Germs are everywhere… In our homes, on our bodies, public buildings, even in our guts. There's good bugs and bad bugs. There’s a constant battle going on out there and inside you. When you’re free from colds, fungus, and bacteria like Strep, your good bugs are winning the war. When your “good bug army” is defeated, you get sick. I used to explain it to my kids this way when encouraging them to take their vitamins: “There are soldiers inside of you. Your vitamins are their amm

The seasons have come full circle. Once again we're in the most glorious time of year. The moment winter dreams are made of, summer foods. Watermelon, cantaloupe, cherries, peaches, nectarines, corn on the cob, it's heaven. Here in the Pacific Northwest, farms are abundant and there is always something "in season." This week I picked blackberries at my sister's and minutes away we picked 6 pounds of berries (in less than an hour!) at a local "you pick" blueberry farm. Apples

Pain is a sign and symptom from the body. What is pain telling you? Do you dull it with patent medicine? Or do you look deeper into the...

The mere thought of Eden often conjures visions of pristine beauty, where flora and fauna thrive in perfect balance and harmony. Is it possible that such a place exists? Can it be created? I pondered this for years as I lived without knowing my purpose; frantically searching for Utopia, my version of the Garden of Eden. I thought if I could find such a place I would be happy and life would be like Shangri-La. You know, gentle carefree folk, living happily ever after for a lon