Understanding Food Allergies & Food Intolerances
June 3, 2013
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food, right? Well, not always. If you have food allergies or even intolerances, some foods can take a toll on your body and mind. When my readers speak (or write), I listen. Many of you are experiencing physical and mental snafus on a daily basis. These issues can add up and seriously impact your overall well-being and enjoyment of life. Fatigue, brain fog, constipation, rashes, gas… Read More >
What’s in my fridge?
April 8, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, My refrigerator is powerful. In fact, it has a direct link to my overall well-being. This week I’m opening my doors in order to give you an in-depth look at my plant-happy haul. Disclaimer: My fridge isn’t always this shiny and clean (I dolled it up for you). And it’s not usually this packed (I wanted to show you my favorite goodies all at once), but I do stock it up with… Read More >
How to Create Your Own Urban Garden
July 26, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Since you are part of the Crazy Sexy Life community, you know the importance of your food, where it comes from and how it’s grown. You also want to start growing your own food, but aren’t sure where to start and what to do since you live in an urban environment. I understand because I was in the same situation back in 2009. During that time I was living in New York City. There was… Read More >
Three Ways to Find Peace with Food and Your Life
July 19, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Peace is a practice, a commitment. It is not a gift bestowed upon the special or lucky, but a choice you make. To find inner peace, you must practice peace in every aspect of your life. Geneen Roth wrote in her book, “Women, Food, and God:” “No matter how developed you are in any other area of your life, no matter what you say you believe, no matter how sophisticated or enlightened you think you… Read More >
Food and Culture: How to Survive Family Meals
July 3, 2012
By Guest Blogger
In Mexican-American culture, getting together usually involves food. A celebration between family and friends can be an all day affair. Food in general is hot, spicy, and there’s a lot of it. Sounds great, right? Well I’m going to admit something here with you right now. It was kind of a problem for me adjusting to a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle at classic, traditional, Mexican get-togethers. This issue all came back to me as I attended a… Read More >
From Meat to Millet: How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Changed My Life
June 5, 2012
By Guest Blogger
When you’re diagnosed with a disease like cancer, you quickly become an expert on things you never thought you’d want or need to know, like how many doctor appointments you could cram into one day. You’ll experience a new form of tired you’ve never thought possible; you’ll understand defeat and isolation; and you’ll also develop possibly the strongest connection between you and your body that you will ever have. It’s a connection I never truly… Read More >
Can GMOs Help End World Hunger?
May 25, 2012
By John Robbins
Can genetically engineered foods help feed the hungry? Are anti-GMO activists and over-zealous environmentalists standing in the way of the hungry being fed? The hope that GMO foods might bring solutions to malnutrition and world hunger was never more dramatically illustrated than when Time magazine ran a cover story titled “Grains of Hope.” The article joyfully announced the development of a genetically engineered “golden rice.” This new strain of GM rice has genes from viruses and daffodils… Read More >
Nurturing Your Feminine Side With Food
April 12, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I’ve had to have a lot of va-va-voom in the last couple of years. I’ve re-trained, moved countries, started speaking a new language, started a new job and created my own business. It hit me earlier this year that among all this drive and determination, I’d somehow left my femininity behind. I’d had to be strong, focused, determined and reliable — for all the right reasons. So much was going on; all good, but I’d… Read More >
The Difference Between Raw Foods and Living Foods
March 19, 2012
By Tracy Piper
I was introduced to the Ann Wigmore Health Institute in Aguarda, Puerto Rico, in December 2010 by a dear raw food friend. While I went kicking and screaming, having to leave my office for two weeks, it ended up being the best thing I’ve done. I loved it so much I returned there in the summer, and I just returned from another two weeks there this holiday season. The institute taught me so much about… Read More >
Does Your Comfort Food Really Meet Your Needs?
