Eating healthy takes a lot of work. Once you get used to it, though, it doesn’t take so much time or effort, even when you travel. To keep my body pain-free and full of energy, I try to avoid pesticides, synthetic additives, and anything highly processed. Here are some things I’ve learned to avoid on [...]
When I lost thirty pounds on the Well of Life diet plan, I was shocked. The plan allowed me to use as much butter, coconut oil and olive oil as I wanted. Ideally, they wanted me to use organic butter from cows that grazed on spring grass. Since that was just a little over the [...]
Why is heart disease killing so many people in our country? It’s a question that professionals in the worlds of medicine, science, and insurance are researching ad nauseum. Their “answers” seem to gravitate toward advice of this nature: “Take this pill, get this surgery, and avoid red meat and butter.” Obviously I’ve simplified things tremendously. [...]
If you care about the presence of pesticides on your food but don’t have vast wealth to buy organic everything, then consider choosing organic produce for the top twelve items that are notoriously high in pesticides. This list is called the Dirty Dozen, compiled by the Environmental Working Group. Click on the link to print [...]
Yesterday the Huffington Post chose Ron Shaich as the Greatest Person of the Day. He dared to create a pay-what-you-can restaurant as part of the Panera Bread chain… and it’s working! At three locations (St. Louis, Missouri, Portland, Oregon, and Detroit Michigan) patrons are greeted at the door and invited to make a donation in [...]
Pocono PA Food Revolution Pot-Luck I planned a Pot-Luck Dinner that turned into a Pot-Luck Grazing Bar. Anyone who has discovered my Pocono PA Food Revolution Facebook page was on the invitation list; I think graduation season siphoned people away from my event, but two women and my husband joined me to make it a [...]
We’ve done July 4, Mother’s Day, and Easter in Cleveland. Why do we travel on holidays? It’s not intentional, really. It needs to stop, actually. The lines at the restaurants are unpleasant, just like any other small or big town. But it’s worth it to visit someone you love. Our son, to be exact. So [...]
This proves to you I’m not a professional gardener. Not by any means. I don’t have a greenhouse or a potting shed or even a potting table. I spread an old sheet on the kitchen floor and fill the little pots I save every year from those basil plants that I haven’t figured out how [...]
It snowed again yesterday… and I don’t live in northern Canada. In fact, my friends in Edmonton, Alberta, are enjoying more warm air and green grass than I am right now. But I will not despair. I know the snow will melt, the ground will thaw, and I will be planting seeds and lovely [...]
Your choices will change the world. This teabag label has been on my fridge for a long time. I think about these words every time I look for something to eat… and the thought comes to mind when I shop for food. There’s an equally powerful thought that I heard from a friend: Vote with [...]
