Seventy-five million.  That’s how many people in the US, Europe, and Japan are estimated to be affected by osteoporosis, the bone disease that leads to increased risks for fractures as we age. Today is World Osteoporosis Day, an awareness-raising effort by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, so I thought I’d list 5 fun facts that might…

“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”  I found this quote from an unknown source on this lovely blog, and I’m going to carry it with me all day. Be nice.  The most important thing you will do today.  Can you?  Will you? Need more morning inspiration?  Read our entire…

This weekend came news that a third person has died following an October 8 sweat lodge ceremony at the Angel Valley Retreat Center near Sedona, Arizona.  The tragedy is frightening and incomprehensible: people in search of healing were instead subjected to a terrifying and dangerous ordeal.  The investigation into what exactly caused the organ failures…

Last Foodie Friday, I wrote about how at this time of year, my food choices are governed as much by what I want to smell as by what I want to taste.  In some ways, the seasonal “what to smell” question is answered by 2 simple words:  pumpkin pie. Ooh, that magic elixir of cinnamon,…

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