I expect that essential oils may some day prove a vital weapon in the fight against strains of antibiotic-resi stant bacteria.

The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.

Conscious breath control is a useful tool for achieving a relaxed, clear state of mind.

If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.

You've got to experiment to figure out what works.

My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that beset the world. It is neither. I have found that each garden is just what Voltaire proposed in Candide: a microcosm of a just and beautiful society.

I have argued for years that we do not have a health care system in America. We have a disease-management system - one that depends on ruinously expensive drugs and surgeries that treat health conditions after they manifest rather than giving our citizens simple diet, lifestyle and therapeutic tools to keep them healthy.