♠ Kamut, farro, spelt, quinoa, millet, barley, amaranth—this isn’t a magical incantation. Or maybe it is. The words are names for ancient grains, whole grains that have been around for centuries. For centuries, whole was how we ate grain, too. Then we discovered milling. Milling, or grinding,...
Read More♦ According to science, avoiding unhealthy snacking can actually be as easy as decluttering your kitchen. As a young ballerina, I remember poring over famous New York City Ballet dancer Allegra Kent’s The Dancer’s Body Book. It was full of tips and tricks (ranging from reasonable to...
Read MoreUsing apple cider vinegar instead of chemical-laden cleaning, beauty, and health products is a way to boost your own mind-body-spirit wellness. What if there was a healthy, organic, and cheap miracle tonic that could facilitate digestion and detoxification, aid in weight loss, cure acne, and bring on shiny...
Read More◊ Drinking warm lemon water before meals is just one way to avoid digestion problems. Occasional gut issues like constipation, diarrhea, bloating, and gas are really, really common. Part of this is due to stress. And for the 10 to 20 percent of people out there who have IBS,...
Read More◊ Indulge in these delicious Mediterranean flavors before the first freeze. At Frey Vineyards in Northern California, we love savoring the last of warm weather flavors for as long as we can. We still have tomatoes ripening on the vine and Japanese eggplants at our local farmers’ market, so...
Read MoreInflammation plays a hidden role in almost every disease imaginable. Chronic inflammation can also magnify pain, damage healthy cells, cause joints to ache, cripple your digestive system, and even make you gain weight (1). That makes calming inflammation one of your top priorities when it comes to...
Read MoreCommon herbs parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme are packed with health benefits. "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme ...
Read MoreVarious types of food and nutrients provide different kinds of subtle energetics. Fats for fulfillment, carbs for comfort. One of the most important ways to decide what to eat and what to avoid involves an understanding of the subtle energetics of various types of foodstuffs. As...
Read More“Although all veggies are good for you, some pack an outsized punch when it comes to promoting gut health. These six vegetables, and the easy recipes that go with them, will help your inner garden grow.” It seems unlikely that our digestive tracts would be a...
Read MoreWant to shed fat, live longer, and make your meals more exciting and satisfying? Here's why, when mealtime rolls around, it's time to turn up the heat. ↓ All things being equal, most of us will readily admit that it's fun occasionally to take up a table...
Read More↓ Tired of the same old, same old? These two recipes provide the perfect new twist on holiday leftovers. ↓ Eleanor Ford, food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist, has traveled to 70 countries, seeking out the best food in each. But she has had a special passion for...
Read MoreEverything you should know about ‘Weight Watchers for Millennials’ ♣ Photo: Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images♣ sk any dietitian or weight loss professional what they think about fill-in-the-blank diet and they’ll usually say fad dieting is a waste of time, and healthy eating works. eight loss and nutrition are about the long haul. The...
Read More♠ Tired of the same old, same old? These two recipes provide the perfect new twist on holiday leftovers. Eleanor Ford, food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist, has traveled to 70 countries, seeking out the best food in each. But she has had a special passion for...
Read More♣ These feel-good foods are better alternatives than inhaling a sleeve of ultraprocessed crackers. I get it. You’re stressed. And you want a bag of Doritos. My svelte outdoorsy friend who hasn’t eaten crackers in decades just texted that she consumed a whole comforting cylindrical packet of them...
Read More♠ It’s not so much what you eat, but what you don’t eat ↓ When I was writing for the opinion section of The New York Times, I had a number of close advisers. On nutrition matters, I came to rely more and more heavily on David Katz....
Read MorePhoto from Pixabay.com ♠ From marketing to food and nutritional science, this popular dairy-free alternative succeeds beyond taste. ↓ The first time I heard about oat milk was back in December 2017. I was walking down a boulevard in Santa Monica, California on a warm December evening when I stepped...
Read MoreUnless you want to be ill and die young. ↓ Life expectancy is going backwards. In both the US and the UK. This isn’t a blip like WW1 plus the Spanish flu combo. This is a downwards trend since 2015. Where’s it going to stop? And what’s happening to our quality of life? Chronic disease...
Read More↓ Celebrate the return of light with this sunny and bright soup. I had a teacher who used to say, “Eat the sun. Plants do. Why not you?” His idea was to become more like the sun, brilliant and life-giving in every way, by “eating sunlight” through...
Read MoreHonor the value of partnership in the food web with this tasty bread recipe. ↓ How are other forms of life our creative partners? Oats and peanuts work in partnership. Oats are annuals, undergoing the full cycle of life in one season. When legumes, such as peanuts, are...
Read More↓ There’s a simple thing you can do to control systemic inflammation: focus on nutrition, with delicious foods like berries. Here’s what to choose, and what to skip. Health is complicated these days. We are discovering we’re made up of interlocked systems that are all sharing the...
Read MoreExplore spirituality in the kitchen and try this recipe for vegan Samosa Pot Pie. In their book The Yoga Plate, Victoria and Tamal Dodge share that yoga "is about creating a spiritual life by transforming our daily activities into actions infused with a higher consciousness." An integral part...
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/CVr4U4pEmxI Ready to satisfy your sweet tooth? Then watch this episode, where we’re sharing Bianca’s famous gluten-free, vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe. And for a special treat, she’s turning them into creamy, vegan ice cream cookie sandwiches – you don’t want to miss this YUM! by Michael Alexander ...
Read MoreA clear vegetable soup with the warmth of ginger and the brightness of lemon adds punch to fresh, purifying produce. It is June, yes, but it is not too late to enjoy the healing foods of spring—like this clear vegetable soup with the agni stirring warmth of ginger...
Read More4 ways to boost your energy levels. It was 4:30 p.m., and darkness was already falling over the corn fields, casting long shadows. I’d just awoken from a so-called power nap, yet felt like I could have gone back to sleep and hibernated for two months....
Read MoreTry these three recipes for better digestion. The holidays can overwhelm. Whether it is our schedule, our nerves, our physical reserves, this is the time when the surge of seasonal joy can threaten to inundate. ↓ But nature is here to support you. Specifically, Ayurveda sees this as...
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