‘Tis the season for eating tons of treats that don’t show up at any other time of year! We all have a tendency to fall out of the healthy eating habits that we are mindful of during the rest of the year. Bring on the eggnog, holiday cookies by the hundreds, pies, mini cheesecakes, oh,…
This is one of my favorite recipes for a special dinner! Ingredients: 1 lb. scallops 1 tblsp. sesame oil 1 bunch of arugula (we use about 5 oz.) 1 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup toasted sesame seeds salt and pepper to taste Directions: Rub sesame oil lightly on all the scallops, then sear them…
Winter’s first snow arrived last week here in the Berkshires. A pretty white blanket to cover the hard brown ground all around. Remember when we were kids and we’d get so excited for the first snow? I remember putting on our snowsuits and running outside with my brothers to lie down in the snow and…
This week is Thanksgiving in the US, a time for us all to remember the many things that we are grateful for. Here’s my list of the Top Seven Things I Am Grateful For: My kids, they are such a blessing in my life My lovely home on the lake, way out in the boondocks…
Happy November! Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I recently received a question asking what all this information about food and daily exercise has to do with my expertise in ways to end chronic pain. This is a good question! Firstly, food is medicine. The more we all hear that, and understand that, the sooner…
Hello from the winterscape in East Otis! Okay, not really, but, Brrrrrrrr anyway! Did you know that October is Emotional Wellness Month? Who knew there was a whole month dedicated to our emotional health? I’m very happy that there is, though. Many of us still have old programming from childhood that holds us back from…
Hello to fall! Wow, it’s definitely arrived. Trees everywhere are dropping leaves of all colors, making a colorful carpet for walking adventures! Fall has always been a prelude to the Holiday Season for me. Halloween in a couple of weeks, a few weeks after that, Thanksgiving, and then, before we can blink, Christmas! Each year…
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. When we think about suicide, we often associate teenagers with suicide attempts, however, something for us to be aware of are the statistics on senior and elderly suicides. Suicides in older adults is on the rise and this fact has not seen much publicity. Older adults are about 12% of…