By now, “organic” is quite the catchphrase I hear thrown around. When it comes to food, this is actually a regulated term, not just a catchy way to promote a product. Organic foods must be grown without harmful chemical poisons that are used in conventionally grown crops and they also must not be grown from a seed that has had its DNA modified in a lab. This is a term called genetic modification of an organism (GMOs). (If this sounds freaky, that’s because it is.) Organic f

[Originally Written and Published for Natural Awakenings Magazine, January 2019] How a Healthy Brain Avoids Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s From students to seniors, having a sharp mind is greatly valuable. Thoughts, experiences and senses drive our mental state in a process called cognition. Our cognition involves memory and learning—allowing for the successful completion of everyday tasks, making decisions and understanding information. Having minor memory shortfalls t