In the routine of daily life, we often do things by rote, mindlessly. Because of this, we often do not notice what we are doing unless there is a problem. We put the dishes in the dishwasher, we put the clothes in the clothes washer, and we get in the shower to wash...
Gophers invaded my yard. I had seen the mounds in the neighbor’s yard behind mine. The gopher mounds appeared day after day. Now they were feasting on the roots of my trumpet vines, trees, and even native poppies and globe mallow. It could have been overwhelming if I...
Our lives are busy, busy, busy doing lots of things. I have always done this . . . I need to do this . . . Nobody else will do it and it has to get done . . . Perhaps we are on automatic pilot. It’s what the job requires, what I need to get ahead, what my kids need,...
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....
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...
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...
