Natural alternatives to DEET mosquito repellent. DEET has been linked to possible brain damage. Article by best-selling author Michelle Schoffro Cook. The Life Force Diet is her latest book.

We had a TV series in London. One of our fellow TV presenters seriously upset the camera crew when they arrived at his house. He was rude and dismissive, essentially putting himself on a pedestal and treating them like lowly workers. Minutes later, when the camera was turned on, he became the perfectly smiling spiritual [...]

I’ve read a lot of advice about how to spark creativity. Everyone’s creativity takes a different form, so helpful advice varies from person to person.
For example, I put a lot of pressure on myself to be efficient and productive. One of my struggles is to allow myself to spend time on activities that don’t pay [...]

Some labels tell very little about the product or they try to hype something that is already required by law. Food companies use these labels to convince consumers to spend more for products that are essentially the same as their competition.
“Raised without added Hormones” in PORK or POULTRY. Federal law prohibits the use of hormones [...]

Are you constantly walking around with your water bottle struggling to drink eight glasses of water a day? Most of us know that staying hydrated is good for our bodies. However, does it really improve our health, make us lose weight, or improve performance?
Water, including flavored varieties, flushes out waste materials to detoxify the body–definitely [...]

Okay, so maybe I gravitate toward “Granny-sense” a bit more than your average gal in New York City–I get my milk in glass bottles (although from the farmer’s market, not from a white-capped milkman, but if I could…), I’ve been known to make my own butter, and little makes me happier than putting up some [...]

Shame, guilt and fear cannot be accessed by thinking. The shadow isn’t a region of thoughts and words. Even when you have a flash of memory and recall such emotions, you are using a part of the higher brain – the cortex – that cannot touch the shadow.
The journey of descent begins only [...]

I was flying my hawk yesterday. Watching her swoop down in the evening half-light is like a dream.
Sat is a Harris Hawk, majestic and strong. After lovingly raising and training her, she knows to come when I call; I am her source of food and protection. I let her go, then I whistle for her [...]

One great thing about shopping at the farmers market is the opportunity to support your local farmer. And when you support your local farmers, you’re reducing the amount of resources it takes for the produce to get into your hands.
Take broccoli – you can find broccoli year-round at your grocery store shipped in from far [...]

I am a Veggieholic. Not to be confused with being a vegetarian or its many variations. I confess to being someone who cannot live without my daily five servings, although usually more, of vegetables. I did not develop this addiction because vegetables come highly recommended for their cancer preventative anti-oxidants. Truly, it has nothing to [...]