Do you remember ever hearing "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"? I think most of us did as we were growing up. Did you believe it? Surprise, it is true. And it is all thanks to an amazing little nutrient in the apple called 'Quercetin'.

Quercetin is a flavonoid and flavonoids are phyto (plant) chemicals that offer health benefits for humans. Quercetin's claim to fame is its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants act like little magnets as they roam around the body pairing up with free radicals that could otherwise damage your cells and DNA. Quercetin even works to combat the histamine response during allergy season.

If you've ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI) then you know how painful they can be. Every time you have to pee, it burns. The urine can smell really bad, have blood in it or be an off, cloudy color. You might feel like you have to suddenly pee but then when you get to the bathroom hardly anything comes out. You could even run a fever. No matter what symptoms you experience, none of them are any fun.

Every decision you make in your life is based on a memory. Sometimes those memories are good and sometimes not so good. How many times have you told yourself – this time will be different. I know better. I’ve learned my lesson. I don’t want to go through that again. The question remains – do you really KNOW better? Deep inside where it really counts? How do you really feel? Do you believe you deserve better? Or do you end up doing the same thing, reacting the same way, asking the same questions? Does your “story” ever really change?

This morning I was listening to a meditation program that addressed the ‘need’ for hope with everything that is going on in the world at this time.  The host quoted Maya Angelo when she said, “Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space.  Invite one to stay.”  As I attempted to follow the ensuing meditation, my mind kept wondering off.  I kept asking myself what ‘hope’ really meant and whether people actually believed that to hope empowered them.

            My experience has been listening to people talk about ‘hope’ while at the same time really focusing their energy on the ‘what if’ or the ‘fear’ that they are attempting to ‘hope’ away.  I am a true believer that our thoughts create our reality and that everything that happens, does so for a reason.  That being said, if you are ‘hoping’ for something but at the same time you are worried or fearful, where is your power being propelled to?