Treating Smithsonian Stomachache

One of my heros...sitting in his favorite chair. I bet you have never been sick of museums.  Personally, I have not...but my girls,...

The Sweetest Sour: Leslie's Birthday Cake

Well, folks -- welcome to Early Spring.   Where I live, it is cold and chilly -- tomorrow we are expecting rain with snow...but the light...

Rocking and Rolling - A Case Study of Mal de Debarquement

I love Rock and Roll.  Who doesn't?  But for some people, Rocking and Rolling represents their ability to be ill constantly, to not be ...

Adventure Tales: Desert Yin & Middle Eastern Food

The world -- our world -- is divided into and balanced as yin and yang.   Yin is the shady side of the slope, the moist, the feminine, the...

Adventure Tales: The Bitter and the Sweet

I had the most amazing adventure -- and on my adventure I learned a thing or two about life, about bitterness, about sweetness and about co...

Holidays and "Frantic" Are Not Synonymous: Presents & Presence

Where I live, the traffic has already gotten worse.    It starts so early.   Even before Thankgiving the roads became congested.  Now al...

Autumn Into Winter: Nourishing Yourself in the Cold

...And the first of the holidays has passed.   Some of us have already had snow, most of us have had the cold descend.   The way we care...

Oh My, Pumpkin Pie!

You may or may not love pumpkin pie...but your body is nuts about it! Pumpkin pie is one of those seasonal foods -- you know, nature has...

Honoring Our Veterans: Battlefield Acupuncture and Post-Traumatic Stress

Having never served in the armed services myself, there is no way that I can begin to understand the overwhelming trauma and stress associa...

The Great Pretender: True Cold False Heat

It happens to the best of us.  We push and push and push.  We think we are fine.  We think we are more than fine.   We think we are strong....

Feeding Your Soul

I am making my list and checking it twice... ...my grocery list, of course.  I have nineteen days until Thanksgiving and I am planning a...

Raking It In: Oh, My Back!

The trees in my yard are old friends of mine. Through their grace, I can keep my perspective.  Their shade protects us from the summer he...
 

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