My plan was to write about rhubarb and share a healthy rhubarb pie recipe. That’s because rhubarb is low in calories and has an assortment of vitamins and minerals that are good for us. And, it’s in season.

Trouble is, most rhubarb recipes are loaded with sugar to cut its strong tart flavor. I asked several friends if they had a rhubarb pie recipe I could use and they all told me they don’t eat rhubarb anymore because they’re trying to avoid sugar.

Connie McCabe: “I don’t have any rhubarb recipes, sorry. I generally stew it with lots of sugar! But I’m off sugar these days, so don’t know what I’ll do!”

Three people I know got sick over the weekend because of the heat. One had heat stroke and spent a night in the hospital and the other two probably had heat exhaustion. Both happen because the body can't cool itself and both are dangerous heat illnesses, especially heat stroke. Heat rash and sunburn are also heat illnesses, although usually more annoying than dangerous. Read more ...

My future son-in-law Keegan used to be a meat-eater. Now he’s a vegan. His former roommates were vegetarians and then my daughter Stephanie became a vegan, so he decided to try it as well. He felt healthier right away. Because he has an inherited form of high blood pressure he has to watch his carefully. It went down. He has more energy.

Luckily for my daughter, Keegan loves to cook. For his birthday, she gave him the perfect gift — a gas grill. This past weekend he fired it up for a family barbecue. Read more ...