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I have always been a bit afraid of working with yeast. To be honest, it gives me the creepy crawlies, especially the name ‘dry ACTIVE yeast’. It sounds like some kind of infestation that you do not want to mess with. Anytime that I am reviewing a recipe and it has yeast in it, I generally toss it aside and try to find something else. Having overcome my fear of making a pie from scratch – I thought I should venture on to yeast.

First, I decided to make my own pizza crust based on a…

I recently read an article that admonished me to stop throwing away my energies, obsessing about a future that may never happen or reflecting about fantasies of the past. Instead, the author suggested that I see the fulfilling moments right before me. In so doing, I would validate and honor the here and now, recognizing that I am where I'm supposed to be. There have been those times in my life when I've been ill or grieving when I couldn't imagine how I could…

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein

Adventure, doesn’t only have different definitions, it also brings different emotions to the surface.  Some things can be either scary or very exciting.  Something, that for one person…

Dear Bruce, I just wanted to thank you for our conversation this past week. You said something that really touched me and got me thinking about how far I have come in my own journey. You talked about my aura and how it drew you to me and how you thought it drew others to me as well. I am not even sure if you will remember saying that or not. I can remember a time when I was probably more Eeyore and feeling like my whole world was woe is me. I had to work so hard on myself to look at how I…

1 Pack of Pasta, any kind

1 Can of Pasta Sauce, e.g. Voda from Trader Joe's

1/2 pack of grilled Corn, e.g. from Trader Joe's

Some Cheese to mix into the sauce

2 Chicken Breasts, spiced with a mix for Chicken

Boil the pasta, grill or sautee the chicken, mix the sauce into the pasta, add the cheese, add the corn, mix well.…

Do you ever notice how easy it is to talk yourself OUT of doing something healthy?  So much easier than talking yourself in to doing something good for your body?

Today's post is all about common demotivators, excuses, and why they are…

here's my round up of healthy Valentine's treats, snacks and meal ideas. hope it brings joy and healthy celebrations your way!

• mini red fruit skewers: …

I'm just a few days away from my birthday. I don't give much thought to getting older, because since 25, I haven't really felt older. Part of that is due to not accomplishing things in the time I wanted to do them, and part of it is because I just don't see my age when I look in the mirror. Some days, when I feel a little bit of insecurity, I find myself emotionally in high school. Some days, when I look at my 5 year-old niece, I see myself. I think of my post-college adult life, the years…

Nothing says “love” on Valentine’s Day like a tasty box of chocolates. And chocolate is good for you, right?

Well, yes and no. The chocolate Americans tend to prefer in candy bars and boxed samplers is mostly refined sugar. Getting a box of the stuff from your darling on February 14 may be sweet, but don’t fool yourself into thinking it’s somehow healthy. Excessive sugar consumption has links to overweight, dental problems, type 2 diabetes and even some forms of…

"Roses are dipped, blossom first, into a barrel of fungicide to prevent botrytis, the fungus that causes unsightly gray or brown splotched on roses. So I watched as bundles of roses went into the barrel of fungicide, head first, then got turned over and dipped again stem first. This is the nastiest job in the production room. The men handling the roses wore respirator style masks."…

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My guess is that when most people think about Zen the last thing they think about is a waffle. My guess is that very few people even think about cooking when they are thinking about Zen. For me, cooking is just one of the many ways that I work through all the programming and rules I have consciously and unconsciously agreed to in life. It is through the acknowledgment of the existence of the rules, but also the willingness to not limit myself to them, which allows me to find the Zen in…

It's February, also known to many as Heart Month. It's that month when we lead with our hearts, express our hearts by giving those we love a special Valentine. It's also the month when we are reminded to take care of our hearts for our health's sake. It's disturbing to know that today's children are developing conditions that were once relegated to their elders, conditions that could easily lead to full-blown heart disease as they become adults. As a little…

For those of you who wanted to know what I did with the collards that came in our CSA share yesterday, I made something I call Fiesta Collard Rolls. In my continued question to find new ways to serve greens, this was my latest attempt.

And you know what? They were pretty tasty. And now I'll share the "recipe" with you.

Fiesta Collard Rolls

Ingredients

1 bunch collard leaves, washed, stems removed (you should have…

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Prostate cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death for men in developed countries. One in six men will fight prostate cancer in their lifetime, and in many cases this disease is aggressive and difficult to treat using conventional therapies alone. Researchers are constantly seeking safe and effective methods to halt or slow prostate cancer progression, and as a product formulator and prostate cancer expert, I have devoted much of my career to this area of research. By…

Growing up, I saw my dad very sick for several years. And as the years passed, he got worse. There is a lot of research and information available on Type 2 diabetes - ways to maintain, ways to medicate, was to keep your life as yours and not as an identifying marker. The fact of the matter is, and has been for at least 25 years, the way to deal with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and high cholesterol is with the one-two punch: diet and exercise.

Medicine can…

I’ve been reading a lot online lately about motivation over the past couple of months. During that time I have encountered many cool, interesting, and extremely motivating blogs written by fabulous women of all ages from all over the world.

One thing that has been really disturbing to me is…