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I wish you all a very happy and healthy, joyous and peaceful New Year! Here's to a wonderful 2018!

Ascertaining the quality of research is so important if you're trying to get to the root of something. This article offers an interesting take on this topic:  https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2017/12/13/viewpoint-many-scientific-studies-flawed-poorly-understood/...

Your Healthy Winter Skin Wintertime is notorious for leaving people with dry, chapped skin, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are some easy tips for healthier skin. In the nutrition world the mantra is: if all else fails, support your liver. Your liver, like...

Stress Eating and Stress Non-Eating You just lost a loved one to cancer, your job was ‘downsized,’ finances are a mess, your teenager is in trouble, you are taking care of an elderly parent and the aforementioned teenager? …Anything else you can think of that is...

For my health professional friends. From the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury- there is a summit which begins today. Click on the below link to register....

Emotional exhaustion, loss of a purpose, risk of medical errors and a feeling of ineffectiveness. These are just a few symptoms a doctor may have when experiencing physician burnout. According to a study from the Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-Being...

I will be chairing a program at The Commonwealth Club on Wednesday, August 30th at 6:00 p.m. based on Dr. Blanc's book, which is truly exceptional. It was an 8-year labor of love, and I'm sure you'll learn a lot listening to his presentation and from reading this...

It's never too soon to teach your kids all about cooking. It's such an important life skill. Why not start with some cooking terms? We have found that kids enjoy learning them. Here are a few terms to get you started. Kitchen Terminology ~A~   Acidulated water: This...

Please join me for a program I am chairing at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. It will be very informative and very useful. The event is on August 17th at 6:00 p.m. GOOD HEALTH STARTS IN YOUR HOME What if you could get healthy by simply changing your home...

We had such a great time! We had 8 kids in class from age 5 to 10 to make Minestrone Soup with Farro (including their own homemade vegetable broth) and learn about what climate change is and what they can do to help. The were engaged and interested.

Here's an example for you from this morning. I had just poured the boiling water over my tea bag, and during the four minutes it took to steep, I placed greens and veggies in a glass bowl-three actually-which took about the same amount of time as one; a four minute...

The next class,  will be the second class in the series we entitled, 'Almost Any Problem Can Be Solved in the Kitchen'. It will be on Tuesday, March 28th from 5:00 to 7:00, in Santa Rosa, CA. Address to be sent out a few days prior to class. I am teaching this class...

This year-long series of classes comes under the auspice of Almost Any Problem Can Be Solved in the Kitchen. The first 3-part series is on climate change and food choices. The first class was last evening and our guest speaker was Susan Krout Muller from Pasture 42 in...

I am extremely proud to chair this important program at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Anthony B. Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, Senior Vice President of Healthy Communities, The California Endowment; Former Director and County Health Officer, Alameda County Public...

Things seem to be going to hell in a handbasket, as my mother used to say. Protests (for excellent reasons), derision and negativity on so many fronts. I see that many people want to do something to help but are stymied as to what that would be. I was one of them...

I am chairing this program at The Commonwealth Club next month. Here are the details and registration information. I'll see you there! Akil Palanisamy, M.D., Author, The Paleovedic Diet: A Complete Program to Burn Fat, Increase Energy, and Reverse Disease In this...

"Once you label me, you negate me." - Soren Kierkegaard" I heard this quote this morning as I was sipping my morning tea, and at first blush, I agreed. I looked it up (naturally, I needed to find out more) and found that most agree it's a bit of a dilution from the...

Being of service can make for a healthier, happier life, for both the giver and receiver. A life of service makes for a life full of purpose. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ~Oscar Wilde “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise...

Yes, it's that time of year! My annual 52 Ways to be Healthier. This year I have a bonus #53. Don't miss it as it's so important. Something about the first day of a new year makes us feel hopeful, like we have the opportunity for a fresh start. We all know everyday...

So delicious! Try steamed kale with soft-boiled eggs with sauteed chanterelle mushrooms with a sprinkle of fresh thyme. Easy, delicious and so healthy!