Quick & Easy Travel Tips
April 1, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, I’m often asked how I stay well while traveling, and it’s really quite easy — a little forward thinking and some simple lightweight items that fit in my bag. Jet-setting (or schlepping about) makes us more susceptible to stress, junk food, late nights and germs, which is why it’s super important to take your self-care efforts up a notch and protect your immune system with my travel tips. Remember when we talked… Read More >
Adrenal Fatigue: Feeling Frazzled, Fatigued and Foggy?
March 4, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, Are you feeling tired, fried and foggy most of the time? After years of ups and downs in my energy department, I finally pinpointed the culprit — my adrenals. You may be walking around with the same misdiagnosed or unidentified issues. That’s why I invited my trusted friend and doctor, Kenneth Bock, Integrative MD, to sit down and talk with us about this common health challenge and how anyone can jump on… Read More >
Nutritional Supplements – Which ones should I take?
January 14, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, This week I’m introducing you to one of my personal doctors. Kenneth Bock, Integrative MD, is the captain of my healing team. Dr. Bock’s expertise and advice are essential to my wellness and so is his lovely friendship. I’m lucky enough to have Bock Integrative in my backyard, but for those of you who do not have a Dr. Bock of your own (I’ll tell you how to find an integrative practitioner… Read More >
Supplements: Part of the Cure for Modernity
May 2, 2012
By Kristen Suzanne
As a raw vegan chef, author and teacher, I’m often asked, “Is it necessary to take supplements if I’m on a balanced, organic raw food diet?” I used to assume not, based on the idea that a raw diet is the food that humans evolved to eat. Well, it turns out I was wrong. No matter how well you eat, I think it is essential to supplement. Here’s why: Paleolithic humans foraged from hundreds of species… Read More >
Vitamin D – Oh, How I Love Thee!
July 29, 2011
By Jacki Glew MS RD LDN
You know you’re a nutrition nerd when you have a favorite vitamin. Mine is vitamin D. Until recently, no one thought to measure vitamin D. Why? Because it was thought to only be good for building bones … yawn. All of a sudden, vitamin D sprang out of nowhere and was all over the place. Why? Well, people finally paid attention to information about vitamin D that surfaced. Did you know that low vitamin D… Read More >
Part 2: Vitamin D & You
November 11, 2009
By Frank Lipman, MD
How much vitamin D do I need? How much vitamin D you need varies with age, body weight, percent of body fat, latitude, skin coloration, season of the year, use of sun block, individual variation in sun exposure, and – probably – how ill you are. As a general rule, old people need more than young people, big people need more that little people, fat people need more than skinny people, dark-skinned people need more… Read More >
Part I: Vitamin D & You
November 10, 2009
By Frank Lipman, MD
Hardly a day goes by without some groundbreaking news about Vitamin D. Originally known for it’s crucial role in maintaining calcium levels for bone health, it is rapidly becoming apparent that we have vastly underestimated Vitamin D’s significant importance for our overall health and wellbeing. In short, judging by what I see in my practice and speaking with colleagues around the country, it’s looking very much like we’re facing an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency,… Read More >
Crazy About Composting
July 10, 2009
By Sophie Uliano
I am crazy about composting. Each time I toss veggie scraps into the little ceramic compost crock on my kitchen counter, I am thrilled that every little morsel is going to good use. We need good topsoil – the planet is desperately in need of it, which is why in countries like Sweden, composting is mandatory. It’s amazing to realize that topsoil is the earth’s skin and we are entirely dependent on it for our… Read More >
Day 8 of my 21 day fast
February 9, 2009
Hiya Emerald Queen, Today is day 8 and FINALLY I feel great! Hubba Hubby and I had the most chillaxin’ weekend. We hiked with our friend Julia. Lady Julia has diamonds on the inside. She’s a supplement expert, yogi and genuine rainbow warrior. You’re gonna love her! Julia will be sharing her vast knowledge with ya in a few weeks. You seekers have lots of questions about supplements. Good lord – do I hear… Read More >
