The Great Awakening – Menopause

Menopause is a natural transition all women experience, as natural as adolescence. For your grandmother and great-grandmother, life expectancy was shorter and reaching menopause often meant that their life was nearing an end. But this is no longer true – so get those thoughts out of your mind. Today women are living much longer—on average, […]

Breakfast or snack time does not have to be boring especially when you can choose this healthy avocado smoothie with pistachio and strawberries recipe. Healthy fats and the antioxidant benefits of strawberries makes this scrumptious smoothie satisfying, healthy and refreshing.  And, guess what — it’s also quick and easy! How about trying one tomorrow? Avocado […]

A native to South America, herbal medicine uses Pau d’Arco (Tabebuia avellanedae) in a wide range of health concerns, including pain, arthritis, inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis), fever, dysentery, boils and ulcers, and various cancers. Other names for Pau d’Arco include Ipe roxo, LaPacho, Tabebuia avellanedae and Taheboo tree. Even as early as 1873, […]

Most everyone knows children who seem to be unable to sit still for more than a few seconds. They are constantly operating at a level of intensity that can wear us out just watching them!  While some of this can be written off to “youthful exuberance,” in some cases it seems that it goes beyond […]

There are literally hundreds of different detox protocols on the market today. Some of these cleansing protocols focus on the colon, some on losing weight, some on parasites, and others on the liver. Although most will give you some benefit, none will have as important of an impact on your overall health and well-being as […]

Blueberries, strawberries and mango are some of the most healthy fruit one can eat and provide high levels of antioxidants. This recipe is light and refreshing and especially satisfying for warm spring days and hot summer days.  Not only will you find the recipe great tasting, but the presentation of Quinoa Fruit Salad is simply […]

As a result of doing a month of chemo in 2001 for stage 3 colon cancer, I became susceptible to certain perfumes/smells/odors. For example, I used to wear a lightly fragranced perfume that I adored — now there are not many perfumes that I can wear or stand to smell. My husband has had to […]

Sneezing? Coughing? Sinus drainage? Unexplained rash? Itchy skin?  Believe it or not but these symptoms can be traced back to chemical allergies found in everyday household cleaning products.  Unfortunately, most people and even medical professionals associate these symptoms with seasonal changes in plants, trees, pollen, etc. instead of household cleaning products in the home. Every […]

Do you ever have “one of those days” when nothing seems to come together like you envision? So many things on your “to do list” and yet not much actually gets done. On top of that, the last thing you want to do is spend the remainder of your day in the kitchen preparing supper. […]

When discussing how to improve immune system health, I always like to begin with the following excellent quote from Dr. Lawrence Wilson: “Factors that impair the immune system include nutrient deficiencies, contaminated air, water and food, unhealthy lifestyles, and too much exposure to harmful microbes. Other factors that weaken the immune system are negative attitudes […]