May, 2022
Barbara Morris

This Will Make Your Head Spin
Tony Robbin's new book, Lifeforce, will make your head spin. I had always considered Robbins just a feel-good huckster, but this book changed my mind about him. He still writes as the same enthusiastic, over-the-top Tony Robbins, but he toned down his usual "you gotta do it now" rhetoric for this book and hooked up with two impressive, cutting-edge medical heavyweights, Peter Diamandis, M.D., and Robert Hariri, M.D. Ph.D. The result is a treasure trove of important new information you need to stay informed and healthy. I buy many books, and authors and publishers send books for me to … Read more
Pat Garner

4 Reasons Why You Can’t Lose Weight
So many women say they can't lose weight no matter how little they eat or how much they work out. (Sorry, men, this article will be directed to the ladies… it's nothing personal.) Everyone is looking for the magic bullet to weight loss and, more importantly, keeping it off! We've all been told about calories in, calories out. The less we eat, the more we'll lose. That's not a sustainable solution. How many times have you restricted calories for a period only to gain the weight (plus more) back? Probably every single time, just like me. Think about it. If you restrict your caloric intake, … Read more
Joyce L. Shafer

Progressive Christianity vs. Bible-Based Christianity
This writing isn’t meant to bash those with a Progressive bent of heart and mind regarding the One True God, Triune through the Father, Messiah Jesus, and Holy Spirit. However, the Word of God is like a two-edged sword: it has potential to both wound and or heal. The fact is this: My heart aches for, and I pray for, Progressive Christians. They’re on the wrong bus but believe it will take them to their desired destination. It won’t and can’t. Otherwise, God would be a liar. And that position (liar) is already taken. Nor are they able to receive God’s truth (more later on why this is). We … Read more
Zenobia Silas Caarson

My Love Affair With Joyce Kilmer’s Trees
In the second half of fourth grade, I dealt with many adjustments. A new school, a second-story apartment with natural hardwood floors, and my dad had even bought a new car that had that "smell" we love to remember. Mother was learning to drive, and my brother and I, six years junior to my mature nine, were free to make ourselves familiar with the close surrounding area as long as we did not go "too far," mother warned. The west side of Chicago had not come to the dreadful end that it currently boasts, so there were actual lawns and greenery all around, and people were polite, if not … Read more

Good Stuff To Know May 2022
Researchers investigate the connection between loss of motivation and Alzheimer's disease progression Researchers are studying why neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy and irritability, appear in most Alzheimer's disease patients before the onset of memory loss. New evidence of how exercise can counter diabetes damage One way exercise can counter the damage of diabetes is by enabling activation of a natural system we have to grow new blood vessels when existing ones are ravaged by this disease. Being in nature: Good for mind, body and nutrition Researchers have investigated … Read more