Stress, a word we hear a lot. How do you react when you hear the word stress? Perhaps a situation, a person, an incident, finances, work or something else comes to mind. Maybe you think you don't have any stress. Sometimes when we feel a certain way for an extended...

You got it!  Your kidneys.  How often do you think about your kidneys? Since mine seem to be working as designed, I don’t think about them much other than their cool shape. Since it is National Kidney awareness month, here are some quick facts about kidneys: The...

Heart – when you hear the word heart, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s an image of a heart or Valentine’s Day or February or Compassion or Love or Heart Health or something else entirely. Heart has many meanings. Fifty-four years ago, February was designated American...

Colds and the flu are all to common this time of year. I find myself turning away from people sneezing and coughing, avoiding direct contact with doorhandles and shopping carts and generally staying out of crowded places as mush as possible. This might be extreme, but...

A new year can be an exciting time – a clean slate, a fresh start, a chance to begin anew. If you’re like many people, you might make resolutions and maybe even draft specific action plans to pursue them. Then, in mere weeks, you find that your resolutions have become...