Get Grounded with Root Veggies
The roots of any plant are its anchor and foundation; they are the essential parts that support and nourish the plant. Root vegetables lend these properties to us when we eat them, making us...
Tagged: health
Five Cleansing Foods to Try This Fall
It feels like just yesterday that we were entering Spring and looking forward to the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables that the warm weather provides. Now here we are, post-Labor day, getting ready...
Deconstructing Cravings
The body is an amazing source of intelligence. It is always there for you, pumping blood, never skipping a heartbeat, digesting whatever food you put in it and maintaining homeostasis. Is this reliable, intelligent...
What’s Your Excuse?
Like the rest of America and the world, I’ve been spending my evenings this past week watching the Olympics, and I never cease to be amazed at the extraordinary talent of the top athletes...
Delicious Summer Salad
Summer is finally in full swing and that means fresh produce is bountiful! It seems like just yesterday the only choice at the farmers’ market was between baby greens and starter plants; now the...
Relaxation and Exercise
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. -Ralph Waldo...
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Organic Foods
While I typically try to eat local, seasonal food, every once in a while I will crave something that isn’t in season here in Chicago. So last week I stopped into Whole Foods to...
It’s Summer. Try Something New.
The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing. -Benjamin Franklin Summer is almost in full force, and the living is easy! Do...
Snack Attack
The world belongs to those with the most energy. -Alexis de Tocqueville There’s no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on snacking differ. Some feel that...
The Love Diet
Spring has officially sprung, which means it’s that time of year again – it seems like every woman I’ve talked to lately has just started or is about to go on a diet (on...