A couple weeks ago my boyfriend had the flu. I was going to get some Vietnamese Pho Soup for him on my way home from work, but my co-worker said, “you know, there’s a Thai Restaurant in Denver that makes a soup called, The Flu Shot Soup, you should go there!” “Um, no I didn’t know anything…
Last week I attended a five day training in Austin, Texas called, Off The Mat Into The World. Seane Corn- yoga teacher, Hala Khouri- psychotherapist and Suzanne Sterling- song writer, taught this course. Off The Mat Into The World asks us to take the strength, compassion, focus and flexibility that we talk about in yoga and extend it…
Studies show that sleeping less than seven hours each night could significantly hinder your ability to lose weight. Artificial light from computers, TVs, bright city lights and indoor fluorescent lights wreck havoc on your circadian rhythm and melatonin production – two important components needed for quality sleep. Powering down your computer and TV when the sun goes down would be…
As my 41-year old self watched Madonna’s 53-year old self rock the stage at the Super Bowl this past Sunday I wanted to know her secret. The all knowing Google told me that Madonna used to be Vegan but she recently switched to a Macrobiotic Diet (meaning she added fish and more whole grains). Her…
I just returned from the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada this January. I first heard about CES on Donny Deutsch’s show, The Big Idea, in 2005. I loved that show. Donny profiled entrepreneurs and their food, tech, recreation, fashion products, aka “Big Ideas” that they created, invented or designed. Every…
I zig and I zag all over the place with this blog, which means I pretty much write about whatever is on my mind at the moment. However, my original mission statement was, and still is: “To connect you to healthy people, products, ideas, books, events and places.” So let’s revert back to that mission…
