Fall’s palette of vibrant colors surrounds us at the moment. Does it seem to you that the reds are especially brilliant this year? Evidently, in maple trees, glucose stays around after photosynthesis ends. As the temperatures change, the glucose changes into anthocyanin, a red pigment. Our lack of rain this year is one reason […]
Do you ever take a meeting with yourself? At the risk of sounding weirder than usual, I believe that most people don’t spend enough time talking with themselves. As a result, we may take too many actions without pre-planning or without fully researching our options. The best way to get around that is to have […]
Women have always felt the pressure to be beautiful which often equates to physical attributes such as having perfect proportions, a super thin body, beautiful hair, and flawless skin. We see these images all the time in the media and at times can feel that something is wrong with us if we don’t match up. […]
I know what you’re thinking. How can anyone practice positivity in this day in age? What is there to be happy about with all the political turmoil, violence, covid concerns, and negativity that we are bombarded with every day? I realize that we can’t disconnect and ignore what’s going on around us. However, we can […]
I hate to admit it, but I used to think that yoga was just for the super-calm flexible people who floated on clouds and hummed. Being an athlete, a hard core coach, and a person with a double-A personality type, it was not something I wanted to try. My only exposure was my husband’s old […]
Okay, I get it. We are a society that idolizes youth. What could possibly be good about getting older? The terms anti-aging, ageless and fountain of youth have led many to believe that aging is something to be feared and somehow avoided. But the truth is, when we put another candle on our birthday cake, […]
What if I told you that I had a pill that could relieve stress and depression, help you lose weight, regenerate brain cells, prevent both heart disease and type two diabetes, boost confidence, give you more energy, reverse most of the symptoms of aging, help decrease the chances of getting seriously ill from infectious diseases, […]
Growing up I always knew that I was different. I had interests that were obviously not common for a young girl at the time. Instead of playing with dolls, I wanted to play with balls, and loved getting sweaty and dirty. My favorite sport was volleyball and I remember spending summers running up and down […]
A while back I vividly remember a youth volleyball tournament and observing a match between two very good 10 year- old teams when the parents started behaving badly. It was just a battle, going back and forth. After it was over, the parents were still yelling at the coaches, officials and other parents. Meanwhile, the […]