Author: Cyndi Lenz
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Speaking Up to Our Legislative Delegation, St Lucie Rive/Indian River Lagoon
this! Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch Speak up! Quote… “Give me liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to my conscience, above all other liberties.” Milton This coming Monday, December 8th, 2014, at the City of Stuart commission chamber, located at 121 SW Flagler Avenue, from 9-12, it is our turn to speak up to…
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“I Can See the Light!” Moving Water South, SLR/IRL
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch Looking at the clouds over the St Lucie River, Roosevelt Bridge, Stuart, Florida. (Photo Jacqui Thurlow-Lipppisch 11-14) “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that…” Martin Luther King, Jr. The situation for the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon remains a bleak one, but I am telling you, “I can see the light!”…
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A River Warrior Gets out the Vote

So here we are on election eve 2014. A while back when I lived in Boca i said I would never be involved in politics again. At the beginning I felt like I was being dragged by wild horses but this never left me. This line by my friend Mary Baum, the Indian Riverkeeper. This…
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A Surprise Visit by Gubernatorial Candidate, Charlie Crist, St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon

i love you so much! The truth is when I moved up here the water was fabulous and there had not been discharges for a long time. The Mothers Day before the discharges i was at Boy Scout Island playing in the water. I spoke to you how many years had it been with out…
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Call to action! Clean water begins here. We need you world please spread the word

pre clean water rally coverage Update the live streaming link is https://www.citizens4cleanwater.com/live-stream.php look at our awesome postcards and read the back Why we need everyone around the world to support us. This event: https://www.facebook.com/events/477820548987155/ You can join us in person or you can live stream. The world needs to support us and clean water. This…
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Prebiotics the new better probiotics

Prebiotics Here is something I had read about but did not really pay attention until lately: from wikipedia Prebiotic NutritionPrebiotics are non-digestible fiber compounds that pass undigested through the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract and stimulate the growth and/or activity of advantageous bacteria that colonize the large bowel by acting as substrate for them.…
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Cashews: Its just nuts!

cashews I still have not seen “Fed Up” the movie but understanding the philosophy I’m looking at everything I eat. My good friend Jeanne started an Facebook group where a bunch of us are sharing recipes, info and supporting each other to eat more healthy. I had my first port stint appointment with my cardiologist.…
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My shitty ex gallbladder and letting go of the past

Over the 6 years or so I’d spend some time in counseling and my counselor would say “You need to cut the cord.” And I would retort “The cord is cut! ” Most of the time believing that I had actually done this. Time heals all wounds. So as time goes on you really believe…
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Better Medicine add a pinch of holistic

The last few weeks for me have been the scariest of my life. After not feeling good for a few days I took myself to the urgent care center to be told to get my butt directly to the er. Which I did, after I went home and let my dog out to relieve himself…
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Healthcare workers: Listen don’t judge

As a nurse, I get to interact with all kinds of patients. Many who make a full time job of going to the doctors. those who hate going to the doctors, those who go and don’t listen, those who go and follow all instructions to a t.As a patient. I’m a bad patient. Not really…