If you’re reading this, chances are high that either you or someone you know personally has been affected by Lyme disease. With the CDC reporting over 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease annually (and this number is suspected to be grossly underreported), it reminds me more and more of the autism epidemic: when I was …
My Lyme Story
With Lyme Disease becoming more and more prevalent, chances are pretty good that you know someone personally (or have heard one of your friends talk about someone they know personally) having Lyme Disease. The good news is, Lyme Disease is gaining more awareness. The bad news is, that’s because more and more people are being …
Fermented Uncanned Tomatoes
October is generally a time when the days start getting shorter, the nights get cooler, and we experience the first frost here in Northern Illinois. This fall, though, the weather hasn’t really seem to get the message that it’s dark by 6:30 p.m. and today as I drove by the bank and saw that the …
When It is Just Too Hard
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next." ~ Gilda Radner I …
A Short Lesson on Probiotics
Are probiotics just another fad? Anymore, it seems like I'm just figuring out what is the "latest and greatest" before everyone's off to try the next new craze. Big hair, straight hair, baggy jeans, skinny jeans, heels, flats, crazy bright sweaters ... I think I have at least 4 different styles of jeans in my closet, because you …