Category: Whole Food Search for: Athletes and Experts Quoted About Eating Plants I don’t preach about the -isms. I don’t talk about or embrace words like raw foodist, vegetarian, or vegan, even though I do teach to eat a high-raw, mostly-plants diet…. Depression and Anxiety Nutrition Strategies, part 2 of 3 1. Are you getting enough greens? They contain the most bioavailable minerals of all foods. Bioavailable refers how much of the nutrient is actually utilized by your body, as opposed to… Birthday season is over, but the CAKE was divine Aug. 22 ended birthday season around here, when Emma turned 17. ABC’s Wife Swap, filmed in 2007, when you agree to do the show, waltzes in and figures out what… Jeanette Makes a Healthy “Black Licorice” GreenSmoothieGirl reader Jeanette shared this experience and a recipe to go with it. My kids asked me, “What is that kid eating?” I told them it was licorice, and then… update on the Sugar Bet Do you ever stop and think about the ways karma just flows and flows? When I was over six months into my year-long Sugar Bet, last February, I confessed that… Birthdays don’t have to be corn syrup hell This summer has been a whirlwind. Lots of activities and travel, and, oh I don’t even know why. BIRTHDAY SEASON has snuck up on me. That’s the three weeks of August… K’Lynne Comes to My House — With KMart Pants Last year in Portland, I barely got to spend any time with someone I think is pretty special. In fact, she and her “before and after” photos, and her story,… Stuff You’ve Gotta Know About Vitamin D Did you know that Vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin? It’s more like a hormone. (It’s a precursor for the mineral calcium, which has more functions for human beings… What Every Woman Should Know About Hormones, part 2 of 4 You already know fresh fruits and veggies can help protect your health. Thousands of studies say so. Part of that is vitamins and mineral and fiber, of course. But part… Idaho Falls, Traveling, and Eating Right, Part 2 I love my five-mile run on the Snake River in Idaho Falls. It’s quirky. Thousands of geese of all ages, everywhere, and apparently it’s illegal to scare or chase them,… Sugar-Free Baseball Tennyson has a nickname on his team. In the dugout, when he’s up to bat, they chant, “Sugar-free! Sugar-free! Sugar-free!” When he gets on base, they yell, “Sweeeeeet!” I love… Angie Starts the Salad Club at Work! Here’s a letter I just got from Angela in California. She’s a renegade and a leader, and I love what she did at her office! I think you will, too….