There is no real way for us to strictly define what is happiness for all people. Sure, we can choose some vaguely defined words to add clarity to what we mean, but the fact is that how I define happy for me probably differs somewhat from how you
Read more →Most people these days value Western medicine’s approach to treatment and curing of disease. In this day and age, it seems that we need help healing more often than ever before. I can think of no other time in my life when there were so many around
Read more →Do you have a sweet tooth? Many of us — including me — do enjoy munching on the sweet stuff. For me, it’s dark chocolate. For others, it might be cake, candies, ice cream or any other of a cornucopia of sweet goods. While many modern-day articles
Read more →[NOTE: This article has not quite aged gracefully as modern nutritional sciences understand the metabolic pathways far better than they did at the time of writing. For updated information, be sure to read my comment below to get a better understanding of how things work.] Long-time readers
Read more →For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we’ve recently experienced the shortest day (Winter Solstice) and, as of today, the latest sunrise of the year. It is our wintertime playing out of the seasons. And for some of you reading this, it can be a very
Read more →We all aspire to experience good health. How we manage to maintain that good health has turned out to be somewhat controversial over the years. Since the advent of vaccine development, more and more vaccinations have become mandatory. While I’m not sure that there’s anything we can
Read more →Yesterday, I found myself out for yet another long walk. As I had hoped, I found myself in unknown territory again. During the walk, I managed to get myself out onto some really nice hiking paths and, despite not wearing appropriate footwear for hiking, I had a
Read more →In a recent comment, a reader noted some concern with my potentially negative review of sungazing as a means of cultivating personal energy stores. I think some clarification is in order. I love the sun. I generally follow the day-night cycle such that I am up before
Read more →I’m making this article’s graphic a little bit larger than usual because of how important I consider it to be. I think it’s important not so much because of who was supporting Washington Initiative 522 (2012), but rather who wasn’t supporting it. If you want a real
Read more →Here’s wishing you all a wonderful celebration of the season, in whatever form that appeals to you. Whether you’re all about Santa leaving things under the tree, embracing Yule, focused on the Winter Solstice or some other celebration during this time of the year, I hope it
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