Warning: this post is longer than my usual ditties. The articles in my Your Body is a Fortress series are meant to be more meaty with heft and breadth. So, come back when you have more time if you'd like to learn ...
Tag Archive: Science
Your Life as a Comic Strip
OK, I'll admit it. I daydream about being in a comic strip. (I know, I know, I'm a goofball.) Yes, I actually draw comics sometimes, too, when I feel the urge. Believe me, they're nothing to write home about. But I always end up laughing somehow. I ...
I Love Your Mind
Our Amazing Brains! I spend a lot of time in awe and amazement thinking about our amazing human body: the physical component of our human body, and the emotional and spiritual side. I love the body so much I earned my B.S. in nutrition and Ph.D. in molecular biology so I could understand it better. What ...
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 8 – Go Nuts!
[Photo courtesy Athena's Pix] An easy way to build a stronger body fortress is to pay attention to what you eat. OK, stop it. Stop it right there. I can hear what you’re thinking! (Seriously, I really can.) “Do you have to take us there!? This is so boring. ...
Blue
[Photo Credit: Flowery *L*u*z*a*] I've been drawn to blue lately, more than usual—blue 'anything.' Blue skies Blue photos Blue marbles Blue sketch pads Blue ocean Blue incense smoke (as pictured at the top of this post) I am a scientist by training, but I'm also a certified HHP (holistic health practitioner/massage therapist) ...
I’m Showing – Not Telling
[Photo Credit] There’s a flurry of conversation blowing around the microsphere of the web I inhabit—a snowstorm initiated by Lisis Blackston at Quest for Balance. I must say I’m not shocked—that girl tells it like she sees it. (Good for you, ...
My Writing Experiment – The End
The Short Version: 50,414 words in 19 days I won NaNoWriMo! (OK, so I only won a badge for my website ...
Your Body is A Fortress, Part 7 – Work with Evolution: a Pep Talk
[Photo: JM Cameron] Special Note: The JaneBeNimble SHOP is open [see new button on sidebar]! I recently opened the not-for-profit JBN SHOP to help support the arts with ...
Your Body is a Fortress, Part 5 – Your DNA Suitcase
There’s a lot to talk about when mentioning the word, ‘DNA.’ Lots. One aspect of DNA that I came oh so very close to specializing in (but not quite) is how all that genetic information is packaged. Think about this: stretched end-to-end, ...
What You See
I used to run up, or ride my road bike up, this one huge hill it at least once, if not twice a day. When I eventually made it to the top, I always saw this image. I snapped this photo later in the day one afternoon, but ...