In the end, the most important thing is being in the moment with your loved one, ‘in their world”. In November of 2016, I had just come back from a week of total body cleansing, called PanchaKarma. I had spent the previous full year battling my second cancer that had come back after 3 years. …
Tag: Cancer
Growing your food is important and fun!
When the recent covid 19 drama enveloped our world with fear and self-quarantine, it created extreme changes to our lives and I just dropped out of communication. Not intentionally, but I didn’t want the news media and fear mongering of others to bring stress into my life. We all know that stress is the number …
What is Progurt? – Human Probiotic Isolates
Staying on top of all the current health information has been a huge part of my life since having cancer – twice. I do quite a bit of reading and there is always new information coming out on healing cancer or keeping it at bay. Of course, be watchful of who is touting the information. …
STARTING OVER
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis Reset, Rethink, Reboot, Revive, Renew, Replace, Reorganize, Rework, Regenerate, Reestablish, Reconstruct, Readjust, Refresh… I recently found a knitted scarf I had started and never finished. During both of my cancer struggles, my sister decided knitting would be …
Almost Eight Years and Still Living and Rowing!
Today is my 66th birthday. Thought 8 years ago I would never see my 59th birthday. My morning started out with a beautiful row and when finished my husband John did a video of me rowing a short piece. Nothing spectacular, but just a physical testimony to fighting Cancer and never giving up. Then I …
Why did the chicken cross the road? My answer: Because it was not in a cage and free to roam. This blog is about eggs.
There are so many choices at your supermarket and knowing what the best choice is and why, is important to your health and to animal welfare. Many of you may know the difference, but to those who don’t, this article is for you! For years, I was not an egg lover. Used them in recipes, …
Pasta is back in my diet and so are Clams.
I gave up all grains a year ago after reading the book, “Undoctored”, by William Davis MD, and I have really missed eating pasta the most. It was tough to give up! Have you tried Chick Pea and Green Lentil Penne? I discovered this one day while shopping at Walmart of all places, with my …
High Hopes
I’ve been trimming a huge overgrown Viburnum hedge for weeks now. I do a little at a time due to my time constraints with family and I also don’t want to freak my neighbors out—it’s their hedge. Of course, I have their permission but it’s a drastic change for the better. We all get a …
Where to Find Fresh Organic Food?
Finding organic food is tough going if you don’t live close to a health food store. When I first moved from NYC to Florida, I was aghast at what a food desert I had moved to. You would think Florida would have the freshest produce available, but back in 2000, when I arrived, it didn’t. …
“Hara Hachi Bu”
The cultural practice of mindful eating is one of the many reasons why Okinawa, Japan has a higher percentage of centenarians than anywhere else in the world. This 2500-year-old Confucian mantra and simple Japanese phrase, “Hara Hachi Bu”, is said like a prayer before each meal—it’s translation means—stop eating at 80 percent full. I read …