It’s almost three years since fierce Santa Ana winds swept away my home and belongings in the Woolsey wildfire. Over […]

“Oral health and vitality are directly linked to the meals we eat.” -Nadine Artemis, ‘Holistic Dental Care’ When I was […]

“Don’t put anything in, on, or around the body that you wouldn’t want to eat.” -Nadine Artemis In my mid-twenties, […]

Self-Dentistry Taking charge of our health… Until recently, our oral health has not been taken seriously; it has been a […]

Our Teeth are Alive… Have you heard about the Microbiome? Perhaps you have read that our bodies have one Microbiome […]

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” -John Muir The Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, is […]

Humans or gorillas? Imagine that you are a primal human, hunting and gathering food for hours a day, only stopping […]

Long ago when I was in school studying anatomy, I had the privilege of dissecting a female body in a […]

Dr. Robert Lustig, M.D., is looking out for us; he is my hero, and has been for many years. His […]

“The world is beginning to understand that mental health is physical health.” -Terri Cheney In the August issue of Psychology […]

I’m a gardener, and when my own garden isn’t producing what I need, I either go to the local farmers […]

The ground beneath our feet… When I was young, my family was a beach family. For the first eight years […]

“Most health issues confronting adults are not a result of being ‘over fat’, but being ‘under muscled”. -Dr. Gabrielle Lyon […]

Hello, dear patients, friends and readers of this blog- Welcome back!Before reading on, please be aware that the contents of […]

Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.As the in-breath goes deep,the out-breath […]

As a young child, when the current Dalai Lama had just been chosen by the Tibetans to be the next […]

Many years ago, when Life Magazine was a hugely popular magazine, they devoted an entire issue to the new research on aging […]

Perhaps the earth can teach us… There has never been another time like this… When I was a young girl […]

“All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing […]

Better living through chemistry… I can remember going to Disneyland for the very first time when I was a young […]