Want to pump up your healing potential? Are you ready to add some spice to your life? I mean literally -- add spices to your daily health regimen to prevent and treat the chronic diseases plaguing us. High in powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, spices are a perfect way to... Continue reading

“Ideally, I hope that someone will watch me create and realize they want to create something with their hands, too. This is exactly what I wanted, to slow down and play a little bit. When I’m making candy, I’m in a trance. It’s like a meditation,” she says. “With everything... Continue reading

This was one of those weekends God gives you at just the right time. One of those, "either I get a break or I break somebody" type deals. The coolest part was I really didn't do anything. I spend so much of my time preparing for the next week that... Continue reading

Flipping through some of my favorite links, I ran into this one. Here, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, provides an insightful, and funny, look on being creative and the ridiculous things that are expected from artists. I think this is a must view for all creatives and so-called... Continue reading

Photo courtesy Oprah.com As I, like so many others, sat watching Oprah's finale, there are two things that touched me like no other. I was jarred by the idea of "my life whispering to me". I am a firm believer in listening to God and allowing him to direct my... Continue reading

This morning, I was practicing my daily ritual of reading the Huffington Post. I ran into an article by Paul Larosa on kindness. In The Unmistakeable Importance of Kindness, Larosa discusses the impact it has on him when he has an opportunity to interact with someone who is kind to... Continue reading

I have spent the last few months torturing myself, trying to figure out how to marry all of the things I love; art, health sciences, philanthropy, etc, etc. I am thrilled to say that I am finally excited about the way things are shaping up. For those who know me,... Continue reading

Harvard faculty member and cognitive researcher, Nancy Etcoff, discusses happiness, how we try to get it, keep it and how it affects our bodies. Continue reading

I was craving something good and good for me - and then I found this ... There's nothing quite like a few slices of delicious cheesy pizza to ring in the weekend. But because I'm unable to eat food products that contain gluten, pizza night usually consists of me making... Continue reading

I guess getting older will make you want to live better. Maybe it’s finding you’re allergic to everything under the sun or watching your babies grow up too fast. Maybe it’s after after losing a dear friend way too early. Whatever, I think everybody gets to a point where appreciating... Continue reading