I know everything happens for a reason and I've been holding on to that, to the knowledge that God always has a reason and a plan for our suffering and our lives. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ~Ecclesiates A little over a month ago I thought i'd come down with a bug which of course awakened the slumbering Asthma Beast that resides within! :() Anyone who lives with asthma knows that all it takes is one cold, flu, weather front

Did you hear about the one about the convict who had an allergy? He broke out!! :D ~whatallergy.com In a couple of months we will officially head into spring and then summer seasons, and that means summertime heat, humidity and allergen offenders...dum- de -dum- dum! Warmer seasons grace us with it's beauty of fresh blooms, lush green lawns and majestic trees happily waving in the summer breeze. However, there's trouble lurking behind these spring and summer scenes in the f

[It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.~Aristotle Onassis] [Roxanne lives with OA issues from prior injuries during her years as a gymnast] Osteoarthritis(OA) or Degenerative Joint Disease chronic joint condition. It can effect most any joint in the body and is quite common in occurrence in the knees, hips, neck, lower back, joints in the fingers thumbs and big toes. Ouch! I have OA in my neck [resulting from a car accident years ago] that res

A burning heart No romance it brings Signs and signals to listen.. [ livingthrugrace.com] One might believe that Heartburn is unrelated to Asthma, however, the two are related, in fact heartburn is one of the common triggers for an asthma attack. Once again, what we eat, the quality of the food that we put into our body is important. Here's how heartburn works: So, it is believed by many physicians, that heartburn or better known as [ GERD ] Gastroesophageal Reflux Disea

[Marisol's always prepared for those critical asthma moments.] I’m a firm believer that we are often handed life experiences, conditions and even tragedies so that we can pay it forward, pass on and share our knowledge and wisdom and mistakes in order to create what I like to call a ‘giving train’. “Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions” ~ Samuel Johnson As a child I developed Asthma in my early teens and it was pretty serious. Medically, there weren’t

Green Smoothie Basics ~ A Simple Backstory [ Kodiak & Melody are ready for Vitamix(ing) delicious smoothies in 2017!] Greenies! as I call them, Green Smoothies have been the saving grace for the rejuvenation and maintenance of my health!! There is simply no better way to easily and ‘smoothly’ get in loads of Greens, Veggies and Fruits without gorging on them daily. I love the freedom of creativity of making Greenies (although they aren’t all necessarily green! ) Green Smoo

What are Raw Foods? Raw living foods are foods that haven't been cooked; fruits,vegetables, seeds, nuts, and sprouted grains. (more on that later). Fresh ripe raw foods in their most natural state or not heated above 118 degrees contain Enzymes that help to heal and keep us healthy and effectively fighting off sickness and disease. Foods that grow naturally provide us with easy digestible nourishment. Raw foods provides the body with an Alkaline and -PH balanced environmen

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”.~ Hippocrates It’s no secret that the pharmaceutical business brings in about one half trillion dollars a year. (no one is spending millions of dollars on the healing and benefits of food and nutrients in advertising they way we see ads and commercials for drugs!) Being sick is really good for business for them! However, how is popping pills been for you? Have you been healed, has your health improved, how’s buying all tho