I am happy to report that my two youngest daughters and I have survived swine flu. There is great relief in that statement, because I think the worst part of the pandemic is wondering if you or your kids are going to be among the 1% who suffer serious, if not fatal, consequences of the […]
Health & Fitness
Swine Flu Is in the House
Well, so much for prevention. When you have a 12-year-old and a 3-year-old who provoke each other by trying to lick each other, there is no defense against a pandemic virus like H1N1. Eve came home from school with it last week. This week, her school has shut down for three days—and now Lucia has […]
Diabetes and Endocrine Disruption: Connecting the Dots
I consider myself fairly well-read, and educated about health. I’ve researched the endocrine disruption effects of chemicals—that is, the ways that certain chemicals interfere with the production function of various hormones in our bodies. So I was shocked and surprised last week when I had an endocrine disruptor epiphany in the burn center at the […]
Health Care Debate: “Death Panels,” Health Insurance Reform, and the Truth
Amidst all the hysteria surrounding the health care debate, there is a shameless lack of clear thinking. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of seeing our healthcare system up close twice this past year, and let me explain what’s really going on. I think I found the smoking gun on the death panel accusation, and it’s […]
Living Proof of the American Mediterranean Diet
My in-laws, Rita and Louie Cinquino, are both 88, and have been happily married for more than 65 years. That’s happy with a little h. They annoy the heck out of each other, and complain about each other behind their backs all the time, but after 65 years they are like a fine-tuned machine, even […]
Top Ten “Micro Moments” of Happiness
As Rodale News reported yesterday, a new study shows that people are happier and more resilient when they enjoy micro moments of positive emotions in their lives—rather than waiting for the big-bang moments, such as winning the lottery or getting married. I believe it. I’m a micro moment kind of person. So here is my […]
Health Care Reform: Paying for Prevention, not Procedures
With health care reform in the news every day, it’s so hard to sort all the hype and lobbying spin from the real issues. It’s a giant blame game, tinged with a threat of socialism, that has the media and the public all distracted and confused. If we peel all that confusion away, what is […]
Top 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Summer
With Memorial Day this weekend, the joys of summer are now official! Yay! I love summer most of all. But the season is not without its risks. Here are my top 10 tips for staying healthy during the most wonderful season of the year. 1. Avoid firecrackers. Seriously, they stink up the air, disrupt a […]
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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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