I live in the foothills of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is a wilderness of its own with its steep granite walls, cold winters, hot summers, and lack of rain. Last time, we looked at the first three skills that are absolutely necessary to survive in...

Not all who journey through the wilderness make it through to the Promised Land. That is what we learn from the story of the children of Israel. God said to them, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage” (Exodus...

Mouthwash as a contributor to heart disease seems a bit far-fetched until the oral microbiome is included in the equation. That’s what we’ve learned. Just one week of chlorhexidine daily use in one study resulted in a more acidic oral environment and lower nitrite...