Most of us think that we taste with our tongues. We can detect five categories of taste: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami (meatiness). Right? Well….. There’s a whole lot more to taste than is on the tongue! You could say that most of us only know the “tip” of taste. Let’s dip into...
Despite the US EPA rollback of regulations on numerous pesticides, the evidence is overwhelming that pesticides are causing harm to people and wildlife of all kinds, from the soil creatures that make our soil healthy, to the insects that pollinate our crops, to the birds that sing in our backyards, to our pets that...
Happy is a perfume that my daughter used to wear sometimes when she was a kid. She got small bottles of Happy from my mother. It kinda does smell like Happy, I think. Or, at least, it conjures some happy times. Our sense of smell is intimately tied to our emotions and memory. It’s...
Most of us believe that if a product is for sale in this country, then it must be safe. Well, safe enough. If something isn’t safe, then it will have a warning label on it. We use, or eat, or handle, at our own risk, knowing the risks because the companies tell us the...
© Svitlana Belinska / Adobe Stock By Jack Matter If you think you or someone you know is struggling with opioid misuse or addiction, free and confidential help is available. Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.If you are experiencing a crisis, call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. In late spring...
