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Denver Urban Spectrum and KGNU Radio present a magazine-style community news radio program that amplifies the voices and stories from people engaged in progressive action work in the metro Denver area and surrounding communities.This month we highlight the work at the Sims Fayola Foundation with Dedrick Sims, PhD. We have a conversation with a real cowboy and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Through February 19, 2024 IMAGE: Amoako Boafo, Bella Sontez (detail), 2019. Oil on paper; 28 x 22 in., Courtesy of Private Collection and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles. Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks is presented in partnership between Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco. The exhibition is curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah. The presentation of this exhibition at the Denver Art Museum is organized by Rory Padeken, Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. It is funded by Vicki and Kent Logan, the Birnbaum Social Discourse Project, U.S. Bank, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS Colorado.
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Polycythemia vera (PV) is a rare blood disorder that causes the body to make too many red blood cells. The high red blood cell count can make the blood thicker, which can lead to strokes, heart attacks, organ, and tissue damage. The established goal of therapy is to maintain red blood cell levels, as measured by hematocrit, below 45%. Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. is developing rusfertide, an investigational drug designed to control the amount of iron available to make red blood cells. Rusfertide therapy is being studied in the VERIFY Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate its safety and ability to control the production of red blood cells in the blood, potentially reducing the need for phlebotomy treatment and improving patients’ quality of life..
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MASSAGE THERAPY The practice of using touch as a healing method derives from customs and techniques rooted in ancient history. Civilizations in the East and West found that natural healing and massage could heal injuries, relieve pain, and prevent and cure illnesses. What’s more, it helped reduce stress and produce deep relaxation. The history of massage therapy dates back to China and Egypt in approximately 2700 B.C. The Egyptians and Chinese implement massage as a medical treatment believing health issues were caused by imbalances of energy in the body. In India around 3000 BCE , massage was considered a sacred system of natural healing. Through the early part of the 20th century, an increasing number of new and rediscovered massage techniques were documented and practiced. In particular, massage was used to treat World War I patients who suffered from nerve injury or shell shock. However, massage remained out of the mainstream as a form of treatment for many years. It was perceived as a luxury reserved for the wealthy. Furthermore, its reputation endured another unsavory period with the advent (the beginning of liturgical year in Western Christianity) of massage parlors where the practice became associated with the sex trade. Massage was never intended to be a sexual practice. Many doctors and practitioners had to prove the healing components of massage not only physically, but mentally and spiritually as well.
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In the latter half of the 20th century, rising interest in natural healing methods revitalized massage. More and more states started to regulate the practice, and industry standards in licensing and education emerged. As a result, massage earned a place as a legitimate and respectable form of alternative and complementary medicine and because recognized in society’s wellness boom—the focus on disease prevention through maintaining wellness. Today, massage therapists practice a multitude of techniques originating from ancient methods and evolved into a relaxing and therapeutic practice. From those roots, they remain inspired by a goal cultivated centuries ago – to help others heal their physical and emotional well-being and experience a higher quality of life. Today, massage therapy stands as a highly respected career in holistic health practiced across the world. Here’s how massage has evolved into the relaxing and therapeutic practice it is today. Over the next 12 months, we will be expressing the benefits of massage more in depth so you can be more aware of how significant it can be. There are numerous reasons to get a massage but every month we will be giving key reasons to receive a massage. Over the next 12 months, we will be demonstrating and explaining several benefits of massage. To learn more about this topic, please visit our monthly blog on http://atouchofdawn.com or our monthly advertorial in this publication. Please take advantage of receiving a massage at a spa or practitioner near you, or feel free to contact us at the website stated above to schedule a session.
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