Several months ago I noticed that my father had a little extra spring in his step. After years of sitting on the sidelines, he re-joined the competitive ball games at family gatherings and played with the grandchildren for hours. Something was up. There were no signs of midlife crisis and he hadn’t changed his routine, [...]

Since working in healthcare, I’ve come to learn A LOT of fascinating things about the human body.  Which, in turn, has given me the idea that two years in this field is the equivalent to eight years of medical school!  Believe me, if I were you, I wouldn’t take medical advice from me; my husband however, is [...]

Have you ever heard that if you swallow your gum, it will stay in your stomach for seven years? I heard that in elementary school. I came to find out it wasn’t true at all, which was good, as I feared I would have 16 packs of Hubba Bubba rolling around my stomach until I started college! [...]