Sunlight is D-lisious
The warning that should appear on sunscreen containers is, "Warning -- you're not getting enough sun." Sunlight is just like a food nutrient that your body needs in order to function in a healthful way. Exposure to sunlight, for example, creates Vitamin D in your body. Vitamin D, as recent studie...
How to Get off the Emotional Eating Roller Coaster
Food nurtures our bodies and our souls. Food should be used for the purpose of self care and not self deprivation. Instead of viewing hunger and eating as innate responses, these are denied through dieting. We must eat to survive and yet year after year billions of dollars are spent on diet books...
The Budgeted Organic: Which Conventionally Grown Fruits are Vegetables are the Safest?
The New York Times recently featured an article on the rising prices of organic food. Gas prices and foreign markets are having a drastic effect on our food market, forcing even the most devoted organic consumers to question their purchases. When faced with feeding a family and $5.99 per pound or...
Bar Exam: Does your energy bar pass the test?
Whether you are headed to the gym after work or hitting the trail on the weekend, energy bars can be a convenient and quick fix to your hunger needs. Even the classic PB&J or nuts and fruit are great on-the-go 'energy bars.' But if you don't have time to make a sandwich and you want the convenien...
Energy Bars CAN Taste Great!
If you have ever tried a cardboard-tasting energy bar, you know exactly where I am coming from. Although energy bars are a convenient way to fuel your body in and around your workouts, they should also meet one more criteria -- gasp! -- they should taste good! Fortunately for us, the energy bar m...