As you declare your independence this week and we splash the skies with patriotic fireworks and stirring music, don't forget to stash some great summer reads in your tote for that annual retreat to the mountains or shore.
The theory that eating a plant-based, organic diet can make you a happier person is explored in a number of films that have affected the way I think about and consume food.
Preparing our kids for the future must entail more than lectures on nutrition; we have to teach them more than the theory of food -- more than fat, protein and carbohydrates. These are valid facts, but have little to do with the experience of food. Dinner doesn't naturally come in a bucket.
The venerable Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa is my physician and he puts out a newsletter that I subscribe to. His smiling bearded face crowned by the Sikhs P...
Most people starting something new need it to be super-simple and fast to get going and keep with it. And even us seasoned cooks like a handful of go-to, delicious, QUICK recipes.
Americans have begun to live in a sort of paradox of health. Never before have we had more awareness of health and nutrition. We also live in a time when Americans have never been unhealthier.
For more than 2,800 years, the concept of eating plants in their whole-food form has struggled to be adopted as a way of life. However, recent evidence shows that a plant-based diet is not something to be ignored.
Whether you agree or totally disagree with the message of Forks Over Knives, it may get you to start thinking critically about what you eat and how it impacts your health.
All of us process food differently. Just because the food doesn't make you fat doesn't mean you're getting the nutrients you need or expelling the things in food that will make you sick.