I updated my food sensitivity test results recently. The laboratory I used before has changed their procedures and now only provides services to medical doctors. So I tried another provider. There were a number of “start-up” problems, but the people I worked with were definitely service-oriented! I even got a call from the President of [...]

I have often heard that we learn more from our failures than from our successes. And I must admit that I used to think this made sense. However, research on processes like Appreciative Inquiry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appreciative_inquiry) have observed that focusing on what goes well, on what works, generates more successes, whereas focusing on mistakes and failures [...]

Well, I finally found the issue of weight loss related to food sensitivities addressed in one of the more mainstream newsletters I receive. The March 2009 issue of Women’s Wellness Today from Dr. Susan Lark, M.D. talks about a patient that could not seem to lose weight, even with lots of exercise and an extremely [...]

As I mentioned in my entry on Monday, I looked into the whole idea and process of colon cleaning and decided it was something I wanted to try. I also mentioned that I wanted a reputable product that was herbal rather than chemical, organic, and something that worked with my body’s functions. I looked into [...]

I don’t know about you, but I received a lot of spam in my email inbox. It always seems to have a theme – which changes from time to time. For awhile it was predominantly about Viagra and other prescription medications. Most recently it has been about colon cleansing. As I understand it, the premise [...]

I don’t know about you, but I have a problem with MSG (monosodium glutamate). It gives me a migraine headache and makes me hungry all the time. A lot of commercially prepared Chinese food has MSG in it, which is why I can eat a big meal in a Chinese restaurant and then be hungry [...]

I had to gas my car today. Ouch! Only a few months ago, people were talking about $4-a-gallon gas, and now the newscasters are starting to talk about when (not if!) gas reaches $5 a gallon! The newspapers report that this is not a temporary thing, but a worldwide condition based on the economics of [...]