The term ‘leaky gut’ is finding its way into more and more conversations about health these days. It’s not exactly a household term, but you may have heard it on the Dr. Oz Show, or seen reference to it on Facebook. But do you really understand what it is and why so many people are…
When it comes to the weather in Texas, it can be unpredictable and it certainly changes fast. Temperature swings of 30 to 40 degrees in one day is not uncommon. Neither is it uncommon for it to be raining when the sun is shining. Texans often consider their state to be a country of its…
Age old advice tells us that prevention is the best cure, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But for people suffering from life altering conditions (and members of their family), those words of advice provide little consolation. Recent years has seen a number of advances in medical technology as scientists…
It is Sunday morning; the sky is overcast. As I gaze out over the pasture, there is a softness that is created by moisture so thick in the air that it appears as mist. It is not yet raining, but the forecasters say it is on its way. On my walk out to the barn,…
The last two weeks have raced by. I can’t really tell you what keeps me so busy that I miss deadlines on writing assignments such as with my blog and newsletter. My other writing assignments only have personal deadlines, which is probably a mistake to not put them on the calendar in pen; I am…
Looking back at the month of January, I noticed some interesting things. In retrospect, the month seemed very long to me. Maybe it has to do with all the unusual events that took place. At the beginning of January, I think most of our nation was affected by an extreme cold snap. Here in north…
We all know that eating healthy has many challenges. When you first start out, just knowing the difference between healthy and unhealthy can seem overwhelming. Once you start reading labels and getting a feel for what makes foods bad for you, next comes finding food that meets both your health requirements and your palate’s approval.…
I was never one to set resolutions for the new year. I tried it a couple of years because it was the trendy thing to do, but ultimately my resolutions became big failures. I attribute my failures to a few different reasons such as setting unrealistic goals for myself, being too vague, and not really…
There are many health benefits to following an alkaline diet. Research has shown that inflammation in the body decreases and disease is less likely to develop when a person’s diet includes a healthy balance of acid-forming and alkaline-forming foods. The terms alkaline and acid are defined by a scale called a pH scale, which is…