Blog Search for: an update on my sports-mom dramas If you read my silly blog last week about the mom who asked me to make Funeral Potatoes, here’s the update. The boys are still high on their last game,… Be the Change: Part 3 of 3 Can we talk about ways to walk against the current because we want to Be the Change? I hope you’ll share your ways too, so we can all learn from… Hunger Games and “Being the Change”: Part 2 of 3 Are we obsessed with rich food? With how everything tastes? I promise you, we are. The thing everyone wants to talk to me about, when I’m out running errands or… The Hunger Games and “Being the Change”: Part 1 of 3 Ben and I saw The Hunger Games recently. I’d resisted the national obsession with reading the books. Partly because, call me a snob, I didn’t want to read “kids’ books”… Robyn defends green smoothies (we’ve got a few detractors) A few prominent nutrition experts have made negative statements about green smoothies. Brian Clement, Caldwell Esselstyn, Colin Campbell, and a lesser name or two. They may not realize that it’s… Root Canals: At the Root of Much Disease? Over 20 million root canal surgeries are done each year in the U.S. alone. I unfortunately have had two of them, before I knew that I had any other option…. A sad update on the sugar bet….part 2 of 2 Next morning after I screwed up the sugar bet, I went for a run. I thought about telling Matthew. I knew I had to. I would rather have a peaceful… A sad update on the Sugar Bet….part 1 of 2 It’s shameful that I’ve been delaying writing this post. You might know that on Sept. 11, I swore off all refined sugar, for a year. My friend Matthew Flinders and… My boy makes green smoothies to impress hot girls Last night my 18-year old son had some hot girls from his school over to…..wait for it….do a green smoothie demo. I mocked him pretty hard. Since he has never… Type 1 Diabetes: Is it a Life Sentence? Part 2 of 2 As I have mentioned, I get hate mail when I talk about diabetes using words like “reversal.” Traditional endocrinologists have convinced Type 1 diabetics that there is absolutely nothing you… Type 1 Diabetes: Is It a Life Sentence? Part 1 of 2 Never do I get more angry and defensive messages than when I write about Type 1 diabetes. (That’s okay—I’m going to talk about it anyway.) Diabetes costs the U.S. $174… Let me help your kids with an incentive to drink their green smoothies! Desiree Ward is catering our VIP class on April 7. We are very excited to explore 5 power nutrition habits, to help you get off your green-smoothie plateau and climb…