Because we have to, we accept the conditions of mortality: having means losing, being here means leaving. Seneca, a Roman philosopher, wrote to his old friend Lucilius, in Moral Letters to Lucilius: “You will die, not because you are ill, but because you are alive.” The idea, though people have known it forever, always comes [...]

In its natural habitat, the evening primrose is an unassuming little plant with pretty yellow flowers which likes to grow wild along waysides. It’s happiest in sand dunes, along railway sidings, waste sites, and country roadsides. And although you can still easily spot the evening primrose in its natural state, there are now whole fields [...]

The Greek word for “joint” is arthro, and itis means “inflammation”- hence arthritis. Although the disease takes many forms, in general it causes aching pain, stiffness, swelling, and often limitation of movement of one or more joints. Inflammation or erosion (or both) of the joints’ inner structures, the ligaments that surround them, and nearby tendons [...]