In the quest to discover the cause for obesity in America, medical scientists are turning to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand how the brain reacts to certain sugars. In a recen…
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"I'm so overwhelmed as to which charity I should donate money to this Christmas that I do nothing." G.R. The charity catalogs begin arriving in November and if you have not donated by December the…
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Here in the northeast, it is warm soup time, and with the abundance of autumn vegetables, sweet squash and tree fruits, the possibilities for exciting recipes ignite the imagination. The essential ing…
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Saturday morning, I woke to a thick grey sky threatening rain—perfect for tramping through the woods looking for wild mushrooms. I had been talking about this day for months, encouraging, marketing, a…
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Have you ever wondered what to do with the bags of frozen bean pods in your supermarket's freezer? One bag says "in the pod" and the other contains the shelled beans. Known as Edamame, they are the im…
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It was the end of summer, 1978. My friend Spanky and I left Vermont and entered New York City on a Greyhound bus, young, wide-eyed, with an apartment promised us by a friend. We were broke, but living…
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When in need of medicine, I turn to nature for the antidote. I always find what I need to heal my body, whether a change of food is needed, the use of bitter herbs or a herbal poultice to soothe any w…
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“This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. W…
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This post is part of a series of Care2 Earth Day posts. Click here for more in this series. The understanding that genetically modified foods should be banned from our food supply has spread world…
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"A good, functional and healthy body is the ultimate fashion statement." Kiyokazu Washida, fashion critic Recently I came upon a small, but informative book by Naomi Moriyama entitled, Japanese Wom…
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