SuRu’s Blog
A treasure trove of great information on a wide range of topics. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, you’ll get hungry reading about delicious food. Lots of great stories from the adventures of the Rubin Rodeo along with plenty of recipes and strategies for better health.
Obama digging
Now more than ever, we need a leader who will eat and lead by example. A garden is a very empowering thing these days. It helps you to create the shortest food chain possible, decreases our dependence on foreign oil and gets us some Vitamin D to boot! This winter,...
Fat & Behavior
If you don't have time to read Susan Allport's excellent book, Queen of Fats, at least check out this YouTube video that demonstrates what too much Omega 6 fat can do to a rat!
Get a great fall workout
According to Chinese Medicine, fall is "lung season". Want to take better care of your lungs? Turn off that leaf blower! The American Lung Association says that a leaf blower causes as much smog as 17 cars. Here's how to help reduce air and noise pollution in your...
November 2008 Newsletter
Greetings! It's been a busy fall with a historic election behind us and Thanksgiving and the holiday season ahead of us. To make matters more complicated, we're all feeling the time crunch, the money crunch and the energy crunch. Let me remind you to take good care of...
Food for the First Family
Now that we've elected a president who inspires hope and a new sense of what is possible, let's turn our attention to the "F" word: FOOD!Imagine how our country’s Food IQ could improve if Obama and his family were eating fresh local food.This little video gives some...
Your place in the food chain
As we get closer to Election day, I'm hopeful for the future.W hy? Because people like Michael Pollan are out there saying really great things that make a lot of sense. Pollan wrote a memo to the next president in the NY Times a couple of weeks ago, called Farmer in...
October 2008 Newsletter
Greetings! The first week of October has already slipped away. I was down in Black Mountain, NC at the Southeast Women's Herbal Conference where I had the wonderful opportunity to teach some classes on diet mythology, healthy fats and nourishing foods. So much has...
September 2008 Newsletter
Greetings! September is that time of year when many of us shift gears, say goodbye to summer and hello to school. This year is bittersweet for me as my oldest is off to her first year of college. The house a bit neater and quieter with only 2 kids at home. It's a...
M&Ms in your burger??
I'm not convinced that cows should be eating M&Ms, they were meant to eat grass. Check out this short little movie by the Wall Street Journal:
Healthy Aging!
I finally got a chance to see Shine a Light, the Martin Scorcese Documentary on the Rolling Stones last week. Even if you're not a die hard Rolling Stones fan, you'll be impressed. The Stones are a true testament to doing what you love and loving what you do. These...
