Anyone who wants to stay trim and healthy during the holidays knows that navigating your snacking this time of year can feel like dodging landmines. There’s the plate of lemon bars your neighbor baked for you, the box of chocolates your vendor shipped to you, the jar of candy canes your coworker generously shares with […]
Summer’s warm, humid air makes our skin moist and our hair frizzy. But winter’s cool weather has the opposite effect on our body: dry, cracked skin and rough, chapped lips. Cooler weather can exacerbate already-dry skin. I used to think it was inevitable that cold winter air meant scaly shins and rough skin for me. […]
Canned tuna used to be my go-to impromptu lunch of choice when I was looking for something quick, tasty, and healthy. It was a cinch to make lunch in a hurry by mixing the tuna into whatever I had on hand: chopped veggies, canned beans, leftover grains, eggs, etc. But concerns over mercury contamination and […]
Thanksgiving is, perhaps, my most favorite of the holidays. We host the meal at our house, and the guest list has grown over the years to about 16 adults and 4 children. That’s a lot of cookin’! But I love it. My mom comes down the night before, sleeps over, and then we head out […]
I took a girlfriends’ trip up to Kripalu Yoga Center this past weekend, up in the Berkshires. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Kripalu is a great place to go for a weekend (or week!) to recharge, get some fresh air, and get your body moving. You stay on “campus” and all […]
Let food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. -Hippocrates As we digest the foods we eat, they create powerful chemical reactions in our bodies – just like over-the-counter or prescription drugs. What we eat not only gives (or takes) energy away from us, but the food we consume literally helps to create […]