March 5, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Foods are strongly linked to our emotions and moods. Therefore, our day’s events can drive our eating habits. Due to our hectic lifestyles and chronic stress, many of us are turning to food to soothe, comfort and provide relief from intense feelings or low moods. We are bombarded daily by stressors, whether in our environment, workplace, family, relationships, financial or all of them. As these generally bring forth unpleasant feelings or low energy, we may… Read More >
5 Steps to Stop Overeating
February 22, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Have you ever felt compelled to keep stuffing yourself to the point of discomfort? Maybe you’ve found yourself reaching for a packet of cookies when you’re home alone, tired and lonely? Perhaps it’s even healthy foods you’ve overeaten, such as a whole bag of raw nuts. If so, you are one of many who have overeaten for emotional reasons. Overeating can wreak havoc on your mental, emotional and physical health if left unaddressed, and the… Read More >
5 Simple Ways to Eat More Compassionately in the New Year
January 25, 2012
By Gene Baur
1. Eat less chicken and fewer eggs. When you reduce or eliminate chicken and egg consumption, you’re helping some of the most abused animals on the planet. Chickens raised for meat are crammed by the thousands into filthy warehouses and denied access to the outdoors, fresh air and sunlight for their entire lives. Specifically excluded from the Federal Humane Slaughter Act, chickens are carried through the slaughter process so rapidly that many are injured but… Read More >
5 Ways to Save Billions and Boost the Nation’s Health
December 16, 2011
By Neal Barnard, MD
While Congress debates how to cure America’s massive debt problem, let me offer a doctor’s prescription: five smart cuts could save taxpayers $383 billion and make Americans healthier at the same time. Right now, the U.S. government spends billions subsidizing the least healthful foods, fueling America’s obesity epidemic and escalating healthcare costs. In contrast to federal nutrition guidelines that emphasize healthful vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, federal subsidies go in the opposite direction, supporting meat,… Read More >
Miami: Vegan & Vegan-Friendly Eateries
December 15, 2011
By Guest Blogger
Whether you’re shaking it on the dance floor, strolling cool ’hoods on art and architecture walks, doing yoga on the beach or sampling the newly hot bicycle scene, Miami gives you a workout. Good thing this sexy city also gives you hip and healthy places to refuel and rehydrate. So where can you find sazón (sassy seasoning) – while keeping your pH and budget in balance? My Miamian gour-mates fed me their secrets, so now… Read More >
5 Recipes to Nourish You This Winter
December 7, 2011
By Kevin Archer
The freshness of the summer market lingers on my palate as we slowly transition into winter. As I reluctantly let go of sun-ripened tomatoes and delicate salad greens, I reach for winter sustenance. Summer is a time for letting it all hang out, like a garden filled with wispily waving fennel, nasturtiums sluicing through open channels in rapids of color, and trellised vines of sugar snap peas. Winter, however, is about finding one’s grounding again,… Read More >
Top 5 Ways to Save on Organic Food
November 16, 2011
By Alexandra Jamieson
Cooking more of your meals will, hands down, save you money on food. Want to make grocery shopping even more streamlined and cost effective? Use these strategies and make them a habit. If you keep track of your spending, you’ll see a marked downtick in your supermarket spending. 1. Plan to Succeed Using a meal plan is one of the best ways to save money at the grocery store. By plotting how your family will… Read More >
It’s Fall: Get Your Party On
October 3, 2011
By Guest Blogger
Fall is here, and winter is creeping around the corner. We love this time of year because the sun starts to set earlier, and the weather cools down. What does that mean to us? It’s time to get back in the kitchen and get cooking! Using your oven to cook will not only warm up your home, saving you from turning up the heater; it’ll also make your house smell amazing, and you’ll get to… Read More >
Being Fat in America
September 21, 2011
By John Robbins
We can, as a society, be astoundingly cruel to people who are obese. They might be creative, caring and hopeful people, but we don’t see that. Far too often, we see only their weight. What does it say about us that we act as though you can take the measure of a person by the size bathing suit they wear? Maybe this partially explains why obese people are flocking to a restaurant outside Phoenix, Arizona,… Read More >
Candle 79 Frozen Delights
August 26, 2011
By Joy Pierson
While most New Yorkers digest the summer heat at farmers markets, BBQs and beaches, Bart and I have been busy introducing a new, ice-cold addition to our Candle family of plant-based foods. After 25 years in the making, we finally did it! We took the Candle chefs’ palates and vegan wisdom and developed a line of delicious frozen entrées which are available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide. This is a summer full of dreams come… Read More >
Making the Most of Summer Markets
August 25, 2011
By Kevin Archer
The farmers’ markets here in NYC are riotously abundant now, and I have to contain my enthusiasm as I walk the aisles. I simply want to buy every vegetable and herb I see. I don’t have a garden this year, not having discovered a way to transport to Brooklyn the Hudson Valley garden I built last year. But I’m a long way from despair; my lack of a garden means that I can benefit from… Read More >
