For years, we have purchased the majority of our produce from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, in both New York and Arizona. There are over 12,000 in the U.S. now, but I find that when I talk about my new favorite veggie from this week’s CSA haul, most people are unfamiliar with the concept. BecauseContinue reading “CSA: An Introduction”
Category Archives: Nutrition
Protein: Functions & Risks
This is another in a series of posts from my Nutritional Certification program. I hope you are enjoying learning what I was taught! Protein is the subject of today’s post. I’ve studied protein in years past, but mostly about the problems it can cause. I know that more protein is required as we get older,Continue reading “Protein: Functions & Risks”
What’s Really Up with Dietary Fats?
For as long as I can remember, I’ve lived and breathed the mantra fatty foods cause body fat, and I’ve gone to great lengths to limit or avoid them. There was a period of time that I completely avoided using oil in my cooking. In recent years, I’ve added water for part of the oilContinue reading “What’s Really Up with Dietary Fats?”
The Superpower of Antioxidants
Recently, I enrolled in a Nutrition Certification Program. Currently in week 5, I’m surprised at how much I’ve already learned. I’m guessing I’ll be sharing quite a bit of information from the program with you over the next few months. I’ll start today by focusing on antioxidants. Wikipedia explains: antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidationContinue reading “The Superpower of Antioxidants”
Understanding the Pleasure Trap
Last year, I came across a TEDx talk by psychologist Douglas Lisle on what he calls the pleasure trap. It is a hidden force in today’s world, he says, that can hijack your inborn satiation circuitry and undermine your pursuit of health and happiness. After a little more exploration, I discovered that he co-authored aContinue reading “Understanding the Pleasure Trap”
5 Ways to Reduce the Stress You Didn’t Know You Have
Stress – it’s everywhere – in much of what we do, see, hear, and read. Most of us think of stress as an external circumstance that affects us in a detrimental manner. But we can have a lot of self-inflicted stress, as well, that can be just as harmful. In a past post (Nature Interrupted),Continue reading “5 Ways to Reduce the Stress You Didn’t Know You Have”
Can the 6 Tastes Improve Your Health?
This is my third post on Ayurveda, a health system that originated thousands of years ago and is still in use by over 75% of the populations of India and Nepal. This approach to wellness is holistic in its entirety; emphasis is placed on finding and maintaining balance of mind, body, spirit, & environment. MyContinue reading “Can the 6 Tastes Improve Your Health?”
Healing Made Simple
I recently listened to a podcast in which Dr. Zach Bush, an MD specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care, was interviewed. The subject was healing the mind, body, & spirit, and Dr. Bush, who is also well-versed on the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, addressed it with his typicalContinue reading “Healing Made Simple”
8 Quick Morning Practices to Supercharge You for the Day Ahead
I remember well the morning rituals of my days working in an office. Jump out of bed, no time for breakfast, shower & dress, and rush to work, often arriving flustered & grumpy, feelings which could linger for hours. At the time, it felt as though there was nothing I could do about it, asContinue reading “8 Quick Morning Practices to Supercharge You for the Day Ahead”
The Science Behind Eating the Rainbow
You may have heard the phrase eat the rainbow many times. And you might have realized that it’s referring to the varied colors of fresh fruits & vegetables. But have you heard an explanation of why it’s beneficial to adopt this strategy? In his book Conscious Eating, Dr. Gabriel Cousens writes the color ofContinue reading “The Science Behind Eating the Rainbow”
Micro of the Macro 