When we are overwhelmed, we let future needs, demands, and challenges fill our minds and we wonder how we can do it all. We are both projecting ahead with worry, and trying to figure out the future, when the future has not happened yet. What an impossible task! No...
Cheryl Kasdorf
Food, Stress and Sleep
How could regulating food throughout the day help with sleep at night? If you have been reading what I have been writing, you should know by now that everything is interconnected in Nature. The factors that lead to good sleep are no exception. Hunger and sleep One key...
The ‘NO Way’ to More Vitality
Reduce stressImprove sleep qualityIncrease memoryIncrease cognitive functionPrevent heart attacksPrevent strokesReverse pre-diabetes and obesityImprove balanceSteady walking gaitMore autonomy without walkers in nursing home residents*however, these are not medical...
February Second
Are you sick of winter? If so, you may be anticipating Ground Hog day, which is said to predict if spring is coming soon. Early Spring? A famous ceremony is held February 2nd on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney in western Pennsylvania. Tradition says that if the weather...
It’s Not too Early
Next week is Ground Hog Day, the official beginning of spring in my world. Spring means to me sprouting plants, growth - not only the weeds popping up in my yard - but also the beginning of my backyard gardening. Now is not too early to plan for early spring planting...
The Mystery of the Ganges
Indians consider the Ganges a holy river. Pilgrims who bathe there are vitalized and healed. The dead are honored by being set afire floating on the river. The funeral pyres release a lot of biological debris, as well, a tremendous amount of environmental poison and...
High-Quality Water: Revitalizing the Source
published in NDNR Jan 13, 2022 The human body requires water to function properly. However, not all water is equivalent. Having high-quality water is essential to human health. But how do we define quality? Water sources in Nature vary and can often need...
Household Chores Count
When I ask my patients about exercise, some say they don’t. When I probe further, some have said that they are too busy around the house to exercise! When I hear all the physical chores that they do, I let them know that those chores do count for active exercise! Gyms...
Get Still Like the Sun on Winter Solstice
I get out of bed to meditate and appreciate the darkness while awaiting the sunrise. I have gotten up in the dark at a time I would be in full swing of the day in summer. Yet, this time of year has a different rhythm which I respect and embrace: short days, long...
Water Quality Practicalities, pt 3
After filtering and revitalizing In parts one and two of this practical guide to water quality, we looked at what might be contaminating our water, how to remove it, and what is missing after water is processed and treated. In Nature, as water tumbles down the...