Becoming Grateful for Simple Ingredients

Written by Guest Contributor

One way or another, the choice will be made by our generation, but it will affect life on earth for all generations to come. —Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute Two summers ago I spent a week at the unique Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts, located on one of the country’s premier, sustainable goat [...]

How to Live with More Energy and Vitality

Written by Gina Van Luven

Work, school, family, chores, shopping, activities…life can be demanding.  You may sometimes even feel like you have no more energy to give.  So, how do you create more energy and vitality in your life?  The answer will be different for everyone.  Therefore, let’s start with some basics to help you get going. FOOD – Eat [...]

Conscious Eating

Written by Gina Van Luven

Many women these days are very busy and don’t really take the time to connect with their food.  Even non-busy women may neglect the “awareness” of eating.  Are you mindlessly eating?  Or, are you conscious of what food you have on your plate and the action of eating it? You become connected with your food [...]

Blending Your Way to Beauty & Bliss

Written by Lisa Persico

A girl’s guide to getting her “drink” on! Looking to Feel Fabulous? Me too! I’m asked everyday as a holistic life coach how to achieve this. My answer in short definition: daily practice of extreme self-care; loving every inch of you inside and out; and fueling yourself with amazing high vibe foods. To jumpstart this [...]

Foods That Give You Energy

Written by Gina Van Luven

When I ask people what gives them energy, they often reply, “Coffee!”  I think I’ve heard every excuse in the book why people drink coffee, including the recently publicized, “It’s good for me!”  Yes, there are indeed some healthful properties in coffee.  However, these benefits can be achieved by eating foods that do not cause [...]

From My Cookbook Closet

Written by Guest Contributor

So many books cross my threshold (and fight their way into my overstuffed library/walk-in closet) that I decided to add reviews of some of the more interesting and/or thought-provoking to the site. I’ve gotten some wonderful books lately, and some that make me grieve for the trees wasted in their production. One of the more [...]

Organic! To Buy or Not?

Written by Kate Muker

Are you standing in the grocery isle contemplating whether organic frozen blueberries are worth $3.00 more than non-organic? For many people the initial thought is, NO. For others, they value organic food but still opt for non-organic food items when the ticket price is too high. I spent two years working for an organic cereal manufacturer [...]

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