Positive Visualization

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. – Mark Twain Google the phrase “the human mind has the power to shape reality” and you will find my writing. This is not just my personal philosophy. I believe this because I have experienced it. I know it is …

One Less Bite of the Earth

The first wealth is health. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Our lives are being impacted by a conglomerate of global crises: climate, covid-19, extinctions, economic inequality, hunger, poverty, drought, fires, Brood X cicadas and so many more. We can easily feel overwhelmed by the scale of these doom-bringers. The impact of having so many simultaneous crisis …

Pantry Raid

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. – Hippocrates Eight of the Great Traditional Chinese Medicine Foods As this year draws to a close, it seems I will be spending more time alone than ever before in my life. My wife will be gone for an indeterminate amount of time, but on …

Lightgiver

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. – Martin Luther King Jr. Light is life. The sparkle of humankind increases with all our distinctive lights. Each and every open heart illuminates life and drives away doom and gloom. A life lived in …

The Myth of 10,000 Steps

The goal of 10,000 steps a day is an arbitrary number.

Healthy Green Superfood

Cooking greens Chinese style Leafy green vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals and fiber but low in calories. And so eating greens can provide numerous health benefits, such as a reduced risk of: heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, cancer, inflammation and more. Greens are a cruciferous vegetable. Dark green leafy are a great source …

Five Tips on Covid from Dr. Fauci

Five tips from Dr. Fauci on how to avoid coronavirus infection during the covid-19 pandemic

3 Health Benefits of Regular Walks

Exercise benefits health. Everyone knows some of the healthy benefits of exercise. But do you know some of the amazing ways regular walking exercise can improve overall health?

Add Years to Your Life

Increase your life expectancy by turning off the TV and taking a walk.

Everyday Blessings

As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness… – Laura Ingalls Wilder Over the last couple months, …