by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, integrative medicine pioneer Today, we understand cancer better than we used to. A generation ago, we associated cancers with the organs in which they originated—breast, prostate, lungs—and treated them accordingly. Now we’re beginning to understand cancer on the genetic level. This is a bad news/good news situation. The […]
Archive | April, 2015
Björk at the MoMA—Music as Art
Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I’m a music lover. But Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk holds a special place in my heart—admittedly a place I’d forgotten about for a while until recently viewing her “show” at the MoMA (showing through June 7). I really wanted to go the Björk sound and video installation because while […]
5 Reasons Going Paleo Can Be Good for You and the Planet
by guest blogger Stephanie Eckelkamp, senior associate editor at Prevention I’ve recently jumped on the Paleo diet bandwagon. You know, that diet that shuns dairy, legumes, grains, and processed junk foods in favor of nuts, meat, veggies, fruits, and other foods that are said to have been what our ancient ancestors preferred. Today is actually […]
The True Story of the Man Who Invented the Dimmer
One of the many things we take for granted these days—our ability to dim the lights to create a romantic mood or the perfect dinner party ambiance—was once a dream in the mind of my uncle. I am blessed to come from an interesting family, and my uncle Joel Spira, founder and CEO of Lutron, […]
Maria’s Five Favorites: The Rodale’s Spring Catalog and Beyond!
The Rodale’s spring catalog is here! The Rodale’s team and I are thrilled to offer our customers hundreds of new items that are made with love and care for both your health and the environment’s. We searched the world for the best, most well- and lovingly made products that can help you live a life […]
3 Types of Products That Pollute Our Water
by guest blogger Ava Anderson, natural-beauty expert and safe-cosmetics advocate Earth Day may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be thinking about our planet every day of the year. Here are three types of products you should put a little thought into before purchasing, as the wrong varieties can have lasting, […]
A New Great Way to Cook a Whole Chicken
By guest blogger Paul Kita, food & nutrition editor at Men’s Health You’ll need a skillet, some mayonnaise, and a brick… Fast food tries to fool us about chicken. Ask a poultry farmer to point out the nugget on a Cornish Cross and watch what happens. Request that a butcher pack you up a bag […]
Happy Earth Day! And Happy #EarthGratitude Wave!
Since 1970, Earth has had one special day a year when we take a moment and really think about our planet—through demonstrations, fundraisers, volunteering, river cleanups, and other means of generally bringing our environment front and center. It was Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin, who came up with the idea of creating a “national […]
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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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Organic Manifesto
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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