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 […]
Read More ›“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 […]
Read More ›Whether you’re new to the kitchen and are stocked up on cooking essentials, or are a well versed chef who’s got every last toy Williams Sonoma has to offer, there’s one thing all of us who spend any time at all in the kitchen need: a solid chef’s knife. Having a fully equipped kitchen allows […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›Anyone who thinks that healthy eating equals boring food hasn’t had the chance to experience what a real Paleo diet is all about. Granted, it’s certainly not unhealthy to eat a meal comprised of steamed broccoli, plain grilled chicken with some olive oil drizzled on top, but if that’s your go-to, day in and day […]
Read More ›Have you heard? Oatmeal is back in for the Paleo diet. Yup, you read that correctly. According to a new study[1], hunter gathers were, in fact, starting their long, physically exhausting days with a hot, steaming bowl of good old, stick to the rib oats. OK, maybe that’s a wee bit of an exaggeration, but […]
Read More ›It’s my birthday today, and I thought I’d write a little on the topic, even if it does mean I’d stray a bit off the beaten path of my typical daily posts. Although I’m just a tad older than I was in this shot above, circa 1979, I’m still a kid at heart…running around like […]
Read More ›Whats the deal with this Ultimate Bundle you may have heard or read mention of? Yes, it’s a sale. And yes, it’s an online bundle of products. I didn’t know what a bundle sale was either, until I partook of one a few years back. That particular one was geared solely toward a Paleo audience, […]
Read More ›It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since I did my 200-hour teacher training course through Yoga Works at their Soho facility in NYC. Never in a million years would I have imagined I’d gain so much on a personal level from the month long intensive course that I began solely as […]
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