by Sondra Barrett | Jan 28, 2012 | Blog, Cell Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Featured
I’ve been thinking about work, working for others, leaving a legacy for the future, and balancing work, play and relaxation. I must admit I’m not so good at balance yet had an interesting mind shift the other day. Sometimes when I ‘work for...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 19, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
This is a portrait of 2001 Viader cabernet sauvignon (Bordeaux blend) at 3 years old. I started my professional life as a serious medical scientist on the faculty of the University of California Medical School. My specialties were biochemistry, hematology (blood) and...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 12, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
Last night I watched the Dr. Oz Show and when he started to talk about the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, I paid attention. Almost everything he mentioned – fatigue, low energy,mood swings, poor memory, tingling, a few more – I was experiencing. ...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 8, 2012 | Blog, Cell Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality
What do we DO to bridge science and healing – A = AWARENESS, anatomy, attitude, ART B = BODY, behavior, Belief C = CELL communication, collaboration, Community In learning about our bodies and lifestyle choices, it’s easier to start at the beginning with...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 20, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
I am always intrigued with the designs a wine will express on the microscope slide. Considering that there are hundreds of different molecules in a wine, some wines express amazing complexity while others reveal profound simplicity. Years ago I defined a ‘wine...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 16, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality
Consider that all our molecules must have a very specific geometry, shape and electrical charge in order to work. Nobel prize winner Dr. Christian de Duve named one of the essential qualities of biological molecules – chemical complementarity. What this means...
