stay healthy travel tips

stay healthy travel tips

WELLNESSMARCH 24, 2013 stay healthy travel tips While the blue skies and warm breezes have yet to make their debut (in Chicago at least), spring is here. For some of you lucky folks, that means that a spring break is in order. I recently returned from a vacation (and...
a look into my crystal ball…

a look into my crystal ball…

  LIFESTYLEDECEMBER 28, 2012   a look into my crystal ball… Soon it will be time to toast this year goodbye – and say hello to 2013. The time has arrived to reflect on what has passed and look forward to all that lies ahead. With the clean slate of a year...
natural remedies: oil of oregano

natural remedies: oil of oregano

WELLNESSNOVEMBER 7, 2012 natural remedies: oil of oregano Lately, it seems like everyone I talk to is, was, or feels like they’re just about to be sick. The changing of the weather always seems to test our immunity, and I’m someone that likes to be prepared. Eating...
why i stopped using agave

why i stopped using agave

  WELLNESSSEPTEMBER 16, 2012   why i stopped using agave I’ll be the first to admit that a few years ago, I praised agave nectar and recommended it without hesitation. I would rave about this “natural” sweetener being low-glycemic and encourage everyone to...
cooking with coconut oil

cooking with coconut oil

WELLNESSFEBRUARY 28, 2012 cooking with coconut oil Olive, grape seed, and coconut are my three recommended cooking oils for a well-stocked natural foods pantry. Olive is great for salad dressings and mediterranean flavor, grape seed is perfect for high heat cooking,...
winter sustainability

winter sustainability

WELLNESSMARCH 1, 2011 WELLNESSMARCH 1, 2011 WELLNESSMARCH 1, 2011 winter sustainability My very first blog post was about a dinner I cooked at Elewa Farm in Lake Forest. A year and a half later, I am happy to report on my most recent visit there with the students in...