If you regularly follow health news or read about wellness, you've likely been hearing a lot about inflammation. Acute inflammation is our bodies protective response to infection or injury, to a cut or a virus. Your white blood cells, also known as leukocytes, are released into the blood … [Read more...] about Understanding Inflammation (AND My Alkaline Green Lemonade Recipe!)
The Body Is A Living Miracle Of Vibrating Light Cells
Long before the advent of Christianity, plants and trees that remain green all year round had special meaning for people in the winter. Considered a triumph of life over death. During the 1880 Christmas season, Thomas Edison introduced the first outdoor Christmas lights to the world....and … [Read more...] about The Body Is A Living Miracle Of Vibrating Light Cells
Hope As A Practical Support System
For this season's Newsletter I'd like to open the conversation about Hope. It is no coincidence that Christmas is in the Winter. We need it. Maintaining a sense of Hope through the long dark days and nights of Winter can feel like a Herculean effort....that is why Christmas is packed with … [Read more...] about Hope As A Practical Support System
Food As Medicine: Rethinking Chocolate
Studies have shown that when you ask the average male what food he would refuse to give up, the most common answer is beer. When researchers posed the same question to women, the answer without hesitation is chocolate. There is something tantalizing about this tropical Amazonian food that … [Read more...] about Food As Medicine: Rethinking Chocolate
Getting Alkaline A.S.A.P.
December is the trickiest time of year when it comes to eating healthy. The Christmas holiday season is strongly associated with chocolate confections, fresh from-from-the-oven favorites, cup cakes, fudge, and cookies......keeping us sugar drunk all month long. The big problem? It is … [Read more...] about Getting Alkaline A.S.A.P.