Lyme in people and horses
As we are all aware, Lyme disease is a way too common in our area. Some friends who live farther away may not realize the disease is actually named for Lyme, CT, where the disease was first diagnosed in 1982 (about…
Category health
What are we eating?
Recently at a fair, a family was talking with me about goats and the use of goat milk in our house. I started in on my discussion with them about the health benefits of goat milk and how it differs…
Biking in the house
We finally got motivated to bring the CycleOps bike trainer out of the basement and into the den. A little Pandora for music and we are all set to ride the bikes inside. Last night I took mine for a…
Why is the butter in the fridge?
As you know, we like to get back to the past and look at how things used to be done in the time of our grandparents and great grandparents. Part of that, is reading (listening to audiobooks) of biographies from…
Ginger for the sweet tooth
I have a confession. I have a sweet tooth. In fact, if I have a bag of spice drops sitting on my desk at work, I might eat the whole bag in a couple of days. I like to keep…
Why we need to control our own health care
As I have been dealing with my concussion, it has made me understand more about why I need to understand my own health issues and not rely on the doctors and medical establishment to teach me. Doctors are certainly important,…
Aromatherapy is working
If you have been following along, you know I have been experimenting with Aromatherapy to control and hopefully prevent, my migraines. You can review my “Concussion Blend #1” which has been updated with a minor change I made doubled the Frankincense…
Aromatherapy Conconcussion blend #1
As I previously discussed, the aromatherapy has been having a definite positive impact on my migraines. Initially, I started with pure Frankincense oil to conduct a causal determination that the Frankincense oil was the specific ingredient resulting in the improvement. …
Aromatherapy follow up
In case you missed it, read my first post about trying aromatherapy for my migraines here. I have been trying out the Frankincense oil for about a week. My general routine has been to go to work and within the…
Trying out aromatherapy
Last week I started my new job on staff at the Naval War College in Newport RI. I spend an hour commuting each way and then my day is spent in a room of florescent lights in front of a…