Asthma If you have asthma, you are all too familiar with the uncomfortable feeling you may get from time to time; as if there’s a pile of bricks in your chest. You’re at the pool, the gym or the park living life trying to get some exercise; you’re having a deep belly laugh over a funny joke; or maybe you happened to encounter an irritant, like cigarette smoke in the air. Next thing you know, you feel it -- a tight pinch that begins in your chest and may travel up to your shoulders and back. In almost an instant, you...

Health and Wellness: Using Essential Oils Oils for health and wellness are becoming extremely popular in the 21st century, however they have been used for medicinal and wellness purpose as well as for fragrance for ages!  Essentially (pardon the pun), they are used for just about everything most of us have heard of or used it -- common essentials oils people are familiar with are of lavender or eucalyptus.  Out of the various essential oils available, lavender and eucalyptus are the only two that have a beautiful strong scent. Lavender has more of a calming floral fragrance while and eucalyptus has a sweet, rich...

A Grandma She was born during the Great Depression and lived through World War II. She can remember bread lines, meat rationing, Victory Gardens, and war bonds.  She raised her kids during the Cold War, and feared nuclear attack; she wept when her baby was drafted and sent to Vietnam.  She made it through the Civil Rights Era of the 60’s, the gas shortages of the 70’s, the economic collapse of the 80’s and the Desert Storm 90’s.  She watched the sun come up on a new millennium that she couldn’t have fathomed as a young girl.  She is a...

Arthritis Pain Many people may experience arthritis during any time in their life. The effects can be detrimental to daily living, and frankly. it is down right annoying. They can hinder you from doing even little tasks, and make you feel or think less of yourself. What if you felt this kind of pain every day? Millions of people around the world do. Arthritis is a condition described as stiffness and swelling of the joints. Joints are something in the body that align two bone together. When a person has arthritis, these joints start to lose lubrication it once had. They start to...

A Mother For twenty years she watched her baby grow. From the first moment she laid eyes on that angelic face, she was in love with her baby. She treasured every coo, every laugh and every snuggle. She dutifully washed the bottles and changed her baby's diapers. She was always on the scene in the middle of the night, ready to rock her baby back to sleep when her little girl had trouble sleeping. The baby grew. She grew, and she grew, and she grew until she was a toddler. And that mom was still in love with her baby’s...

Calming Stress  With life’s daily challenges and adventures, having a centered balance of relaxation is a must. One needs to be able to handle dealing with stress at work, with family at home, and other demands -- all of which can take a serious toll on the mind and overall health if stress is excessive. When the body doesn’t have a chance to rest and relax, it can open a can of worms for ailments to creep in. Headaches, sore muscles, and constant fatigue are just some of the symptoms that are experienced due to stress, fatigue, or lack of relaxation....