When I got pregnant at 19 and decided to keep the baby, I would joke with all my 30-something friends that at least I didn’t have to worry about my biological clock. Back then, the talk at all social events …

by guest blogger Alberto Gonzalez, founder and CEO of GustOrganics. U.S. food consumers are somehow programmed to buy food cheaply. Our national motivation to pay less seems to be in our social DNA. We suffer what I call The Cheap …

by Wendy Gordon In what country is it legal for deadly salmonella to be in your food? Um, well, there may be others, but I am sure of only one—the United States. Bad joke, right? No, deadly serious. “In strict …

Many, many years go we went to Hawaii on vacation. My oldest daughter was at that age where we had to go into every surf shop (this was before there was an Abercrombie and Fitch or Hollister—we are talking REAL …

by guest blogger Dr. Mao Shing Ni, DOM, PhD, ABAAHP, Lac, author of the best-selling book Secrets of Longevity Even as the summer season winds down, with its bounty of banquets and outdoor gatherings, you can still face itchy discomfort from …

By guest blogger Dr. Mao Shing Ni, DOM, PhD, ABAAHP, LAc; author of the best-selling book Secrets of Longevity The Chinese healing tradition has specialized in age-defying skin solutions for thousands of years. It began 2,000 years ago with an Empress who knew that …

By guest blogger Carrie Balkcom, executive director for the American Grassfed Association The explosion in the demand for grassfed meat has lead to many confusing labeling issues.  Rodale.com published a starting primer of what to look for when purchasing sustainably …