Want to lose weight? Lots of crash diets out there. Use 'em. Want to stay slim permanently? Ah, that's different. Martha Beck has a great book....

It;s Patriot Day. How will you celebrate? How about helping small businesses and the nation thrive? How about health care reform?

Should employees who get health insurance as a benefit have to start paying taxes on that "income"? Everyone has heat. What about some facts?

Spring is the season when the natural world comes back to activity after a long winter. VERY long, if you live in Seattle. How does that mirror your life? What changes do you have to make to your expectations in order to be happy?

Reiki I training and attunement in the slow, careful special way that reflects the seriousness and sacredness of joining the ranks of Healer. May 17, Renton WA

A friend died of cancer, setting into motion a chain of events that changed my life...

Businesses are getting serious about employee wellness. Every dollar spent on well-designed wellness yields $5.14 in reduced health care costs. This means being more and more directive concerning people’s choices. HR is the new bad guy - but wh

Europeans are taller than Americans. Are they eating more red meat? Nope. You'll never guess why... maybe you will.

We think of change as dramatic - lose weight, ditch a husband, embark on a new career, have a baby. Most change is slow and gradual, and we don't realize how we have been evolving until something makes us stub our toes on how far we have moved....

Sicko asks some key questions, makes some recommendations and is worth seeing. This film's strength is that it cautions against hopelessness. We need to have the will to make this a priority. I have been complacent - no more!

A well-known, but not well-educated, pundit sounds off on meat-consumption. Meanwhile, the real carnivores have a party....

I spend Thanksgiving or the day after in a spiritual retreat. But what about the rest of the year? I consulted my animal medicine cards today and found an uplifting message...

Too much to do? How do you cope? Well, the solution might be to take time out of your busy-busy, overbooked life to deal with something that's not on your list. Before you blow me off, consider my reasoning.....