Our world is constantly clamoring for our attention: texts, phone calls, emails, advertisements; then the kids want something from us too. Not to mention our significant other and family and friends. We can be lost in this morass of stuff, the content of our lives....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
