Guide to Magnesium
It will help you calm down and relax muscles. It’s deficiency is the hidden cause of chocolate cravings. It is deficient in the soils where our food grows, so most of us are deficient unless we supplement. Have you heard this about the mineral magnesium? If there is...
What is lurking in your wardrobe?
Marie Kondo, the organizing consultant, the magician of tidying up, has been an inspiration to me. She helps people see what is really important in their lives and shows them how to tidy up in order to enjoy those things. She is an inspiration because her way is...
The 7 Phase Yearly Cycle of Life
I noticed that things are falling apart around me. A club that I enjoy has been losing members and pretty much has folded. Plants are dying in my gardens, not just going dormant. My car needed an expensive repair - but at 160,000 miles, it was bound to happen. ...
Black Canyon Trail
One September afternoon, I took my friend Kristy on the Black Canyon Trail in the Black Hills, which are the foothills of Mingus Mountain. The afternoon light sculpted the hills in dramatic splendor. We checked the view of the Verde Valley and the San Francisco...
Reasons to Fast
If you were trying to lose weight, and you restricted your calories in what you ate throughout the day, sooner or later it would backfire. As every “Biggest Loser” winner has proven, you gain the weight back! This is because those winners have reduced their basal...
Aromatic Plants
Ever walk by a patch of lavender and are stopped in your tracks with the aroma? Do you enjoy cold mint tea in the summer? Or hot peppermint tea when your tummy is upset? Have you enjoyed rosemary in a meal, perhaps on a roast, or in Thanksgiving stuffing? Have you...
A Missing Piece
Trouble losing weight? Tired but you don't know why? Gas & bloating the first few hours after eating? Energy swings before and after eating? Women diagnosed with high blood ferritin without an iron overload? Diagnosed with thyroid disease or diabetes? These...
More Alive with Meditation
"The pain stopped. After a couple of days practicing, the pain stopped. I was able to breathe for once. It was the light at the end of the tunnel. I began to be able to function on a day to day basis. I was able to get up in the morning because I had...
Potato or Potato Chip?
When is a potato no longer a potato? Does it make a difference whether you eat a potato chip or a boiled potato? Potato chips are highly processed with additional fat and salt. Potatoes, whether baked or boiled, are cooked, but unprocessed. The potato makes a great...
Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon famously searched for the fountain of youth. Little did he know he was looking for the wrong thing. If we want to restore youth, we must know the effects of aging. Loss of muscle mass, loss of bone density, loss of cognitive function top the list of the...


