The No GMO Challenge

Tweet Do you think you can avoid all foods containing GMO ingredients for 30 days? It might be tougher than you think!The Top Five GM Crops are Soy, Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, and Sugar from Sugar Beets.This includes any processed foods that contain ingredients with...

April 2009 Newsletter

Tweet Greetings! Spring has definitely sprung! This week I’m in Burlington VT where mud season has definitely arrived. Here’s wishes for a happy, healthy and muddy April. Susan 🙂 Slow Food Westchester Event: Mount Kisco Child Care April 15th 6-7:30 pm The...

March 2009 Newsletter

Tweet Greetings! They say that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. It’s proving true this year with a big snowstorm on the east coast. I was in Washington DC for a long weekend, the Federal government had a 2 hour delay due to 6+ inches of snow! To...

The Toxic Food Environment: My Doctor’s Office!

Tweet After battling the flu for over a week, I decided to pay a visit to my doctor. My cough had gotten bad enough that I wanted to make sure I didn’t have bronchitis or pneumonia. The good news is, my lungs are fine. The bad news is the medical system is more...

February 2009 Newsletter

Tweet Greetings! February is a short month, this will be a short newsletter! I’m busy researching chocolate (yum!) while I continue to write my little booklet on cholesterol. It can be hard for me to stay focused because emails continue to fly in about...

January 2009 Newsletter

Tweet Greetings! Happy 2009. Somehow this year feels like it will be different, we’ve got a new president in just a few days along with many challenges that we didn’t realize we even had a year ago. I believe that these challenges bring us a wonderful...