Lifestyle/Wellness

The dog days of summer are here—the sun is high, the days are long, and time has a way of slipping by if we’re not paying attention. Before we know it, the air will cool, and summer will be behind us. So how can we slow it down?...Here's your invitation to take the 30-Day Presence Challenge.

Ah, the sun—the giver of life, the bringer of warmth, the secret sauce behind our body’s natural vitamin D production and healthy immune...

We’ve all heard the warnings: “Sitting is the new smoking.” Over the past few years, multiple studies have shown that prolonged sitting raises the risk of chronic diseases—heart disease, diabetes, cognitive decline, worsening kidney disease, among others—even for people who exercise regularly. But here's the challenge:

Years ago, I thought I had so many tools. I was trained in emergency medicine, practiced in fast-paced hospitals, and understood how to manage crises. And I loved it. But when my own health began to unravel—

I love my time in the kitchen. It’s meditative when I cut vegetables. It’s creative as I explore recipes and new dishes. It’s healing, because I use fresh, real, plant-based, anti-inflammatory foods. It supports local farmers whenever I can. It’s interesting as I play with new spices and herbs. It connects me with my history, as I enjoy flavors from my ancestry, and my friends, as I try their delicious recipes. But, there’s so much more to it.