My recovery process has taken me through the gamut of options available from a modern pharmaceutical approach to a natural plan combining ancient wisdom with current science.
This Bulletproof Body-Wise Peppermint Spiced Mocha is a healthy variation that’s perfect for the holiday season.
I had no idea all that I was setting in motion and how my life would change since writing the “Finding Yoga” post last year. I completed the YogaSpirit 200 hour Teacher Training classes and will finish up the remaining course requirements to earn my certificate by Spring 2019. What…
It took me until my forties to accept that exercise should be part of every day. I had always been thin without working too hard. I even returned to a size zero in my mid-thirties after having two kids. Then at age thirty-seven, I had two strokes – VADs (vertebral…
Ask Me About Ankylosing Spondylitis! As we close out April and Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness Month I write to share some things about this disease: What is Ankylosing Spondylitis? (pronounced ank-kih-low-sing spon-dill-eye-tiss) Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the spine or back. Other joints can develop…
I am a stroke survivor… and had planned to share my experience on this blog at some point, but when I saw this article Monday morning from United Press International, Inc., “Most younger people with stroke symptoms would not go to ER” I did a quick Google search and found similar articles published…
A few times each year I ask the older two kids (now 13 and 11) to sort through their clothes and toys. They bring me anything that doesn’t fit or that they no longer play with. By doing this the week before Christmas helps make room for all their new…
Where to Find Lights and Activities: If you are looking for ways to fill the last two weekends before Christmas, Seattle and the Puget Sound area have been making merry since Thanksgiving weekend. Check out my blog post from November 25th – Let the Holidays Begin! Downtown you can find everything…
To Sit, or Not to Sit, that is the Question You may have read recently that sitting is bad. It’s even been referred to as the new smoking. After just one hour of sitting, a biochemical change occurs that slows your metabolism and begins to store fat. Extensive sitting, like at a…
December 5th, 2015 is International Volunteer Day Last week was a time to be thankful and appreciate all we have. Tomorrow is the day to get out there and help others, or thank people who volunteer! The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was adopted by the United Nations General…