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We all know that suicide amongst our Veterans and Active Duty Service men and women is high, but here are the troubling statistics from the VA Suicide Data Report. I think many of you know I have taught and worked with Veterans, and that my son is a Veteran, and this...

Well, they're not new, but they are now recognized as beneficial by the FDA. Here is the Press Release from the FDA with links so you can get the entire list and educate yourself. Dietary fiber is a big key to good health....

I am a Board Member at Bauman College and I'm pleased to have been involved with creating our Distinguished Speaker Series. Next up is Gary Taubes. Here is the link to purchase tickets. I'll see you there! https://www.baumancollege.org/events/gary-taubes/ Gary Taubes...

Being a creative, high-strung sort, meditation is something that I have always thought was for others. I have set up little alters with flowers and feathers and incense and a pretty pillow to sit on, purple or deep red being preferable, and tried to call forth a still...

When I first started out as a nutritionist many years ago now, I attended so many functions and conferences (still do!) with incredible speakers. I did it for the knowledge, to better serve my clients, and to meet amazing people, many of whom I now call friends and...

I read a wonderful vision statement today about connection from Born to Belong.  It's so true, isn't it? Our connections are the ties that bind. https://www.borntobelong.com/   From birth humans have an innate need to belong. Connection is vital for mental and...

Each year, I look over and make updates to my 52 Ways to be Healthier in the New Year article. Here is this years! 52 Simple Ways to Be Healthier in 2018 It’s a new year and you are full of hope. This is the year you will claim or reclaim your good health! If you have...

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...