Even though the snowstorms seem endless this Winter in Santa Fe, Spring really is just around the corner. Just as the warmth of Springtime encourages us humans to celebrate,  the native plants are beginning to wake up. You can be sure they will be taking advantage of the winter’s moisture, joyously spreading their pollen everywhere in order to ensure a fertile spring and summer for their species.  

What nutrient do you think is the most crucial to your health?  I’m not thinking of protein, or fish oil, or any vitamin or mineral.  What about oxygen?  You can survive for many days without any food at all, and even for quite a while without water.  But deprive your body of oxygen for just a few minutes and brain cells start to die.  Minutes more and your heart stops beating, followed quickly by death.