Sleep
Sleep is natural. So, naturally, modern life gets in the way. Because sleep is so essential to our health and well being, I prioritize sleep, and I recommend you do, too. Here are my basic guidelines for creating a relaxing sleep environment and abiding our natural...
Cream of Celery Soup (vegan, easy peasy!)
Celery root (celeriac) looks gnarly, but it’s easily tamed. It makes a lovely, creamy soup. I was surprised that it was soft like a potato. Actually easy to peel! [video width="1080" height="1304"...
A new dawn
. . . and a new pain in my foot, for a week, probably more. Shi*!#%**!! Walking is like breathing for me! But I can’t deny I’ve been limping. I sit up in bed this morning, take a deep breath and explore my foot with my hands for the first time since the...
Break up with Perfection
Break up with perfection. Turn towards balance, a gentler love. I will always love perfection, but I have to break up with it every day, in every way. What drew me to Chinese Medicine was balance: we come from nature and return to it. I find more balance when I dance...
Vitamin E on a WFPB no oil diet
I try to get nearly all my nutrients from food, especially when it comes to antioxidants. The RDA for Vitamin E in adults is 15 mg. Vitamin E is especially important for the brain, eyes, immunity and cardiovascular system. Yeah, it's really important! I love my wfpb...
Is your sleep great? If not, this is really helpful.
Huberman Lab podcast Andrew Huberman, PhD is a neuroscience researcher at Stanford. His podcast provides a wealth of actionable insights straight from the highest quality peer-reviewed research. His recent series (January) on Sleep is a masterpiece and I learned a...
My path towards gratitude
I’ve struggled with grouchiness for years. A regular gratitude practice sounded like a great idea 10 years ago, but I was never able to get it to stick. I tried writing 5 things I’m grateful for in a journal every morning. But I was grumpy so I refused to take out the...
Growing your roots in winter
Around the winter solstice is the darkest time of the year. It’s a natural time to savor resting and sleeping. It’s also a wonderful time for self-reflection. I like to ask myself questions like: What do I crave more than pie? How do I feed my soul? What really...
My pain tank was already full . . .
. . . this morning so I started to cry when I heard about the election. It was more uncertainty than I'd hoped for. At first I tried to work anyway. Not happening. Then I headed to the kitchen. Lucky me I realized food wouldn't solve this. I turned back to the bedroom...
Eat well. Why? To benefit your grandchildren!
I first heard about epigenetics about 15 years ago. My jaw dropped: "How can that be!?" Today, epigenetics still boggles my mind. In a recent podcast conversation between Howard Jacobson and Perry Marshall, Marshall says " . . . not only can you change your genetics...