Health

When was the last time you specifically gave thought to the marvels of your brain?  It operates ceaselessly, processing and controlling every big and little function of your physical, mental, and emotional being.  It weighs in at around three pounds of gray matter and is composed of 75% – 85% ...

If you’re interested in a healthy natural sweetener to substitute for a portion of your dietary sugar, you may want to consider monk fruit (also called luo han guo, or lo han kuo). From the perennial vine Siraitia grosvenori grown in southern China, this melon-like green fruit is said to ...

Book of Daniel: Enter King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar is looking for the “cream of the crop” from among those captured earlier in Jerusalem. He has orderd the chief official to select the strongest, most handsome, intelligent young men for training, preferably from Israel’s royalty and nobility. They will possess ...

The big “C” word strikes fear in most every heart.  Cancer.  Imagine you are a new mom with a beautiful three-month old who holds your heart … and you hear, “You have Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.” The wall of fear rises up to block all else.  “What if … ” becomes ...

The use of cursive handwriting has slowly declined since the 1970’s. It is seldom taught in our schools today. Although it is no longer included in the Common Core State Standards curriculum, teachers can make a decision on a local level as to whether or not to teach their students ...