This time of year is often a time of reflection, when people look inward toward the things they are grateful for, and the things that matter the most for them. All week this week, pause. Remind yourself of the things that make this season special. That kind of gratitude...

One constant source of stress is what we call a cluttered “mental desktop”. When you have 37 things whirring about in your brain, you can get into a spin-cycle that contributes to chronic stress. The solution is to do exactly what you do when you meditate – clear the...

This time of year, it is so easy to get bogged down in the infinite to-do lists for work and family and guests and presents and food and friends and on and on. So, to stress less this month, start by making a conscious decision to pare down that...

Create this as a gift of serve it to your guests. This recipe is a hit! You’ll Need ½ cup dates, dried, finely chopped 1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 2 cups flour, all-purpose, sifted 3 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¾ teaspoon salt...

Popular “detox” drinks promise to cleanse everything from liver to lymph. But your body’s internal mechanisms were built to do just that, if we could just get out of its way. One excellent first step is to give up drinks that make your body work harder to clean up...

Looking for a unique gift? How about some freshly baked gingerbread? It also works wonderfully as a part of brunch or a dessert to end a meal. You’ll Need ½ cup molasses 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup hot water 2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons...

At the end of the year, feasts with family and friends commonly encourage consumption of food and of drink. How do you make sure this annual occurrence doesn’t turn bad for you? You simply have to manage quantity AND quality. Drinking Quantity Wine makes the point. For example, is...

This is a wonderful recipe taken from the Three Rivers Cookbook. It’s a fantastic roll to serve as a complement with any holiday  meal.   Yields approximately 36 rolls You’ll Need ¼ cup warm water 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 package dry yeast ½ cup sugar 2 cups lukewarm water...

Staying hydrated is so important for so many aspects of your health! From your brain and kidneys to your skin and energy levels, simply keeping hydrated is one of the easiest solutions you can apply for your overall health. But how much is enough? We have been told that you...

When listing healthy drinks, first let’s exclude the liquefied salad slurry, where you toss in peanut butter, berries, whatever’s going bad in the veg drawer, and a sprinkle of flax seeds or whatever. Yes, that sludge is actually healthy for you, but peanut butter, flax, and kale are not...

Approximately every 3 minutes one person in the United States (US) is diagnosed with a blood cancer (source: https://bit.ly/2dcsntk). In other words, by the time you finish reading this post, another person will be diagnosed. And if it takes you 9 minutes to read through the “Close Look” below,...

You’ve probably heard it said, “If you live long enough, you’ll get prostate cancer.” That’s because its onset is at least partially due to increased age, with the average age of diagnosis at 66 years old! (source: https://bit.ly/2krh8jL). And now that we have a test for it (the PSA),...