Walking through the dirt path covered in loosely torn up rocks, stepping over branches and roots of trees that are hundreds of years old, I take a deep breathe of fresh air and feel at ease. The comfort of nature and the world is undeniably present.

I am always trying to learn more about ways in which we can become healthier and live disease free. Recently, I have been studying a lot about the pH of our bodies and how they effect health.

The pH of your body is the acid-base balance that the body likes to maintain. Alkalinity means that the body has pH higher that 7. The human body is sightly alkaline with a blood pH around 7.4.

We are all connected through technology and other modern inventions, yet we are all so alone. What happened to connections and real, intense care for one another?

We used to rely and put our trust in others in order to survive. Now we rely on Amazon Prime and Uber Eats. Our sense of partnership and connection has changed. Americans go from their house, to their car, to their cubical, back to their car, then back home. We are so focused on being successful and wealthy that we forget how much our happiness matters.

The past couple of years I have been blessed to hike in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Each hike is special to me for a different reason. I enjoy hiking alone because I feel free and connected with the world, however all of my top three hikes were completed with people close to my heart