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We all know we need water to survive. In truth, we need water to not only survive, but stay healthy. Our bodies are comprised of between 50 percent and 70 percent of water and without it, we would not exist. If you were to stop drinking water, within a very short timeframe dehydration would begin. Symptoms include headaches, tiredness, and loss of concentration. If you were to ignore these, you could eventually become constipated and in severe cases, have kidney stones.

When we think about seaweed, most of us picture smelly piles on a beach after a storm or the wrapping that keeps your sushi together, not a food product with a surprising number of health benefits.  Seaweed is high in essential amino acids; contains a wide variety of minerals and trace minerals including calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, iodine, iron and zinc; and vitamins C, niacin, B1, B2, B6 and B12.

Menopause is a woman’s transition from the responsibility of biology to the freedom of opportunity. It is the emotional passage from physiology to spirituality. Menopause marks the milestone of a woman’s life from the first half to the second. The rules of the first half need to be reworked and modified to prepare for the challenges of the second.

It is butterfly season in the garden.

A reoccurring topic of discussion among my friends with young children is how to make sure their young children eat a variety of well balanced meals.  I think at one time or another, each of us has complained about food strikes, single-minded toddlers who refuse all but two or three items, or just how to introduce new foods to our children.  I can count on my hands only one or two families that I know that haven’t complained about their kids’ eating habits.  Yes, I know it’s normal but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier.

So much happens in April in our garden.  Not only did we have a hive swarm for the second time (sorry, no photos of this one), but butterflies abound and flowers are abundant.

The following are a collection of articles from around the Internet that we found timely or interesting.  What are you reading today?

Honey bee colonies all across the Unites States are being decimated and scientists are hard pressed to explain why. If we were to lose our honey bees, we could lose 80 percent of our global food supply because there are 90 different crops, and virtually all of our non-grain foods that are largely dependent on honey bee pollination for propagation. As a result, backyard beekeeping is experiencing a new renaissance.

Next to exercise and water, sleep is the most important thing to personal health and well being.  We live in a society where we just don’t seem to have enough time to accomplish everything we want.  Instead of considering our family, our stress level, or our personal health, most of us skimp on the truly important activities that are necessary to keep us healthy and happy.  At the top of that list is getting enough sleep on a regular basis.