July 10, 2013 Well, I started a novel. It’s not the first I’ve started (have two others in the works), but this one grew some legs and now I’m wanting to run with it. Out of the blue, the characters came to life in my brain and I’m having a blast giving them life on [...]

July 12, 2012 Years ago, before I made huge dietary changes for the sake of our health, we got lured into a product tasting at Costco that changed my life. And not for the better. This overly happy woman was serving samples of flavored, calorie-free “sport water” and my husband and I liked the taste [...]

April 2, 2011 When Food is NOT Your Friend (a bit of my back story and 'How I got here') Well, here I am...decades after my first foray into the not-so-fun world of food allergies. It's funny how something I've been battling since I was barely potty-trained would still be consuming so much of my [...]

March 24, 2010 Okay, I'm now four days into this strict elimination/rotation diet. Despite my hunger pangs and embarrassing stomach growling that accompany my more limited food days, I'm hugely encouraged! Would you believe my anxiety has subsided and I'm back to being able to deal with work stresses more effectively (and without hand-wringing and [...]

March 20, 2010 The days seemed to stand still these past two weeks, but I finally got my results today and met with Dr. G. She came in and flashed her warm smile, which I mistakenly took as a good sign. 'Not that bad, huh?' I asked, convinced that foods weren't (again) the root of [...]

March 4, 2010 Today, at the pleading of my mother and beleaguered hubby, I paid a visit to my trusty doctor (AKA, Dr. G – an incredibly knowledgeable women's health naturopath I'd seen for acupuncture and annual exams in the past). The last time I saw her was about two years ago. She had been [...]