A Lesson from a Lizard

While hiking in the San Bernardino National Forest this weekend, we stumbled upon this little guy.  If you look closely you’ll notice that he’s missing part of his tail.  We know that most lizards are able to detach from their tails when caught by a...

A Walk in the Woods

As some of you may know, I’m a born and raised New Yorker now living in Southern California.  While my friends and family back East have been taking their winter clothes out of storage and turning up the thermostats, I’m here still in shorts...

World Osteoporosis Day

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has declared October 20, 2009 – World Osteoporosis Day. Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone deceases leading to a higher incidence of fracture, particularly of the hip, wrist and...

Milk…Does it do Every Body Good?

Today’s Los Angeles Times online Health section posted an article by Elena Conis entitled Poring over facts about milk: cow’s, goat’s, soy, almond, rice and hemp.  In this article Conis took the time to examine the seven types of milk common to...