by Monika Carless | Dec 17, 2015 | Musings
“At the moment of orgasm you are living fully and totally in the present. An orgasm is anticipated, like the sunrise on a new day, and unexpected, like winning a prize in a competition you can’t recall having entered. Time freezes and there isn’t a feeling of loss, a...
by Monika Carless | Nov 28, 2015 | Musings
The Gambia’s president has outlawed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice that affects three quarters of women in the West African country—a move that will surely send a message to those who believe the practice is justified. The Guardian reports that the ban is...
by Monika Carless | Nov 26, 2015 | Musings
“I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair. Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets. Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps. I hunger for your sleek laugh, your hands the color of a savage harvest,...
by Monika Carless | Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m not really a one-pill-cures-all kind of gal. If my training as a nutritionist has taught me anything, it is that human health is complex and what works for one may not work for another. Having said that, over the years I have found a handful of super foods that...
by Monika Carless | Oct 5, 2015 | Musings
Oh, yes, yet another use for coconut oil! I’ve been using it quite unsparingly for everything on the planet—my favorites being: oil pulling to keep my teeth, gums and immunity strong, and as an all over body moisturizer, especially after sun exposure. The other day, I...
