by the Rodale’s content team We’re currently obsessed with turmeric. This powerful, brightly colored spice, extracted from the roots of plants in the ginger family, has been used for centuries in medicine, dyes, and an incalculable number of tasty meals. And these days, turmeric is really having a moment! That’s because various current research studies […]
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How to Use Activated Charcoal for Beautiful Skin
by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s Activated charcoal, also known as activated carbon, is ash that has been heated to a high temperature and then, typically, treated with steam or phosphoric acid to increase its porous qualities. The result of this heating and treating process is a powder known for […]
What to Pack in Your Natural Beauty Travel Bag
by Maria Luci, editor at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and Rodale’s Hooray! Travel season is kicking into gear again! Are your plans set? Tickets purchased? Outfits chosen? But wait, what about your beauty essentials? You might have the urge to simply stuff every bottle, compact, and cream sitting on your vanity into your suitcase—especially if […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Feel Beautiful this Holiday Season
‘Tis the season to sparkle, shine, and get dressy! In honor of the upcoming holidays—and all the parties, hosting, and dressing up they entail—here are my favorite earth-friendly holiday essentials for creating a look that will leave you feeling beautiful inside and out. 1. Organic Luminous Shimmer Scrub. This scrub literally leaves you sparkling. The […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Back-to-School Natural Beauty
Back-to-school “season” is in full swing. And even though the air is still warm and humid enough to keep our skin glowing without much work, cold, dry air is on the horizon, threatening to dull, crack, and generally wreak havoc on our skin. (Just one more reason I’m not a fan of winter!) Another threat […]
Bath, Body, Mind
by the Rodale’s team After the holidays, winter’s dark days and cold nights can sneak their way into our hearts and minds, which is why it’s the most important time of year to take a little “me” time to thaw away the blues. And what better way to relax and recharge than at the spa? […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Fall Healing Essentials
Well, fall has officially arrived, with its cool temperatures, dry air, and balding trees. And while this can get some of us down (like me!)—not to mention, mess with our immune systems, skin, muscles, and hair—it can also be an opportunity to focus on ourselves. So this autumn, give yourself some “me time”! Spend some […]
Why I Won’t Wear Makeup Again…Ever
I was like most girls when I was little (well, almost). I loved getting into my mom’s and sisters’ makeup drawers. I loved playing with Barbie. I even wanted to be a fashion designer. Of course, there was the other side of me—the part that came out typically around my brother: We’d make parachutes and […]
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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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