Holy Mackerel

The other day I exuberantly expressed to whomever was listening a lighthearted, “Holy mackerel!”  What can I say, it amuses me to use corny words and phrases.  What I didn’t expect was for someone to respond by asking if I actually ate mackerel.  Without thinking,

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

There is a comic strip floating around Facebook that pops up from time to time.  Every time I see it, I immediately click the "like" button.  It shows a patient sitting in his doctor's office  complaining  of  an unknown  ailment.   Contradicting  a  traditional  diagnosis,  the

The Paper Problem

Recently, a friend of mine came over to my house and asked if I had a napkin that she might use so that she could finish eating her lunch. Naturally, I guided her to the proper drawer that she needed.  She gratefully opened it, but then was taken aback, because what she saw was a linen

Growing Organic Basil

Mmm, the taste of fresh basil, just cut off from the plant, resting over a plate of your favorite pasta is something worth experiencing.  Its aromatic scent wafts to your nose, filling it with desire for your meal even before you begin eating.  Then you take a bite and

Hemp: The Organic Super-Food

As I dive ever more deeply into the world of the Organic, I discover new things all the time.  My latest find is something I thought I would never attempt to consume, just by the sheer nature of its name.  What is it, pray tell?  Well, it's the hemp seed (also referred to

The Hidden Sugar in Food

How often do we think we are eating healthily, when in fact our food is saturated with sugar? The FDA does not significantly regulate the labeling on processed foods, which lamentably, is the bulk of what we eat.  Because of this lackadaisical approach from our

Sacred Cooking...and Eating!

I once stayed with a friend for a couple of months who never really learned  how  to cook before.  She  was perfectly adept at pushing  a  few buttons on the microwave to heat up a  frozen  burrito,  but  that was about it.   I  took  it  upon  myself to  open  her eyes to the wonders of cooking…and eating.

The Grocery Store Dilemma

As I continue to educate myself about our food industry, I am disturbed by what I am learning.  Teary eyed, I recently broke down with a friend at a local organic restaurant, when I conveyed how I had just finished watching the film, Food, Inc. She listened as I

Addicted to Sugar

As the story about sugar began to unfold in my mind, a memory popped into my head from my past. It seemed to correlate so nicely with this topic that I decided to add it here. For you see, when I was in college, I played the life of a party girl.  If there was some sort

The Business of Your Health

"What would happen if everybody ate lots and lots of fresh organic food that was minimally processed? I think we'd have an epidemic of health."

Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D.

Many years ago, I worked in the retail industry.  It was wintertime and cold season was

Litterbugs Be Gone

When I was six years old my teenage babysitter walked with me and my brother to get a drink from a fast food place.   I may not be a fan of anything fast-food these days, but back then a milk shake was a treat that  I delighted  in. Considering it was a  hot  summer

To Bee or Not to Bee

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth,
man would have no more than four years to live.”

-Albert Einstein

All these many years later, we are paying the price. It has been estimated that nearly 90%

The Healing Power of Organic Food

When I was six years old my mother announced that our family would sample the culinary delights from a different country at least once every month.  Mom prepared food at  home and  we dined out at  restaurants, as well.   That  may  not  seem   extraordinary