Fresh Living is, as you know, a holistic health blog.  But we’ve–so far–refrained from a single post about the biggest health-related issue before the chattering class: health care reform.  There are reasons for that, including our desire to focus more on our–and your–lives and the healthy choices we can make, as opposed to the public…

My day just got a little brighter when I learned that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the inspired pair that brought us the music and movie Once, have a new album coming out October 27. How’s this for a powerful title?  The album is going to be called “Strict Joy.”  Sigh.  Yes, please. Glen and…

Eeeehn!  Have you yawned yet this morning?  Yawning is a reflex, sort of like a Control-Alt-Delete for the brain and the body.  When you yawn, you inhale deeply and oxygenate your blood.  You also stretch open your ears and gain brief access to that TMJ jaw joint that gives so many of us tightness and…

Ok, so I am possibly a little quiz-happy these days.  I think it’s a symptom of summer, a time when I either want to be outside riding my bike or inside (if I have to) exercising my brain. My latest quiz offering is this collection of famous quotes about health.  For examps: “Early to bed,…

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