Tag: Lifestyle

Strategies to Restore a Damaged Microbiome

In this series, we’ll share how the latest developments in this medical frontier are transforming our approaches to illness and offering new strategies to heal and prevent disease. Previously: Toxins, obesity, and poor sleep put your gut microbiome at risk.  Certain gut-healing strategies have proven their worth. That’s good, since problems in the microbiome can…


Elegant 5-course Tasting Menu Is Served in a Minnesota Gas Station

By Sharyn Jackson From Star Tribune Eagan—Between the greeting cards and the beef jerky, three long tables were set for dinner. Dark cloths were draped over the folding tables, where chef Cristian de Leon and his team set out large, blue-rimmed white plates, each artfully arranged with fish and seafood. Hugging the lower left edge…


Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Perfect for a spring evening, this strawberry rhubarb crisp is one of the easiest and best desserts I know. Serve it warm from the oven topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Leftovers are also delicious with your morning coffee, too. Heads up: while fruit desserts like…


Design Recipes: Less Is More

By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service Minimalism remains a strong design trend and preferred choice of many homeowners and apartment dwellers. For many, living with less creates calm and order. No longer are these environments considered sparse and sanitized, either—instead it can be a functional design choice. From foundations such as the Bauhaus style…


Old Meets New in Gamla Stan, Sweden

It was my brother-in-law’s idea to stay in Gamla Stan for a few days during a family pilgrimage to Sweden. This old-town neighborhood of Stockholm seemed like a good place to dip into Swedish history and get a flavor for the old ways. Narrow cobblestone streets led us to our rented apartment, a 500-year-old residence…


A Playbook for Dealing With Life’s Frustrating Moments

I was angry enough to rip the closet doors off the wall and smash them to pieces with a hammer. Rewind about two hours: My wife kindly asked if I could fix the kids’ sliding closet doors, which had been falling off their tracks for several months. I had been strategically “prioritizing” other projects to…


When You Keep Getting Triggered by the Same Person (Part 2)

Is there someone in your life, maybe from your past, whose company sets off strong and difficult feelings over which you don’t seem to have any control, no matter how much “work” you’ve done and continue to do? If so, you’re not alone. In Part 1 of this two-part series, I described the frustration, confusion,…


Psychiatrist: Family Dinners Are a Great Marker of a Cohesive Household

Meals together are more meaningful than ever in the age of devices and diverse family types, according to a psychiatrist, who said it is worth maintaining some semblance of sharing meals together in a household, even if it’s just two to three times a week. In terms of quality time with your children, it’s just…


Study Examines CoQ10’s Benefit for Gum Disease

It’s not entirely unusual for a dentist to suggest coenzyme Q10 as a good anti-inflammatory supplement for preventing or treating early stages of gum disease. But a new study raises skepticism. The molecule—often referred to as CoQ10—is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties. CoQ10 deficiencies have been found to be deficient in patients with periodontal disease,…


The Best Non-Alcoholic Wine, Beer, and Spirits, According to Experts

Not drinking? No problem. As more drinkers are skipping the alcohol or limiting their intake, exciting non-alcoholic spirits, wines, and beers, and even entire bars and bottle shops devoted to them, are on the rise. We asked three experts to recommend their favorite American-made bottles to bring home. For the Wine Lover (Courtesy of Sovi…