by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Summer activities can feel like extreme sports—even if you’re just driving to the store. With record-breaking temperatures, high-intensity adventures, late-night parties, and more, it’s definitely a season of endurance with its own unique health risks. Here are seven to look out for: 1. Burning […]
Archive | June, 2014
Banana-Coconut Bread from Scratch (and Damn Quick!)
The other day, my babysitter had dug out my mom’s Banana Bread recipe to make use of some “rotten” bananas. It was yum. A few days later, I still had some old bananas lying around and was craving some coconut. It was a Sunday spring morning, and before I headed out to clean my garage, […]
The Path to Recovery
by guest blogger Mary Ann Naples, vice-president/publisher, Rodale Books I remember the moment, about a year after my daughter was born, when I knew things had to change. I was only 38 years old, but my body felt 100. Every morning, I dreaded putting my feet on the floor because they were so stiff and painful. My […]
Breakfast Sausage Patties from Scratch
It all started with the search for a quick breakfast patty. I needed a patty that my teenager could pop in the microwave in the morning before school. We are big on proteins for breakfast in our house; they make us feel full longer. Perhaps you can find an organic, delicious breakfast patties in your […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: Great Gifts for Dads… or You!
June is known for sunshine, long days, and the Sunday each year when we celebrate dads. Yes, Father’s Day is right around the corner again…. This year, if you’re giving something special to a man in your life, forget the tie and get him something cool (and actually useful) that he’ll enjoy for many Father’s […]
Why We Crave Rescue Fantasies
by guest blogger Maya Rodale, author of smart and sassy romance novels In Pakistan, people watched as a pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own father for marrying the man she loved. In India, two girls were raped and hung from a tree. The police are accused of failing to respond. In Nigeria, […]
Cook Perfect Crab Cakes
By guest blogger Paul Kita, senior associate editor at Men’s Health There’s only one letter separating crab cakes from crap cakes. Crab cakes—meaty, crispy, light—stand as one of summer’s most delicious meals. Crap cakes—bready, soggy, dense—taste like, well, crap. This season, conduct your own crab cake quality control. By selecting what you put into the […]
A Message to All The Interns
The other day I found myself giving a teary retirement farewell to two people who’d worked at the Rodale Institute since the early 1970s…since I was an intern there! I hadn’t really prepared “remarks”—after all, it was just a good-bye cake. I hadn’t expected to get so emotional, either. But a few days later, as […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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