“I really don’t like your cats,” Timothy announced that afternoon, adjusting the French cuffs on his tailor-made dress shirt. “I’ve never had a cat and simply do not understand why you fancy them so much. They eat all the time, mess and make so much work for you. It’s not like they protect you or [...]

I drink whole milk and eat full-fat yogurt, cream cheese, and sour cream. Sure, full-fat dairy products taste better than the skim/fat-free versions, but I don’t eat them for the taste. I eat full-fat dairy because it’s better for my health and my weight. Yep, you heard me right: I eat dairy products with all the [...]

Slow Down Already! Quieting Our Minds, Beating Bad Habits We live in a time of uncontested availability. Through our cell phones, laptops, and social media networks, we volunteer ourselves to friends, foes and colleagues regardless of time change or desire. It has become increasingly difficult to shut out the world and concentrate in a culture where [...]

The word “pseudo” can be very misleading. The dictionary defines pseudo as “pretend; false or spurious; fake, artificial, sham; not actually, but having the appearance of.” In the case of MS, you can disregard the words pretend, false, spurious, fake, artificial, and sham. A pseudo-exacerbation is not an imaginary event or a psychological disorder. It is [...]

Since I just wrote about harvesting your summer veggies, I got to thinking that most people don’t know that they should also be “harvesting” their flowers as well. In fact, removing dead flowers is just as important as harvesting your fruits and vegetables. Why is that you might ask? Because removing dead flowers, known in garden speak [...]