I just might have COPD lung disease. COPD stands For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and I have most of the symptoms of COPD. My primary symptoms are two: 1. A lot of coughing – especially when I’m around my cats. 2. Breathlessness or shortness of breath. This symptom is odd because sometimes I’m fine – […]

In the last few days I murdered an innocent cilantro plant. Boo to me! I forgot to water it and even though I rushed with copious amounts of water when I realized my neglect, it was too late. It did remind me, though, of the wisdom of choosing drought flowers and herbs for drought resistant […]

It was fast approaching Friday afternoon rush hour. The highway was growing more crowded by the second, but for now, the traffic was still moving. Cruising along at about 50 miles per hour, surrounded on all sides by other motorists, my father suffered his first ocular migraine attack – more commonly known as an "eye […]

Gardening with kids has such a multiplicity of benefits that it’s hard to know where to start. Digging in the dirt and growing live plants is such an environmentally-friendly activity that if you have two things you need to consider it: a desire to garden and kids to do it with. A garden with kids […]

Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nightmare, but having decent multiple sclerois into is the place to start when faced with this awful disease. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system. In other word’s the body’s own immune system is attacking itself – destroying the myelin sheath that covers the nerve […]

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A healthy eating habit will do wonders for your life. Obviously, your body is better able to resist disease if it's receiving healthy fuel, but exercise and healthy eating will even help you – or anyone – to deal with stress. Stress, after all, isn't what happens to us. It's how we REACT to what […]

We choose organic gardening because we want to avoid all the chemicals that are so prevalent in our society. But as soon as we make a commitment to raising food this way, we’re faced with out deadliest enemy: bugs! How do we kill them – or at least, get rid of them – without heavy-duty […]

People who have trouble sleeping know: it is not just the lonely, infinite nights that plague insomniacs. It is not just the fact that no one seems to truly comprehend the depth of your problem and how much it affects every aspect of life. It is not even the fact that lack of sleep causes […]

These days, most people are interested in how to save money on groceries. We HAVE to eat and many people are hurting for money these days so saving money on food is an obvious way to cut expenses. Save Money On Food In The Peanut Butter Aisle Peanut butter is great for those on a […]