Just signed my fourth lease in our apartment here in Lexington, and while I really do love our apartment, I long for my own piece of land and a space for growing our own food, even cut flowers and an orchard, some animals and a sweet little pond for Ruby to play with visiting turtles. Of course, I imagine growing herbs and teaching classes on botanical medicine, offering yoga, and a retreat of sorts for rest and restoration. There is so much to consider though. As I pour thro

When I am not seeing clients, doing yoga, or dancing, I am dreaming about my future garden. My dream, for most all of my life, has been to have some farm land to grow my own food and create a cottage garden I can meander through, gathering herbs as my family needs and flowers to display throughout my home. New to Lexington though, I chose an apartment so I could become more familiar with the area before purchasing. And of course, being self-employed makes purchasing property

Clinicians are always worried about missing what we call "the zebra" among the horses. Parotid cancer would be one of those zebras. It's rare and it's symptoms can be misleading. The parotid gland is the largest of the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, or rather both sides of the face, just in front of the ears and over the jaw. They produce a thin, watery saliva that aids in digestion by offering us the enzyme, amylase, digesting starches. The parotid

As we age and our bad habits and neglect catches up with us, our arteries can start to narrow because of plaque and calcium build-up. When the vessels that supply blood to our arms and legs become narrowed, and blood decrease to these areas, we call this peripheral artery disease. This usually refers to the lower legs, resulting in symptoms of claudication. Intermittent claudication is a symptom of ischemia, or insufficient blood supply. This is evident when our legs hurt wit