All politics is local
“Won’t you please come in?” The woman was impossibly frail, but refused a helping hand from her kneeling position in a bed of spent narcissus. “If I start taking a hand, I won’t be able to get up by myself… Continue reading
Category Archives: Health & Well-Being
Toxic stress
Chronic stress becomes toxic stress – and not just for adults! The belief that “children are resilient” is a misconception. Our children are suffering from stress and they are not as resilient as we believe them to be… Continue reading
Is tea research all it is cracked up to be?
There are many reports of research carried out on various types of tea to determine their effectiveness in combating weight gain, cancer, heart disease, and so on. But just how much of this research is meaningful… Continue reading
I am zen
Recently I sent some tea samples to one of my favorite restaurants here in Los Angeles. Cafe Gratitude is a vegan restaurant that originally started in the San Francisco Bay area about eight years ago. They only sprouted… Continue reading
Chronic stress?
The seemingly dreaded “cortisol” hormone was designed to help us. However, according to About.com… Continue reading
Taking tea as ritual
We have many rituals that we participate in every day; just think about your mornings. Do you have certain routines you follow daily? Brushing one’s teeth might be such a ritual. How we wash ourselves in the shower… Continue reading