DR. ANDREW WEIL SAID, "A healthy diet is the cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle." Take a moment to reflect on this statement. A cornerstone provides strength to a structure, so it makes perfect sense...
Have you ever gone to the grocery store or local co-op without your grocery list or just decided to swing by on the way home from work? It is more convenient to be prepared,...
An excerpt from Conscious Food: Sustainable Growing, Spiritual Eating
"To change something, build a new model and make the existing obsolete." -- Buckminster Fuller
We are at a crossroads. The dehumanizing of food, which includes its...
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
These are delicious at a summer barbeque and definitely worth the extra effort.
Ingredients:
2 cups dried pinto beans, soaked overnight
2 onions, thinly sliced
4 cloves of garlic
20 oz. plain tomato sauce
1/4...
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
It's not easy to find a dairy and gluten-free hot dish! This recipe is very versatile, so add your favorite vegetables. Its creamy consistency makes for a comforting dish....
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
You may enjoy these flavor-packed turkey patties for breakfast or as a quick meal for lunch or dinner. This recipe makes enough to freeze. I eat them every morning...
AloHA! (This is translated as "breath of life!" in Hawaiian -- Alo = life and Ha = breath.) Beginning with that greeting for an article on greening of your body feels especially apropos. Take...
What do you like to have for breakfast? Are you stuck in a rut and ready for something new? Or maybe you are looking for an afternoon snack to give you some energy! In...
Believe it or not, food is a love language, and sadly, it may not be spoken very fluently by many people. Food could be one of many ways to make sure you and your...
We all recognize the importance of eating right, but the demands of life cause many of us to forgo our health needs to merely keep up with our hectic schedules. Fast foods, TV dinners...
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
THIS IS A light, refreshing whole grain recipe that makes a delicious side dish for your summer grilling. Whole grains have gotten a bad reputation with the Paleo craze,...
In a fast-paced, modern, hectic lifestyle, the level of stress, anxiety, and physical and mental fatigue increases significantly. Today, people cannot even sit down for their daily breakfast. People are in such a rush...
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the Monarch Butterfly is on the brink of extinction? How did we let that happen? -- Alex Degeneres, Cincinnati, OH
While the mighty Monarch Butterfly may not be...
First of a four-part series
What if we could increase our longevity by 20 to 50 years or more? Many schools of thought say that we can, and conscious eating may be one of the...
As a new columnist for Edge Life, I'm grateful for the opportunity to share some recipes I love and others seem to love as well. I like to present options in all my offerings...
Did I ever imagine I would become a tree hugger? Someone who talks about energy and stuff? A person who considers disease your body's way of communicating discord? Ten years ago, never in a...
Second in a four-part series
The kitchen was once the center of life. With our fast-paced lifestyles, we have gradually moved away from customs of food preparation and feelings of connection and community surrounding preparing...