For many of you the best thing about the morning is that fresh cup of hot coffee. Time once was that coffee meant either coffee black or with cream and sugar. Since then coffee has become a dazzling array of flavor choices and methods of preparation. It has been a somewhat guilty pleasure as the […]
A surprisingly large number of the low back cases I see each week are because the patient’s back is simply not strong enough to support them during stressful activities. Very small percentages are due to actual injuries like slips and falls or auto accidents. About 30% are not even a back problem, but a gut […]
Jicama, sometimes referred to as Mexican turnip or yam bean, is a fascinating vegetable. It is actually the root to a legume – like a green bean. But don’t try to eat the beans on the Jicama as they are toxic. In fact the whole plant is toxic except for the inside of the […]
Most people are not aware that sugar has two faces to it – one side that can actually be helpful to the body and another side that is destructive to the body. When we look at sugar we see pretty white crystals of lovely sweetness. But when you look at the chemical structure of […]
Everyone I know loves noodles. For me noodles encompass everything from spaghetti to ramen and egg noodles to vermicelli. They are all great eaten cold and alone or with a nice homemade sauce or floating in a lovely soup. The problem is the easiest thing to make noodles out of is wheat. The gluten […]
Do you say yes to life, or is your life one of limitations, inhibitions, and restrictions? This is not the simple question it appears to be. It is a question about the functional neurology between your ears. These last couple months have been a personal education in neurology for me as I work with […]
Nature provides us an abundance of healing compounds in the plants that surround us on this planet. Although plants seem very different from us, they have to deal with many of the same challenges we have and they have developed chemical ways of dealing with these challenges over the eons. We can often use the […]
When we stand on the edge of the now moment and look into the unknown, our heart may find itself feeling uneasy. I liken this uneasy feeling to the quivering of muscles just before they burst into action. In this case the heart area is where our “wing” muscles attach. While this is a metaphor, […]
When we stand on the edge of the now moment and look into the unknown, our heart may find itself feeling uneasy. I liken this uneasy feeling to the quivering of muscles just before they burst into action. In this case the heart area is where our “wing” muscles attach. While this is a metaphor, […]
One of the kind things folks have done to support Ellen and I while we travel through the stroke-recovery-experience with Ellen is to bring food over for us. This is a challenge at the best of times, as most folks know our diet is restricted. Well, last week our neighbors from across the street brought […]