All-Natural Nourishing Winter Hand Cream – DIY Recipe
While the cold of the winter months can be invigorating, it is not very friendly to our temperamental human skin, especially if you’re a hands-on kind of person like I…
Book Across the Bay: An event with unparalleled beauty, excitement, and community — and a fire-breathing dragon — on Lake Superior in Ashland, WI
A fire-breathing snow dragon built at the 3-mile turnaround Book Across the Bay is a magical multi-sport event trekking across a frozen bay of the largest lake in the world…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, & Be Resourceful — Creative Reuse and Recycling
And don't forget to be resourceful :) We’ve all heard of the three ‘Big Rs’—reduce, reuse, and recycle—established as easy-to-follow guidelines for practical sustainable living. These are so simple, but…
Lion’s Mane Mushroom Recipe, Part 2: Egg Drop Soup (Ovo-Vegetarian)
👅 Since I wrote my last article on the health benefits of lion's mane mushrooms, the grow-your-own kit from Midwest Grow Kits has already produced another bountiful harvest! All the…
Growing Your Own Lion’s Mane Mushrooms (& Lion’s Mane Taco Recipe)
Recently, I have been obsessed with growing and learning about a variety of useful plants and fungi, as well as essential oils, herbs, and other functional natural products that can…
Including Transgender Athletes in Sport: Reconceiving Fairness, Gender, & the Role of Sports In Society
Humanistic and empathetic trans perspectives in sports have been notoriously underemphasized in recent policies enforcing gender-based restrictions, which are often based on scientific misconceptions and cold oversimplifications. While concerns over…
Realizing a Healthy Lifestyle by Discovering Our Unique ‘Middle Way’
Health is one of the few things that comes close to a universal value; most people want to be healthy! Sometimes we make choices that are more pleasing in the…
Reviving Our Social Lives After the Challenges of COVID-19
Now that COVID and the Midwestern winter both seem to finally be at a breaking point, with vaccines being distributed and the summer sun on the horizon, it’s about time…
The Lifeline of a Personalized Shoe Fitting: The Value of Choosing a Shoe for its Function
Each of us has only one body. These bodies are capable of insane feats. There is no lack of extreme survival stories where people triumph despite severe cold, long periods…
A ‘Shoe Guru’ Perspective on Zero-Drop Running
In a sport like running, there is one tool that is by far the most important – a good pair of running shoes. Or a lack thereof, depending on who…