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Ready for a new beginning? On Nov. 26, enjoy the November New Moon. Consider your spiritual journey, maybe you need a refresh and a new path. Well, this is the perfect time to begin something new that you might have avoided otherwise. Reflect on where you’d like to go and what type of life you’d like to have, not just the effects. Who are you?

Aries (March 21-April 19)

If you’re angry every time something doesn’t go according to plan, this will be a long miserable experience. Instead, reflect on what you’ve learned. Appreciate the people the universe brings into your life and do your best with each passing day. You’re more than your accomplishments and more than your past...

There is a tremendous effort put forth by water systems all over the country to provide safe and clean water to their customers. Of course upsets and mistakes do happen. Flint, Michigan is a horrendous example of how not to do it. But individual families can provide a firewall at their kitchen sinks to stop any contaminants that might get that far. The solution is a simple triple filter available from plumbers and hardware stores. This filter gets rid of 95% of everything in the water. The first filter is a particle filter that removes any particles that are still in the water. The second filter is an activated carbon filter that removes items that can cause taste or odor issues and the...

Look toward the stars and revel in the splendor of the season. You don’t need fancy things to have a good and happy life. This week, the Last Quarter Moon occurs on Tuesday. Reevaluate your priorities and prepare for another shift. You can spring and bounce towards greater things, if you put your mind to the task. Madame G reminds you to be grateful. You are capable!

Aries (March 21-April 19)

In every season of life, do what you can to move forward. Put your feet in the direction you’d like to head in and start walking. If you’re looking for work, remember, you need something that is more than profitable, it makes you want to wake up and go to work. You might just find it within...

Yes, it happens to the best of us. Aging often brings on the muffin top. That jiggly piece of stomach that is squishy and squeezy. Also called belly fat, waistline flab, or roly-poly guacamole. Tight pants accentuate the tummy roll. Body-hugging shirts highlight the puffy pouch. The spare tire in the middle gets a lot of flack.

“Any woman can get a muffin top. But women are more likely to gain excess belly weight – especially deep inside the belly – as they go through perimenopause and into menopause, when their menstrual cycle ends. That’s because as estrogen levels drop, body fat is redistributed from the hips, thighs, and buttocks (where it used to be stored as a fuel...