My kids take Christmas to the next level for our family. They bring a joy and energy to the Holidays that nothing else could. They have the spirit that goes with this time of year: they are kinder, they think of others before themselves more, and they share. They share stories, jokes, food and sweets, and in the unlikely event that one of them has a touch of a cold, they share that too. Even if they don’t have a cold, some one they know does. It seems inevitable around the ho

Has anyone told you that you have the heart of a professional athlete beating in your chest? I’m saying you do, right now. One of the great Edmonton Oilers players is hurt, again. He is out of the game until at least December 23. What does this mean to a player like him? It probably sounds a lot like frustration and feeling like he is letting others down. Others who need him and rely on him. Anyone who has had an injury knows that feeling. That feeling can steal all the resil

As I entered the room, Dwayne looked at me and said, “I am amazed. I can actually feel my feet again.” He was shocked that after a series of treatments that the sensation was returning in his feet. I understand his surprise to a certain degree considering his doctor told him the treatments wouldn’t work. Dwayne was told there was nothing that could be done so just go home and live with it. He is not the type to just give up, and it was important to him to continue trying to f

Feeling a bit less energized and a little more sad as the weather turns colder? Different times of the year can have strong effects on our mood, our body, even our energy needs. So what do we mean by the energy of food? This actually can mean two things. Either the biochemical energy from nutrition or the traditional energetic quality of foods. The biochemical energy from foods is the one most people commonly think of. A person eats food and the body makes that food into fuel