CREATIVITY AS A GIFT As I was awakening this morning, I started thinking about creativity and its influence in my life and felt inspired to write about it today. It has a lot to do with my birth family and the gifts my parents gave me. So I write this…
We all know that herbs, spices and vanilla can make our food taste much better. Flavor is what makes us enjoy our food using our sense of taste. However, taste and flavor are not synonymous. Both require a chemical reaction, either natural or synthetic, however, flavors come from the real…
My mantra is READ LABELS AND BE INFORMED! First from Education Wellness, “Are you among the millions of consumers who believe that because it is sold on the grocery store shelves it must be safe? Well, think again! The dangers of bleach and other cleaning products are well documented but…
Almost daily I read something adverse about our food supply…a product, a restaurant, or something we thought was good for us, only to find there are many hidden toxins especially in processed foods. This week Panera Bread told us they would remove artificial ingredients in their foods….but did you see…
THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA The aloe vera plant has been popular for many years and widely used for its healing properties. I remember growing one at home years ago and using the stems watery liquid for burns. In addition to burns and sores, it also has many therapeutic…
Let’s face it, all of us procrastinate from time to time! Some are just better at it than others. We put off chores we hate to do, decisions we fear to make, and many other things. Some of us procrastinate more than others and even a few make it a…
MINDFULNESS not only matters, it works! Mindfulness seems to be the current buzzword! I see it everywhere now. Do you really know what it means and how it is being used positively in many institutions partly thanks to Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio? I had the opportunity to hear him…
About Women’s History Month Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint…