Be Well

Is it time to dial down how much time we spend with our smartphones? Constant media usage has plunged our attention span from 12 seconds in 2000 to just...One millennial stated it this way: “I may be watching a game on TV, following another game using Twitter, texting friends on my phone, and doing one-click shopping on my tablet—all at the same time. I take in a lot of information, but it just doesn’t...

Over 90% of Americans suffer from some level of insulin resistance, and grains often cause large spikes in blood sugar. One secret to managing those after-meal spikes is using grains in their intact form rather than rolled, cut, or made into flour. This recipe is a delicious way to...

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom was born on April 15, 1892 in Amsterdam and died on April 15, 1983 in the United States. She was a Holocaust survivor and started a rehabilitation center for concentration camp survivors, as well as a global ministry to preach the power of forgiveness. One of her famous sayings is...

I hope you enjoy "this one" Indian sauce recipe. But there is something much better than...

The battle is for the brain—the seat of our thoughts, emotions, and actions—and that’s where recovery begins. A healthy, well-functioning brain can make better choices and more clearly...

The Stuffed Pepper Recipe is one of those recipes that can be made into all sorts of exotic and fanciful dishes with the right filling. However, today, we are making super simple, no-fuss stuffed peppers.

What would you be willing to sacrifice to compete in the Olympics and win a gold medal? Athletes sacrifice a lot to compete in the Olympics. When I was growing up, my family made many sacrifices so my siblings and I could achieve our athletic dreams. Over the kitchen sink in my childhood home hung...

When we think about stress we often think about a heavy workload. But stressors in our private life can be just as compromising as our work stress. Stress may come from debt, relationship problems, disease or even from very abstract things such as feeling a lack of purpose, or feeling uncertain about whether you have taken the right decision. Today we want to pinpoint the most common sources of personal stress and...

Something’s got to give—don’t let it be your good health. Is it possible to enjoy bountiful meals and better health in spite of our crazy-busy schedules? The answer is Yes! Here are some tips for quick-cuisine that can jump-start your journey to good health—in a hurry. Fast doesn’t have to be bad! F-A-S-T is good when it spells...

If you are not familiar with ceviche, it is a dish from Peru made with raw fish curated in citrus juices. In this version, we will use...

Now we know that chlorophyll is not only important for plants, but also for...

Facing into the wind, fingers numbed from the cold, back and arms aching from the struggle, we inched our way across the lake! What in the world had we gotten into? Why were we even here, the two of us, father and son, fighting our way across this vast lake into the face of the north wind that was...