The Empty Space Creates the Bowl
I’ve been reading a passage from the Tao Te Ching each day. And after I read it, I contemplate and think on it the rest of the day. I read it a few years ago but I am a different person now and am more ready for some of these lessons in this book of wisdom. In today’s passage, I was reading about the ‘space between’. For example, we hammer walls up, but it’s the space inside that is livable. We make pottery, but it’s the space inside and outside that makes the bowl. Hmmm… I
How Fasting Can Help Improve Your Sleep
While I was doing my backwards walking down the streets of Tampa last Thursday afternoon, a bit of research I was listening to made me have an a-ha moment. I’ll get to that ‘a-ha’ in a few moments while you wait with baited breath. However, cortisol, that nasty hormone that you see on late night infomercials, is indeed, terrible for you, except for when it’s great for you. Yup, cortisol is terrible except for when it’s great. Well, cortisol really isn’t terrible for you at al
Five More Amazing Benefits of Zinc
✅It can make you more and sensitive to insulin-it’s needed for the healthy function of most hormones including insulin
✅ it is a super antioxidant
✅Studies show that It can prevent Alzheimer’s and promote a healthy brain
✅It can improve sleep, cognition and your energy levels
✅It can elevate your mood
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