Category: Lifestyle Search for: Coming Out of the (McDonald’s) Closet, Part 2 Well, it’s a fact, I was a McDonald’s employee, and here’s a photo to prove it, circa 1984, Springfield, Virginia–orangey polyester and all. Don’t I look enthusiastic? Thanks, Chuck, for… What Should I Buy Organic, and What Isn’t Such a Big Deal? You’ve heard of the “dirty dozen,” the fruits and vegetables that test highest for pesticide sprays. Top of the list is PEACHES. My suggestion? Plant a peach tree! I have… How do I convert resistant family members to eating right? If you know my writing, you know I’m always encouraging my readers to share with others what they’re learning that has changed their lives. One of my most common conversations… I Have More Energy at 42 Than I Did at 22! Thanks again for signing up for my free newsletter. See, I was just like you might be. I found myself in a place I hated: sluggish, 15 pounds… What My Research Says About How Green Smoothies Change Lives! I once blogged 20 different astonishing ways my health improved when I began drinking green smoothies and eating a whole-foods diet. Here it is: What Changed, When We Switched To… more food logs: a really busy day, and a weekend day I want you to get a sense of what a day looks like when I’m just not at home, no time to prepare. And a weekend when we do… natural beauty tips Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Thanks for your blog entry today about what you eat in a day, and when. I had been wondering about that. You should also let us know your… how life changed when we switched to whole foods . . . part 1 of 2 Thinking about Katie’s fingernails prompted this post. Ridged, bumpy, splitting every which way, I believe she wrote. Green smoothies started her down a great path. Good things… Need Motivation? LAST ONE! Part 13 You know that my primary motive on GSG.com is to improve the health of human beings through a plant-based diet. But today we look at figures regarding the treatment… Need Motivation to Eat Less Meat and More Plants? Part 12 of 12 Today, why you’re contributing to environmental damage if you eat high on the food chain: Gallons of oil spilled by the Exxon-Valdez: 12 million Gallons of putrefying hog… Need Motivation to Eat Less Meat and More Plants? Part 11 of 12 Today, more info on world hunger and why you’re contributing to overconsumption of resources eating high on the food chain: Number of people whose food energy needs can be… Need Motivation to Eat Less Meat and More Plants? Part 10 of 12 Today, stats about hunger in the world, and how this is related to a plant-based diet: Number of UNDERFED and malnourished people in the world: 1.2 billion Number of OVERFED…