This summer, I have been spending most of my non-working hours outdoors gardening, landscaping and riding my bike down to the river to swim. We have been out on the deck in the evenings grilling lots of vegetables harvested fresh from the garden and are feeling healthier every day. After a long, cold and wet

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There is a deadly strain of an airborne fungus, known as Cryptococcus gattii, that has infected about 20 people in the Pacific Northwest. Most commonly, the symptoms include a bad cough and shortness of breath. Other symptoms include headache, skin rash and quickly progressing fatigue. These are common symptoms that can be caused by viruses

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In this season of giving thanks, I give thanks for the abundant variety of delicious winter vegetables available right now. Winter squash is one of my favorites. Not only does it taste delicious baked or pureed into soup or in pies, it is incredibly nutrient rich. Winter squash are full of immune boosting vitamins A

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Tuesday was the first day of fall. As summer draws to a close, my garden harvest is at its peak. I am harvesting bushels of tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, eggplant and giving thanks for the food as well as the other health benefits I receive from tending my garden. Saturday is the first annual Illinois

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My dear friend Frank Cook passed away on August 19th.  His death was sudden and unexpected.  We last taught together in early July in New Mexico.  I had no idea when we said goodbye there that it would be for the very last time.  Frank inspired me in so many ways.  In the almost two

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