Dear Readers, Welcome to the newest feature on my blog, “Maria’s Five Favorites,” where every other Saturday, I’ll share five of my favorite products from Rodale’s. Rodale’s was born out of our desire to provide people with a convenient way to buy healthy, sustainable and organic products they can feel good about. So sit back […]
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Yoga to Transform a Bad Day
by Holly Walck, devoted Iyengar yoga student and teacher When I was asked to write on this topic, the first thought I had was, “How can I write a blog about bad days when I don’t have them anymore?” It had been so long since I was unable to be seated in gratitude (which leads […]
Bacteria’s Little Secret
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer We have been colonized, but it’s a good thing. Over the course of evolution, humans and bacteria have developed a close, symbiotic relationship. Our individual colonies of probiotic (beneficial) bacteria—called our “microbiota”—perform numerous tasks that benefit digestion, nutrition, immunity, neurological and emotional health, and […]
What You Really Need To Know About
Health Care Reform (aka Obamacare)
After all the dust settles and democracy returns to sanity, many of us will still be left with a big question: What really is all this health care fuss about anyway, and what does it really mean for all of us? Words can be a trigger for all sorts of crazy emotions, but whether you […]
The Power of Labeling: Preserving &
Building a Non-GMO Food Supply
by guest blogger Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project When California Proposition 37 failed to pass at the polls last November, all of us who advocate for the right to know were profoundly disappointed. However, the measure, which would have mandated labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients, garnered more than 6 million […]
Happy 25th Birthday, Men’s Health Magazine!
Men’s Health Magazine just turned 25 years old, and we had a big party in Manhattan to celebrate. There were celebrities there, like Dr. Oz and Dr. Travis Stork and Dylan McDermott, Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, and Carter Oosterhouse. And there were incredibly talented and dedicated members of the team there, too, many of who […]
An Ugly Index
by guest blogger Renee James, essayist and blogger I thought I had reached my limit when I saw (and ignored) ads in my Facebook feed promoting “sexy eyebrows.” But then I read this: a headline for an article promising insight into what my belly button said about me. That may have actually pushed me to […]
Celebrate Non-GMO Month! 8 Tips for Shopping & Cooking Non-GMO
by guest blogger Caroline Kinsman, communications manager for the Non-GMO Project With the fall season comes a celebration of the harvest. It’s a perfect time to appreciate traditional, nourishing foods. But nowadays, that means thinking about some things our grandparents never had to—such as whether or not an ingredient has been genetically engineered. GMOs (genetically […]
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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