August 6, 2022
Despite modern conveniences, our bodies are still hardwired from a long-gone time–where food scarcity threatened survival. Because of this, the body always wants food. Even with a ton of energy stored in fat, the body wants more. And eating less will often slow down metabolism, increasing fat storage as decreased Read more…
February 24, 2021
Pick a category–any category–and one could likely uncover, with a varied degree of digging, how the want of profit has poisoned it some how—the food system, health sciences, manufacturing, film, music, education, the environment, a pair of sneakers, your mental health, social media, and on and on and on. Greed Read more…
December 26, 2017
On the Winter Solstice our sun takes a nice long and potent look at the Tropic of Capricorn… and then turns around all poignant-like, tossing her golden rays–all resolved in beautiful definiteness. Winter comes and she seems farther away… but really it’s just because you’re leaning in the other direction Read more…
December 25, 2017
The holidays are typically a gluttonous time… the last hurrah of the year where many have a well-accepted excuse to dip into excess. So this year, I choose to bring a raw dish to my parent’s home. I made Raw Pad Thai using the list of goodies below… realizing I Read more…
June 5, 2016
Your body needs an internal scrub every now and again. Preparing a week’s worth of detox salads means you are eating raw for a good portion of the day. I’ve been experimenting with combining powerfully detoxifying veggies during a pre-summer detox. Shredding all ingredients helps body break food down easily and Read more…
July 6, 2015
When things are out of balance, this Libra takes action to enforce balance. Thinking of the rest of the gluttonous summer ahead of me, I began a brief partial detox–simplifying my food intake to mostly single-ingredient foods, along with experimental detox elixirs. The first elixir: a mint green tea, lime Le Croix, cayenne, turmeric, Bee Read more…
August 11, 2014
After a particularly gluttonous summer so far, I needed to take it down a few notches with a grain-free cleanse–2 days of raw food and juice. I also wanted to take this opportunity to try out some products that I’ve had on my radar in the grocery store, as a Read more…
August 17, 2012
Getting into the swing of my cleanse, I spent Day 3 embracing it. I set the hammock up in the backyard to peruse the newspaper and then headed to the nail salon for a low-cost massage. My achey neck and shoulders certainly needed it. After juice #4, I began to Read more…
August 16, 2012
My trip to the west coast was a gluttonous one. At some point during the trip, I realized a juice fast would be the only thing that could restore balance to my body after the West Coast Eating Extravaganza. I ordered a 3-day supply of HOHM juice from American Yogini, Read more…
What are these juices doing to me? beets– stimulates enzymes in the liver celery– stimulates digestion; removes excess fluids in the body apple– fiber-rich lime/lime/orange– strong acid fruits stimulate digestion and reduce contamination in the blood ginger– stimulates intestines and bile flow in the gall bladder carrot– digestive aid; skin Read more…
December 12, 2008
After an uneventful day 4, highlighted only by our gradually diminished appetites and growing weariness of food choices, Day 5 was here. Wok Man and I had an evening out at Quintessence to congratulate ourselves on our milestone. Having lost the taste for our alfalfa and beet patties, the evening found us Read more…