Life blood, it’s no joke. Blood delivers nutrients to all the tissues and organs of the body, eliminates carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes, transmits hormonal signals throughout tissues, and mediates peripheral immune activity. The vascular tree is made up of many...
Statistically seen, about 1 in 54 children in the USA has been in recent years identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), something that occurs in every region, in all ethnic, racial and every socioeconomic groups. To care for autism, you need to understand,...
“A Good Laugh and a Long Sleep Are the Two Best Cures for Anything”. -Irish Proverb Have you ever had a hard time starting a conversation with someone? Ask them about last night’s sleep and you should get an earful! Just ask me. So, last night’s sleep was good for me,...
Love is one of the greatest gifts one can give. It is the expression of care, compassion, empathy and kindness. It can be expressed in a multitude of ways: through a hug or embrace, a gesture -- random acts of kindness for a neighbor, volunteering at a charity,...
“Challenges are solved by rising to a level greater than the challenge” Deepak Chopra Like most parents in the United States, and around the world, I became a homeschool parent last spring. Ironically, I had always said vehemently that I would “never homeschool my...
Essential oils have been in my life as long as I can remember. When I was little, my mom would help to soothe our stomach aches with a drop of peppermint oil on a teaspoon of honey and she would rub our backs, chests and feet with camphor when we had colds. At that...
When we are in pain, physically or emotionally, it is nearly impossible to focus on something else and if we are chronic pain sufferers, we have the sensation and feeling that our body has become a pain body. We forget then that we are not that pain body and that...
Winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere, the days are shorter and the nights are longer leading up to the solstice on December 21st, marking the longest night of the year. Astronomically, this is explained by the fact that the Earth’s magnetic pole is at its...
With the winter solstice steadily approaching in the northern hemisphere, we find ourselves spending more time indoors. COVID and the unprecedented phenomenon of working and/or schooling from home has created the “perfect storm” for increased time indoors. Isolation...
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In June 2020 an article entitled “Geranium and Lemon Essential Oils and Their Active Compounds Downregulate Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain, in Epithelial Cells” was published in the journal Plants (Basel). I know,...
"This trip was so full of conflict, argument and self-questioning; it was a struggle that had begun long before she had found herself on Cretan soil.” Sounds like a statement from me and my personal journey, or perhaps many of you reading these lines may feel sort of...
