I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine
Have you connected deeply with a song? Some songs I know from just the first note. I have an affinity for the voices of Ella, Peggy Lee and Patti Page. “I don’t care if the sun don’t shine” is a personal favourite. The sun contains a ray, they label vitamin D. If you like vitamin D, […]
Let it go. Let it go.
I recently attended a Move Your DNA workshop. One of the exercises was letting it go – letting your belly all hang out and relax. It wouldn’t let go. Literally. 20 years of “holding it in” turned out to mean holding on to some mental imagery of hiding my belly. A belly that gets bigger whenever stresses seem to pile […]
Heart & Stroke Deaths are due to Preventable Factors
I had high cholesterol. A bit odd to admit since I am passionate about healthy eating. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare (treatable) condition with a statin, or lipid-lowering agent. However, high cholesterol is quite common amongst men and women. I was taken by surprise when my lipid specialist asked me to become a vegan. It […]
7 Tips to Successfully Start Growing Vegetables from Seed
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Don Abbott, the Snarky Gardener. Professionally he’s a software developer but spends his spare time producing food at Snarky Acres, his rented 0.91 acre urban farm. Living in Ohio, Don is a gardener, blogger, author, educator, speaker, reluctant activist, and permaculture practitioner. Don has graciously shared his […]
Who are you Walking For?
Walking is an activity that sometimes gets dismissed. It’s not as intense as running. Certainly more gentle on the joints and calmer for digestion. In fact, the research shows that there is not a drastic reduction for the risk of dementia for runners over walkers [1]. I was grateful to hear this because I have family […]