Have you ever driven through the countryside and caught a whiff of a freshly plowed field? I don’t know about you, but that earthy scent...

The American Heart Association and other entities encourage everyone to “know their numbers”, and most of us know that means things like...

A few years ago, while attending the annual meeting of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, I heard Dr. Koushik Reddy ask a...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and while the incidence of colorectal cancer has declined somewhat, there is a disturbing...

Over 70% of adults in the United States are either overweight or obese, so most of us have some weight to lose. This means that many of...

Think about how much time you spend sitting down. If you are like many Americans you spend hours every day in front of the television or...

I recently read about a woman who drop kicked a birthday cake in the grocery store because she was unhappy with the way it was...

There’s a whole lot of “pink” going on in October in honor of breast cancer awareness but orange may be a better color choice for women...

Note: This appeared in the Sauk Valley Newspapers under the title “A Cure for What Ails You: Healthier Living”. I work with some very...

You may have seen television commercials recently for kid’s cereals proclaiming that artificial colors have been removed from their...

Our ancestors probably spent a lot of time walking around looking for food. Food was scarce and if they found something they would eat as...

My garden used to consist of 8-10 pots on the deck but a few years ago my husband purchased a cattle feed trough and we turned it into a...

The fall and winter holidays are thought of as a time for feasting but there are lots of opportunities to overeat during the summer,...

Inflammation sounds like a bad thing but it’s actually part of your body’s immune system response to injury. Your white blood cells and...

“First do no harm” is a reminder to health care practitioners that every decision related to caring for a patient has the potential to do...

Fat seems to be in fashion.  I’m not talking about the kind that pads our middles. It’s the stuff we eat. Foods like bacon, coconut oil,...

The human body is pretty amazing.  Take your tongue for instance.  The taste buds on your tongue are able to differentiate between the...

I saw a saying on social media recently that describes me to a “T”. It went something like this: “I may look as though I am having deep...