
Ash Wednesday
Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent. It occurs exactly 46 days before Easter Sunday, allowing for 40 days of fasting, minus the weekly Sunday feast days. Forty is a significant number in the Bible. It rained and poured for 40 days and 40 nights in the Great Flood, cleansing the earth of sin, before God placed a rainbow in the sky as a promise that He would never destroy the whole earth again. Moses fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before receiving the Ten Comman

Happy Super Bowl Sunday
"If you have a particularly robust microbiome, you're probably more resilient to a junk food weekend. If you are already dysbiotic or you're weakened in your microbiome because of chronic conditions, polypharmacy or glyphosate exposures, then you probably are pretty vulnerable to further shifts.” Rodney Dietert, Professor Emeritus of Immunotoxicology, Cornell University It dawned on me last evening just how much healthier I am, one month into 2021. Yes, I have lost 6 pounds (