The smell of baking bread takes me back to my childhood, waiting eagerly in my grandmother’s kitchen for the loaves to come out of the oven. Fresh, hot slices, slathered in butter. I’m starting to salivate, just thinking about it. With the rise of celiac disease and gluten intolerance, bread has received a lot of […]
Category Archives: HEALTH & WELLNESS
A New Way to Think About Weight Loss
For generations, women have had dieting pushed on them. As a mass group we have long accepted that the way to lose weight is to eat less and move more. Fantastic logic and far be it for me to argue, but the problem lies in the putting it into play in our lives. I have […]
Harvesting the Bounty of Bacteria
Several years back, I had a nasty sinus infection that resisted several treatments of antibiotics before clearing up. Unfortunately, in the process, I killed most of the natural flora in my gut. The result was a low-grade diarrhea for the following two years. Our culture is obsessed with sterility but, in reality, we live in […]
Hooked on Cycling
I am very happy to share my story of how I came to be a bicycle-riding enthusiast. It all happened in bits and pieces: serendipity, if you will. A friend’s daughter’s husband had trouble with his car and had to somehow meet up with a work-buddy to get to a job site. His solution was […]
Campaign to Stop GMO Crops
First, I want to say how much I appreciate the opportunity to write in this magazine about food. I have learned so much during my research and have been encouraged by positive feedback. Sometimes it may seem like I am on a bit of a rant, and to that, I plead guilty. That is because I […]