Nourish The Spirit

While Michelle Obama continues to teach kids to garden in the White House Garden, our tax dollars are funding a mono-crop culture heavy in corn and soy. Imagine U.S. disease rates (including child obesity and the growing epidemic of Type II diabetes) if most vegetables weren’t pricier than your average soda or McDonald’s cheeseburger.

Today is the first sugar-free event of its kind around the Web, and it’s called “Dump Sugar Day.” Started by Shaya Mercer, a health educator who graduated from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition with me, it’s a campaign to cut back on refined and added sugars in our diets. Join in, spread the word, and [...]

Here’s an easy plant-based recipe I wanted to share that I make often, a Veggie BLT that’s really a TKT – Tempeh Kale Tomato sandwich to substitute the traditional fatty, nutritionally lame bacon, lettuce, and tomato. I hope you try it!

I’ve been lucky to visit several hot springs throughout Northern and Southern California, but never one where gourmet, organic meals are served in an intimate dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That’s the beauty of Guest Chef weekends at Wilbur Hot Springs, a smaller resort with natural hot springs located about 3 hours north of San Francisco.

Happy Mother’s Day! It’s a day later, but I hope you spent a great day with your family and kids on your special day. For those of you interested in trying out some green products, I’m partnering with Ecomom to give away a $20 gift certificate and thank you for reading NTS. Ecomom offers all [...]

SARK’s new book Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change into Gift and Opportunity is another joyful mix of inspirational, heartfelt, and often humorous memoirs,  packed as always with hands-on tips and self-actualization action steps. This time the subject matter isn’t as cheery, but the tone is just as upbeat, hopeful, and delightful as [...]