Read more...
Skip the Furniture Store and Let Cardboard Help You Out
As the current “green” trend continues strong, it only follows that people will keep coming up with new and interesting ways to help out the environment by reusing what was once trash and turning it back into a product that is normally made from scratch. Read more...
Agriculture, Ghostwritten
A Cactus in the Desert
The tiny monarchy of Qatar might seem like an unlikely place for a green building revolution. Read more...
Revolutionary Way to Solve Myriad Problems Associated with Food Deserts
Between the pandemic and the on-going #JusticeforGeorge protests, I continue to preach to people that the most important thing we can do to protect and empower ourselves is to return to our roots, which means what we have done for thousands of years: be responsible for growing our own food. Read more...
How Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria Changed The Way We Grow Cannabis
In 2007, my husband Raul* and I decided to leave our corporate jobs behind and buy an organic farm. Read more...
Entrepreneurship, Ghostwritten
Employee-Owned Businesses Can Boost Local Economies
Forget about the official unemployment numbers: the U.S. economy is on life support, choked into submission by massive imbalances in the distribution of wealth. Read more...
Introducing Employee Ownership, a Bold Idea Whose Time Has Come
Looming on the horizon is a storm known as the Silver Tsunami, a phrase created to describe the impending wave of Baby Boomer retirements that could cause massive dislocations in the U.S. economy over the next two decades. Read more...
Promising Tech Startups Grounded by a Lack of Diversity in Funding
It’s a shocking and disappointing statistic—in the tech industry, only about three percent of venture capital funding is going to women and less than one percent to people of color. Read more...
Ghostwritten Bios
Junior Fritz Jacquet: On a Roll
It was at the tender age of 14 years old that Junior Jacquet, French native, first learned of his enduring love for origami art and its principles. Read more...
Peter Tosh
Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, in 1944, Peter Tosh had a rough beginning in life, born to parents who were too young, and not ready for the responsibility of raising him. Read more...
Seun Conference Piece
Reverend Al Sharpton brings decades of experience in the civil rights struggle to everything he does. Read more...
The Cage Is Every Day
Even if you’re not a mixed martial arts aficionado, watching a bout will leave you impressed by the skill, creativity and intensity of the fighters and the sport. Read more...