Trust your instincts
I know it’s winter when I want to just rug up in front of an open fire, preferably in my favourite pyjamas enjoying a warm hearty meal with a nice glass of red. Perhaps you’re like me; perhaps we are just being human. After all if animals can slow down and hibernate during winter why can’t we? Our ancestors were influenced greatly by the seasons. In 1900, the British Medical Association published a description of winters among Russian peasants. For centuries, they survived scant winter food by engaging in lotska—sleeping the whole season away. “At the first fall of snow...