People often ask me how I do it, how I do it “all.” By day, I’m CEO of a media company. I’m on more boards than I can recite in one breath. I have three girls between the ages of 28 (just married) and 4. And I blog, cook, blog about cooking and stuff like […]
Health & Fitness
A Visit to My Kitchen: Dr. Travis Stork from The Doctors
Dr. Travis Stork from The Doctors is in my kitchen today, talking about why organics matter to him, as well as his favorite canned food to always keep on hand. Travis is a host of the Emmy award-winning talk show The Doctors. When off screen, he’s a faculty physician in the emergency department at Vanderbilt […]
Don’t Just Be Pretty: Have a Smart Beauty Routine
By guest blogger Charmaine Leah, host of the video blog Glamology and founder of beauty eco-boutique Mint & Berry. Many of us don’t give a second thought to our daily beauty routine—cleansing our face, moisturizing our bodies, applying makeup, or painting our nails. But it may surprise you that the average adult is exposed to […]
If Antibiotics Make Pigs Fat, Maybe They Make People Fat, Too
A recent article in The New York Times reported that finally, the government is starting to listen to concerns from the medical community (including the American Medical Association and the Infectious Disease Society of America) that the routine use of antibiotics in animals is causing antibiotic-resistant infections in humans. There are two reasons farmers routinely […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Dr. David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating
Dr. David Kessler is in my kitchen today, talking about his favorite food memories from a Long Island childhood, and his grown-up comfort food treat. David A. Kessler, MD, served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Dr. Kessler, a pediatrician, has been the dean […]
A Visit to My Kitchen: Beth Terry from Fake Plastic Fish
Nearly three years ago, a photo of an albatross chick changed Beth Terry’s life. The bird’s stomach had exploded from eating disposable plastic bottle caps and additional plastic waste. It motivated Beth to see if it would be possible to live a life with less plastic, if not plastic free. Her blog, Fake Plastic Fish, […]
Why I Love My Gynecologist
It’s an awkward topic, I know. But I am so filled with love for her that I just have to share my thoughts. To me, she represents the ideal of what a doctor can be, and that’s pretty important. Especially because, for us women, our gynecologist is the doctor we see most in our lives. She […]
How to Protect Your Skin from the Sun
Apply sunscreen. Don’t apply sunscreen. Avoid the sun. Get more vitamin D from the sun. Sunscreens are toxic and don’t work. Sunscreens are essential…what’s a person to do? Over the years, I have seen all the news and studies, but I’ve also developed my own methods for managing sun exposure based on a weird condition […]
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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