Stuck in the Fast Food Lane

Dec 5, 2007 | Better Health

Tweet Earlier this week, I was stuck in the unfortunate situation of being tired and hungry @ 10p.m. with 3 more hours of driving ahead of me. I stopped in a rest area on the NJ Turnpike to get something to keep me awake for the rest of my drive.The Starbucks was...

Tis the season to be shopping?

Nov 24, 2007 | Go Green

Tweet As part of the Thanksgiving holiday, I took my family to see a new movie prduced by Morgan Spurlock called What Would Jesus Buy? The movie follows the theatrics of the Rev. Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping. I thought it would be good for my sometmes...

Parenting can be humbling!

Nov 4, 2007 | Go Green

Tweet We all have been or will be humbled by this little creature at some point in our lives as parents. Lice. The most democratic of pests, lice hit all socio-economic groups. Some of the best schools and cleanest scalps have ended up invested with this little...

A picky eater victory!

Jul 7, 2007 | Better Health

Tweet My youngest daughter has taught me tons about picky eaters over the last 10 years. She’s been quite a challenge when it comes to getting her to eat food that isn’t baked or boiled flour. Her older sisters eat all sorts of veggies, fish and even funky...

Earth day is on it’s way

Jan 11, 2007 | Go Green

Tweet it’s important to connect the dots between the health of our bodies and the health of the planet. they really are one and the same. if we eat poor quality overly processed food that travels thousands of miles, we’ll have poor quality energy. if we...