Is the “organic” hype really true?

The conversations I hear about the topic of “organic foods” have been many. They often go something like this: “I can’t taste the difference between organic and commercial foods, so I just buy the regular kind” “Organic is so expensive… I just buy conventional foods. I can’t afford to buy organic for my whole family” […]

Cool as a Cucumber Juice Recipe

Isn’t the mother of invention born from necessity? I was a out for a little jaunt around my neck of the woods in wine country in the June heat when I decided that I need something cool and refreshing after my brisk steamy walk. Normally, I would reach for a glass of clear liquid, plain […]

Living from the land

I just recently returned from a splendid little vacation in the sunny south.  Some might call it a workation.  I volunteered to teach yoga for a week at a spectactular resort in Jamaica, Sunset at the Palms, preceded by a few days in the hills of  Jamaica, living off the grid at one the most […]

Sand on my mat – Zimbali & Sunset at the Palms Jamaica

I just recently returned from a splendid little vacation in the sunny south.  Some might call it a workation.  I volunteered to teach yoga for a week at a spectactular resort in Jamaica, Sunset at the Palms, preceded by a few days in the hills of  Jamaica, living off the grid at one the most […]

Wicked (Good) White Foods

As a holistic nutritionist, I spend a lot of time talking about the deadly whites in our SAD diet (Standard American Diet); their impact on our health, the processing that occurs as a result of industrialization of food and how their deficiencies far out way any nutritional benefits that may remain. I find myself constantly […]