Health & Well-Being

We moved again. It’s the 14th address I’ve had in just over 20 years. It won’t be the last. We’re renting again, this time a smaller house than the last few we’ve lived in. That’s ok, in fact it’s more than ok. I very much...

We currently live in an environment where we are asked to separate from other human beings as much as possible. Our routines have been forcibly altered. This has a great impact on our mental and emotional health. Even those of us who like to stay...

I’ve heard the saying “falling off the wagon” associated often with alcoholics as a way of conveying that they were drinking again. Since I eat to feel better rather than drink alcohol, the idea of being on or off the chuckwagon seems a bit more...

I’ve read several articles over the last couple of years about the surge in cookbook publishing. Seems like everyone and their dog has published a cookbook with many of them touting the virtues of a particular diet. Those are the ones that bother me the...

I really dislike it when someone tells a person they only have excuses for not eating healthy or exercising. I think saying that to other people is dismissive and degrading. It’s ignoring the nuances of a person’s life or their way of thinking. It seems...

There are many ways to measure one’s health and I’d like to use all of them. There’s the general emotional and mental health and that’s one I’ve got a sharp eye on since I can easily fall into a deep depression. I’ll know how I’m...

In architecture, the very first step in the process is clearly identifying and stating the problem. It took me a while to understand why this was necessary but after a while I realized that it really is impossible to solve any issue unless there has...