Home-made Ginger Ale Recipe

Ingredients ⅓ C peeled, chopped ginger 2-3 Tbsp.  water ¼ C fresh lemon juice 4-6 Tbsp. honey 2-4 Tbsp. agave nectar 1 liter sparkling water, chilled -Place ginger and water in a blender and pulse a few times. Then, blend at high speed until mixture is as smooth as...

How To Get Started With Yoga

With the availability of so many types of yoga, it can be challenging for newbies to decide where to start. The Mayo Clinic has published a succinct article about yoga:  what it is, how it works, the benefits, and a guide so that you can decide which style of yoga,...

Iyengar Yoga Helps Heal Depression

These were the findings presented at the American Psychological Association conference held recently. The small study was headed by Chris Streeter, MD, a psychiatrist at Boston University School of Medicine.  Studies like this are important because it’s a way...

Kale – easy & delicious

On my first trip to the Memphis Farmers Market, I spied the the fresh organic kale at the Whitton Farms booth and forked over a couple of bucks for a big bag. My friend Ken, who lives in the country outside Martin, Tennessee, told me he’d pay 50 cents for such a...

I Am Amazed At What One Person Can Do

One person can change the world. It doesn’t matter if you were born into humble circumstances.  It doesn’t matter if you suffer illness or a life-altering diagnosis.  It doesn’t matter if you are not certain of the direction you are going. What...