We are being set up. Well, those of us who shop and eat the conventional American diet.
It’s our own fault, of course. Every single day, there are articles online and in print, and television and radio shows exposing the horrific crimes of “phude” companies, who know that they can add sodium or corn syrup to just about anything, slap on a wrapper, and sell it to us anywhere from gas stations to drug stores to supermarkets to schools.… Read the rest
Have you seen this graphic in yesterday’s Boston Globe?
It’s nothing new that health insurance costs are rising at 10-15% per year. What is new is that our economy is practically dead because of it.
What can employers do? What can you do?… Read the rest
When you wake up, are you ON right away?
Life can be more enjoyable, and your health stronger, if you spend :15 to :30 each morning in your body.
This can be meditation, yoga, stretching, affirmations, a walk, or a natural foods breakfast, or, all of the above!… Read the rest
Greetings! The weekend is a wonderful thing, eh?
Like most of you, I took the opportunity on Friday night to be festive, i.e. to overindulge with food. First go around, I had a small plate of veggie lasagna (yes, it had cheese; but I was at my daughter’s shabbaton, a special one-a-year celebration at the synagogue; and this was the healthiest choice).… Read the rest
The beautiful serenity of a good night’s rest can be quickly shattered by an alarm clock or an uptight spouse.
I have taken many classes in meditation, yoga, d0-in, and have developed a morning routine that works well for me. Here’s what I normally do…
1) Open the shade and window, and breathe in deeply while gazing at the rising sun in my woodsy backyard (I am lucky)
2) Sit up straight and breathe, then give myself a masssage from my head and face to my neck, shoulders, arms and hands, to my shakras (7 altogether), to my legs and feet.… Read the rest