The Promise of Spring

After every brutal winter in Chicago, I ask myself – Why do I live here?  Honestly, it is the hope of spring that keeps me going in this godforsaken climate.  Each year, when spring arrives, I feel a slight shift in my attitude and in my thinking.  Spring is definitely “hopeful” and this tinge ofContinue reading “The Promise of Spring”

Sore Muscles – Now What?

Have a headache, take an asprin.  Upset stomach – chew some tums.  Dirrahea – down some pepto bismol.  There are lots of remedies people resort to.  Sore muscles?  I’ve come to believe that people think they have to muscle through that pain – it’s a sign of working out hard.  NOT.  There are treatments and thingsContinue reading “Sore Muscles – Now What?”