Maribel and I see many people struggling with pre-diabetes and diabetes. What’s terrible is that often the es a sense of impending doom and they feel unable to do anything about it. Too many are trapped by a processed food addiction that has often created the conditions for their diabetes and which too often leaves… Continue reading More Than 100 Million Americans Have Diabetes or Prediabetes: CDC
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Strong and Beautiful
Everyday I eat healthy lean meats, vegetables, and fats, and I exercise about 4-5 times a week. When I say exercise, I mean lift weights. I have always loved to lift weights. It’s empowering to feel myself gain strength, and I love to challenge my physical and mental capabilities. But just like any girl with muscles,… Continue reading Strong and Beautiful
Off the Path
We parked on the side of the road, walked through the broken down chain linked fence and soaked for a couple of hours in a flowing creek fed by hot springs all made possible by the heat of Earth’s powerful creative energy. As I looked at my son’s face, all I could feel was the… Continue reading Off the Path
Daily Bread
Evening sky glowing– violet, orange, pink and blue. Enough for one day.
Panic, Anxiety, and Middle Age
Mental health is something most people don’t talk about openly, and middle age is a particularly vulnerable time with the rate of suicide being the highest during this time. Although the increase in numbers suggests a situation aggravated by the modern stresses of an economic system based on objectification, of an always on digital life… Continue reading Panic, Anxiety, and Middle Age
Drinking Tonight?
We often hear that one glass of wine a day can be healthy, but for many, one drink is often not enough and one glass leads to two. For those working on weight loss, this is a major problem as alcohol comes with empty calories that easily become visceral fat. If you are trying to lose… Continue reading Drinking Tonight?
I’m Muslim
I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair With a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere. -Leonard Cohen We left several hours earlier in order to miss the morning traffic to the Hollywood Airport. Maribel and I were so excited. The day of our retreat had finally arrived.… Continue reading I’m Muslim
White, Brown and Potentially Deadly
If we are healthy our blood carries an average of one teaspoon of glucose at all times. One of insulin’s roles is to keep this balance going. In “A Spoonful of Sugar, ” Dr. Michael Eades, discusses the importance of this number and the implications of the kinds of food we eat, especially if we… Continue reading White, Brown and Potentially Deadly
Cancer and Lifestyle Shifts
You don’t have to run marathons to reduce your cancer risk, but you have to do something — even small adjustments like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking around the block a couple of times on your lunch hour or parking the car far away from the store when you go to the… Continue reading Cancer and Lifestyle Shifts