Lifestyles

Medicine from the Garden

Summer is here! As a result of the recent and very welcome spring rains, our local trails are suddenly burgeoning with blossoms. A stroll through any one of our Los Alamos canyons becomes a sensory-filled experience thanks to the lush colors and scents of the many plants, herbs, shrubs, and blossoms that are coming out in force. Many of us have planted our gardens, and are eagerly awaiting our first harvest.

Summer is the perfect time to collect, preserve and store up a supply of herbs and spices Read More

How the Hen House Turns

Years ago, while driving down to the State Fair in our grand old Chevy station wagon loaded with daughters and assorted three to eight-year-olds, no seat belts, and sharp fins the height of a child’s eyes, one of our daughter’s friends got car sick. We stopped the car, cleaned up the mess as best we could, and proceeded to the fair, not realizing it was a warning sign of things to come.

It must have been the next summer of 1971, five years before Don built the Hen House, when we drove my dad, Mom and Auntie Flo to Albuquerque for a short Read More

Monday Morning Health and Fitness Tip: Drink More Water!

Everyone knows that drinking water is good for you. Water prevents dehydration, which can drain your energy and make you feel tired. But the act of drinking water has benefits as well.

If, like many, you work at a desk or in front of a computer, keep a water bottle next to you and drink from it frequently. Think of the many things your body does to take that sip of water.

First, you turn your head to the side preventing the muscle stiffness in your neck that often comes with staring into a computer screen. Try to put the water bottle first Read More