I made a salad this morning for brunch—weird? Maybe. But I wanted it! I got the salad dressing recipe from Kimberly Snyder. It was light and had a great citrus taste, but not too tart—if you like the tart-sweet combo, this is a good one (you can add a little extra lime juice too if …
Matthew and I had a great day yesterday—we stayed inside except for a quick trip to Wegmans for a piece of haddock and some ranch dressing. Matthew really wanted fish for lunch, and since I refused to take him to McDonald’s (which would be his first choice for a fish sandwich), I had to talk him into …
Antibacterial soap was developed to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals, and has edged its way into our everyday lives—hand soap, hand sanitzer, and bathroom and kitchen cleansers. In addition to controversy about our culture’s overprescribing of antibiotics, there is also reason for concern about antibacterial soap. Last year, when I was teaching at …
Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours. – Swedish Proverb
“We are always fighting. We are fighting for the job, we’re fighting for the relationship, we’re fighting our partner or parents to be a certain way, we’re fighting to maintain our fixed agendas. We’re fighting to get people to understand us, we’re fighting to get our body a certain way, we’re fighting to make money, …
This smoothie is packed with great things and it tastes amazingly good—I swear! In the end, it turns out as sort of a light green with pink specks. Grape seeds: Antiallergenic, antioxidant, anti-histamine, anti-inflammtory, anti-stress….plus a blood vessel, bone builder, and improves blood flow! Watercress: High in vitamins B6, B1, B2, E, C, manganese, fiber, …
It’s certainly true that the way something looks has an impact on how we feel about it. This applies to people (including ourselves), material things, food, the weather, etc. We like to deny this because if we admit it, this might mean that we are judging something or someone on a superficial level. The truth is …
I had a rough time deciding what to name this post because of a conversation I had with a friend yesterday. We discussed how there is a level of contradiction in the way we name our healthy raw and pure foods as a vague reference/comparison to unhealthy Standard American Diet (SAD) counterparts. For example, why …
It’s a good time, and today’s as of a good a day as any, to do something a little extra for someone who doesn’t expect it—-or someone who doesn’t even know you. One of the people I speak with at work has been keeping me updated on the cancer and chemo treatments of her 19 year-old …
One of the things I’ve been realizing over the past year, especially since I’ve been at RIT and also doing yoga (not at the same time), is that it is very common for people to think that in order to relax or unwind (or meditate) they need to dissociate from themselves and the world. I’m …
