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This summer is going by in a flash. Here is what’s new in my world…

Big Ride Project News: Next week is the Tour of Utah! The Ride Project will have a booth (#20) August 17th – Tuesday afternoon/evening at the Prologue and will be at booth #32 on August 21st – Saturday in Park City. I encourage you to stop by and see these images up close or just  say hello. If you purchase a limited edition print at our booth, you will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to Cafe Trio in Salt Lake City. Cash or check accepted!

Team TLC Rides Again! – My wonderful friend and Sister-in-Law started Team ..read more

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Last night, I went for a hike with my husband and dog. It was about 7:00pm, but still really warm. I haven’t been experiencing any MS symptoms lately so it really surprised me when my hands went numb up to my elbows and I got tingly from toes to knees. Right away, I knew I was experiencing MS symptoms triggered by the heat.

Overheating, from outdoor temperatures, increased activity and even running a fever can send your nerves into a frenzy. The statistics are all over the place but from what I’ve read, 60-85% of people with MS are sensitive to the heat. Symptoms can range from impaired vision or mobility to something ..read more

Good weather finally arrived in Utah. The snow is melting, cyclists are everywhere and the Utah MS ride is this weekend. Unfortunately, The Ride Project will not have a team at this year’s event. I don’t want to pain you with my list of excuses, but instead, will assure you that my focus right now is on my health and boosting photography sales so I can start sending checks to the Myelin Repair Foundation to support their research for  a cure for MS.

I will be featuring The Ride Project photography in a booth at two stages of the Tour of Utah, a fantastic cycling event, August 17-22 that attracts cyclist enthusiasts from all ..read more

Scott Johnson, Myelin Repair Foundation President & Founder was recently awarded the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Northern California region. This is a great honor, especially since this award generally goes to a “for profit” entrepreneur.

What you might not know about Scott, is that he was diagnosed with MS at age 20, living his entire adult life with the disease. He became a serial entrepreneur, starting multiple companies and consulting for the Boston Consulting Group. After he left the business world, he made it his personal mission to find a treatment for MS, applying his past experience in creating the Myelin Repair Foundation. With the MRF, he is ..read more

Guest post by Wendy Booker

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1998.  I knew nothing about the disease and like many of us could only recall several people severely disabled by this insidious illness. I thought I had better hurry up and do something outrageously out of character and decided to run the Boston Marathon. I wasn’t a runner, I wasn’t even an athlete.  I just knew that MS took away a person’s abilities and I wanted to use mine before I lost them.

Now, twelve years later, here I am back from my second attempt on Everest having climbed 6 of what is referred to as the “seven summits” as well as many other mountains around the world. ..read more

“To show that you really care, listen”

Parents, listen to your children. Teachers, listen to your students. Doctors, listen to your patients. Really listen.

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Last week I gave you the first five of my top ten vegetarian cookbooks. As promised, here is the rest of the list.

6. Eat, Drink & Be Vegan: Great Vegan Food for Special and Everyday Celebrations This is my favorite cookbook for amazing hummus recipes. These are not your ordinary hummus recipes. Think Black Bean & Orange Hummus and Chipotle Lime Two-Bean Hummus.

7. Quantum Wellness Cleanse: The 21-Day Essential Guide to Healing Your Mind, Body and Spirit So, this isn’t exactly a cookbook, but it does contain great ..read more

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Objects may be smaller than they appear and that is certainly the case with this image and the actual size of Chia Seeds. They are really the size of a grain of sand. Have you ever heard the saying, green is the new black? Well, Chia Seeds are the new Flaxseeds. If you can get past the “Cha Cha Cha Chia…” infomercial theme song, they really are a great addition to your diet.

While Chia Seeds may be the new Flax Seeds, they are not new. There is evidence that the seeds were first used as food as early as 3500 B.C. The seeds were eaten alone and mixed with other seed crops, drank as a beverage when ..read more

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I love to cook and bake. I wish I had more time to do it, but when I do, I have some great vegetarian cookbooks to turn to. I recently read somewhere that if you are concerned about food labels and confused about the nutrition facts, you are eating the wrong foods. The foods you should be eating don’t come with labels.

The following cookbooks have great meat-free options that aren’t boring or bland. Please let me know if you try a recipe and what you like the best.

1.Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule: It’s no mistake that ..read more