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Healthy Hedonism

Megan, selected from Experience Life — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:01:11 +0000

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Experience Life I knew things had reached a low point the day my husband offered to pour me a bowl of cereal for breakfast and, while peering into the cupboard, asked: “Do you want sticks and twigs, sticks and berries, or just sticks?” I decided to take a pass on [...]

7 Whole Grains to Add to Your Diet

Michelle Schoffro Cook — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:06:56 +0000

While many people steer clear of whole grains, they’d do well to give them a second look. The average person eats refined grain products like white flour and white rice and avoids whole grains like the plague. Meanwhile low-carb dieters swear off whole grains in favor of high protein options like meat and [...]

Sexy Zinc-Filled Granola

Megan, selected from Green Options — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:02:09 +0000

By Rachel Venokur-Clark, Green Options Zinc is an essential mineral that carries out numerous functions in your body, including promoting a healthy immune system, protecting the liver from damage and helping your body’s wounds heal. In addition, zinc is vital for testosterone production, which affects sexual desire, vigor and stamina in both men and women. Zinc deficiencies [...]

Don’t Let Good Produce Go Bad

Mel, selected from DivineCaroline — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:25 +0000

By Allison Ford, Divine Caroline Every Saturday morning, I go shopping at the San Francisco Ferry Building farmer’s market, and I always go home with a dizzying array of colorful peppers, perfect peaches, gorgeous greens, and a host of other things I can’t wait to cook over the course of the week. Sure enough though, by [...]

12 Problems with Ocean Fish Farming

Mel, selected from Food & Water Watch — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:02:08 +0000

Also called open ocean aquaculture or offshore aquaculture, ocean fish farming it is the practice of growing finfish in huge, often over-crowded cages out in open ocean waters. Before any regional or federal plan for ocean fish farming moves forward, we need to better understand how these intensive fish farms affect human health, the economies [...]

5 Tips for Gardening with Kids

Megan, selected from Green Options — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:25:05 +0000

Kids will eat anything they have a connection to growing or harvesting themselves.� A simple equation:� the more we can get kids into the garden, the better we eat and the more our nation�s health improves. Engaging kids in the garden requires a sprinkle of extra thought toward ways to create a child-friendly growing space.� [...]

8 Foods that Fight Fat

Michelle Schoffro Cook — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:16:19 +0000

Tired of that spare tire? Sick of your love handles? You can increase your body's fat-burning power by eating more foods that strengthen your liver (your body's main fat-metabolizing organ) to burn fat better. The result? A leaner you! There are many great liver boosting foods, but here are eight of my favorites.

Milk Alternatives: Easy Greening

Melissa Breyer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:11:11 +0000

Some people have pretty compelling arguments against drinking milk. And while it's true that we are the only species to drink the milk of another species�we are also the only species that cooks its food and can open a bottle of red wine (should we give that up too?). Truth be told, there are a number of persuasive reasons to wean oneself from cow milk�find out here if you should stop drinking milk, and read about non-dairy alternatives.

10 Kick Acid Tips for Great Health

Michelle Schoffro Cook — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:07:32 +0000

Did you know that too much acidity in your body can cause pain, weight gain, fatigue, and other health problems? Or, that high protein “weight loss” diets can be harmful to your health due to their high levels of acidity? Even glands and organs can be impaired from excess acidity in your diet and [...]

8 Meat-Free Sandwich Ideas

Veronica, selected from Green Options — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:40:58 +0000

By Marygrace Stergakos, Eat. Drink. Better. During my first year of being vegan, I didn�t really know what to eat. The fact that I was a teenager who had never learned to prepare anything more complicated than a bowl of cereal probably didn�t help much, but suffice it to say that twelve months involved a steep [...]