Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen, a winner in the 2010 International Book Awards, reveals how easy it is to tap into the 3,000-year-old secrets of the Eastern healing arts. This entertaining and easy-to-use book provides scores of delicious recipes, anecdotes about various herbs and foods, and all you need to know about acquiring ingredients–even if you […]
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Teacher, healer and nutrition researcher Paul Pitchford brings together Western nutritional science and Chinese medicine to create one of the clearest, most readable, comprehensive guides to conscious eating. Extensive information on health-balancing properties of specific foods, traditional herbal remedies, tips for protecting yourself against environmental toxins, in-depth exploration of the relationship between foods and emotional […]
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
I had always followed my heart in playing the oboe, since I first learned to play it in sixth grade. Eventually I got a teaching job at a music department of a university. Although I hoped to someday share my life with a partner, and longed to have a family, I surrendered to the idea […]
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Note: This is not a story about holistic versus allopathic medicine. It’s a story about how far we venture into the warzones of our own bodies and hearts when facing a fertility challenge. It’s about who we become and what we speak up for as a result of our own experience. It’s about how we […]
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Microbiome Matters Can a C-section-birth have a lasting impact on your child’s immune system by disrupting the collection of microorganisms (microbiome) essential for maintaining health? How about the use of antibiotics? Do they wreak more havoc during a particular stage of the child’s development? These are some of the questions explored in Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of […]
Thursday, November 1, 2012
For those of us who have travelled the scenic road to parenting, even the first trimester nausea, as uncomfortable as it may feel, is a cause for gratitude. I remember walking around feeling pretty lousy, repeating, Thank you, thank you, thank you! It helped. What also helped was remembering to take delicious care of myself, […]