Feets Don’t Fail Me Now

Feets Don’t Fail Me Now If you’re a fan of all types of bodywork, like me, then you’re probably constantly on the lookout for the latest, greatest treatment, no matter how far out out there or unusual.   I deeply appreciate anything remotely geared toward helping me relax, transporting me into a new relationship with my Continue reading


Save Your Telomeres!

Save Your Telomeres! Stress doesn’t just make a person feel older. In a very real sense, it can speed up aging. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that stress can add years to the age of individual immune system cells. The study focused on telomeres, caps on Continue reading


Late Summer Beauty Recipes

Beat The Heat Late Summer Beauty Recipes The dog days of summer are upon us, and nothing feels better on our heat-tired bodies, than anything cold.  At the same time we are languishing with despair that the bracing winds of Autumn will take forever to get here, the farmer’s markets are abundant with fixin’s for Continue reading


Drinking In The Joy

Drinking In The Joy Many years ago, one evening on a late August day, I was in my backyard watering a row of sunflowers I had planted against a side fence.  It had been another hot, dry day, and I enjoyed the pleasure of getting slightly splashed at the same time I was watering the flowers.  The cool water Continue reading