
Fall vacation time is when my bucket list is just overflowing. Too many good ideas, and not enough time to fit them all in. We decided a ways back to take a trip to Disneyland with my brother-in-law and his 5 and 8 year old girls, both in the prime theme park demographic. Of course,…

Trying something for the first time… I just finished reading an old book called Bird by Bird by Anne Lemont. I didn’t realize that it was written way back in the ’90’s, about the same time that I thought that maybe I could be a writer. I had this old desk top computer and my…

Did you know that multiple herbicides, pesticides, and poisons currently in use in the United States are banned in most of the developed world due to KNOWN neurotoxicity. “The U.S. EPA continues to allow use of 85 pesticides for outdoor agricultural applications that are banned or in the process of being completely phased out elsewhere,…

The weather report was too good to be true. No systems rolling through, clear skies and sunshine. I had preplanned a different backpacking trip, but I decided it was one that needed a buddy to accomplish, and I was going solo this time. I could leave at noon on Friday, and so out came the…

How have your political views changed over time? One of my favorite SNL skits shows a stark reality of American Life recently: the political turmoil in every family. It’s Thanksgiving and arguments break out between different viewpoints and factions, and then a child starts playing an Adele song and the arguing suddenly stops. Click here…

A new systematic review found the evidence that cranberry juice or supplement can reduce recurrence of urinary tract infection. This is great news! This has been theorized for years, and I’ve heard many different opinions on the practice. In my own clinic over the years, I saw significant benefit over and over again, especially with…

Some hikes showcase amazing views that just cannot be captures on the camera – this is one of them.