School Gardens and Salad Bars for Kids

What a concept! Imagine a school where kids of all ages had the opportunity to learn, hands on, about growing a garden and fresh veggies offered to them in a salad bar on a daily basis! Yes, I’m excited about this, because it’s not just a hypothetical, nice idea, it’s real. Thanks to the Whole […]

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Autumnal Equinox: Find Your Balance

“On the Fall Equinox, Sept. 23, day and night are approximately equal everywhere. The Sun rises and sets exactly due east/west. The Earth’s axis is exactly aligned with the sun. How about that for profound possibility to harness inner and outer balance?”, opened a piece recently published in the Huffington Post[1]. Religious and spiritual beliefs […]

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Alzheimer’s and Diet- Is There a Connection?

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks.[1] An estimated 5 million people have Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, including approximately 200,000 individuals under age 65 who […]

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Better Breakfast Month: Eat it or Skip It?

What do you eat for breakfast? Do you eat breakfast at all? If not, what’s the rationale? An estimated 31 million Americans skip breakfast every day[1], the most common reasons being not feeling hungry, not feeling like eating or they were too busy. Females are more likely than males to skip a morning meal because […]

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