“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This famous quote attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and father of Western medicine, highlights a concept that has stood the test of time—food’s potential to not only nourish our bodies but also to heal and prevent illness. In recent years, there has been …
When I was younger–in my teens and twenties–it seemed to be a source of pride to be able to survive and thrive with as little sleep as possible. How rock-and-roll was it to party late into the night, eat crappy food at 2AM, sleep for four hours and still go to work the next day? …
When I lived in the city and I was young & single, my friend, Allison, and I would go to Central Park on nice weekends. We talked about lots of things and we had a tradition of playing Top 3. We would pick a topic and we had to choose our three favorites in that …
If you knew me before I became a real adult—you know, the kind that has their own place to live and the responsibility of taking care of another living being—you would not believe what I am about to write. I love mornings. I really do. It’s my favorite time of day and definitely the time …
You want to be healthy? Easy. Just eat a vegan diet. Wait. No. Eat like the cavemen to be really healthy. Um, nope. A low-fat, high carb diet is the way to go. Ooops. Wrong again. It’s a low-carb, high fat diet that will get you that beach body. No, no, no. The only way …
