I’m on a new quest! I’ve always thought there were ways to become healthier and happier without struggle, deprivation, and resistance…but finding those paths seems to come in small bits and get diluted by all the societal inputs we have that promote the negative practices. I do pass on the insights as I find them–I …
Petra’s sister introduced her 2 year-old son to green smoothies recently, and as a result, we have another kid-green-smoothie success story! How cool—another toddler ingesting more greens in the morning than many grown adults have throughout an entire day! Occasionally, I wonder what the point is of my job—it begins to feel a little fruitless …
If you’ve seen Food, Inc. or read any books by Michael Pollan, you’ve probably heard about the concept of casting your vote. One of the most common reasons or barriers I hear from people for why they don’t buy healthier food at the grocery store or why they don’t stop buying fast food is that …
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) …
I spent last weekend in LA. My cousin Kristen lives there, and she turned 30 last week, so I decided to fly out and go to her party. She’s an amazing woman—goal driven, and totally does not sweat the small stuff. She recently sold a 2-season pilot to AMC for which she’ll be the Producer, …
I’ve done some research to find “healthy” cocktail ideas, and I keep coming back to the same source—Sarma Melngailis’ books: Raw Food Real World and Raw Living Food. At her restaurant in NYC, Pure Food and Wine, they serve raw food and drinks, with the exception of the sake in the cocktails. In one of …
If you enjoy going out to eat, you’ve surely noticed the specialty martini craze of the past several years. My first experience with it occurred in 2001 near Boston at a place called Jimmy’s at the Burlington Mall. In fact, I just Googled Jimmy’s to see if I could view the menu, and sadly, it …
Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, gives a list of rules to live by (in the world of food) if you are trying to be healthier. It’s meant to be helpful, not stressful….and also to simplify the process of figuring out what the heck to eat! Here are the rules: Don’t eat anything …
