When July heat settles in, the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven and stand in the kitchen pretending I am not sweating through my chef coat. I learned that lesson years ago while making dessert for an outdoor dinner. The kitchen was hot, the grill was hotter and the guests were melting faster than the butter. I needed something cold, simple and refreshing, so I reached for watermelon, lime and the freezer. The result was a light, icy dessert that disappeared before

The human nervous system is one of the most remarkable healing systems in the body. Every thought, movement, memory, heartbeat, emotion, and sensation depends upon healthy communication between billions of nerve cells called neurons. These neurons communicate through electrical impulses and chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters, creating an intricate network that allows every organ and tissue to function in harmony. The nervous system is divided into two primary sect

I once left a bag of cannabis gummies in the center console while running what I thought would be a quick summer errand. It was not a quick errand. When I returned, the individual gummies had surrendered their independence and formed one large, sticky republic. The colors had merged. The shapes were gone. The carefully measured servings had become a single fruit-flavored question mark. Was the THC still in there? Probably. Was I going to cut the gummy blob into what I hoped w