Why is health so confusing? Is coffee healthy? Are eggs? How about the debate between high-carb and high-fat diets? If you ever turn on the TV or indulge in any kind of popular media (or even many research reports), you’ve probably been confused at some point about what is healthy. I have been too. I’ve …
I’m on a sesame bender. I have a strong affinity to Sesame Street stemming from my most enjoyable childhood mornings with my sister—and recently, Matthew and I have been watching the classic episodes on DVD. Yes, I do know the old episodes are not recommended for today’s child, but so far it doesn’t seem any …
Did you know that peanuts contain a cancer-causing toxin called aflatoxin? It’s a kind of mold, and it is found in all peanuts. It can be kind of upsetting to find out that things we’ve been doing for a long time (or things we grew up with) are not necessarily exactly what we thought they …
I made the Chick Pea Surprise again yesterday at Joey’s request. He’s in super running mode right now (always), so he likes plant-foods that are high in protein…I thought I could boost the protein even more in this without changing the taste, so I added Hemp Seeds too. Here’s the recipe: 1 can drained organic …
I made up the most amazing thing today—-I then forced Petra and Joey to try it, and they both looked at it like I was crazy….and then loved it! Petra thought I should name it Chick Pea Surprise, but I’m not totally sold on that yet. You could use this in place of tuna fish …
My new love = coconut I’ve tried buying whole coconuts and cracking them open…it’s messy. It’s hard work. One day last summer, Matthew and I finally took the young white Thai coconut outside and cracked it open on the sidewalk with a hammer. This was fun, but not practical, and half of the point of …
I love yoga for a lot of reasons, but one of my favorite reasons is because the things my yoga instructor says in class make so much sense despite the fact that to an outsider a phrase maybe be completely nonsensical. Huh? Let me demonstrate… “The getting it is in the already-ness.” Vish said this …
Accidentally Vegan You have to check this website out. What do I think? Oreos being vegan is a great example of how (1) labels don’t tell us very much and thus don’t really matter, and (2) calling yourself vegetarian does not mean you eat vegetables. People ask me all the time if I’m vegetarian. I’d …
I’ve been making salad dressings lately—-and using recipes to do it. In the past, I’ve tried the approximation method with dressings and I’ve learned my lesson. It rarely works for me (and generally ruins my salad) when I just dump things in that sounds like they might go well together. My last two dressings were …
Have you ever heard about learning things through osmosis? Obviously it’s a joke—and I know I’ve seen print cartoons showing people sleeping with books under their pillows to try and absorb the information passively… But I always think of this when I’m working in wellness because exposure to healthy concepts over and over (and over) …
