22 Ways to Soothe Gum Disease Naturally

Gum disease can be a scary thing, especially when it means that you’re quickly losing gum tissue due to inflammation. Often, the integrity of your jawbone disintegrates at the same time. Many people try to add more steps to their dental care routine, but the...

Eat to Soothe Aching Joints

I hear a lot of people talk about their aching joints and knee pain. There are many ways to keep joints healthy, like daily stretching, and eating a diet rich in anti-inflammatory and lubricating foods. Your chiropractor or physical therapist will also be able to...

Immaculate Dental Health in the Swiss Alps

  Let me tell you a story about butter, and a way of eating that used to prevent cavities, before refined sugar, canned food, and crackers from a box came up into the Swiss Alps.   © 2011 Ava Waits...

My Desk Is A Bistro Table!

I’ve been cleaning my office this week, and decided that the big clunky desk I’ve been using just doesn’t work. It gets cluttered, there is too much space (which means plates, cups and bowls tend to sit for a couple days), and it’s just not...

When We Are In Pain, We Hurt Others

Often, when I walk around my city, I see people carrying 1-liter bottles of soda, and they drink out of these bottles like I drink water out of my SIGG bottle. These people always appear to be more uptight, visibly anxious, and they sometimes walk around in anger. I...

Pumpkin-Coconut Freeze

This is a yummy sweet dish, and it’s very quick to make. I admit, it’s not the best to eat while you are outside staying grounded in the cold, but it’s the perfect treat to share instead of ice cream (which tends to cause a lot of mucus build-up in...

The Bees Love Us

As we bask in late summer, I’m still taking every opportunity that I can to sit outside for lunch. There’s just been one little problem: The bees always come sit on my food. I’ve decided that instead of being scared, I will marvel at the bees, and...