Summer’s plenty is finally here, and (if you can pry yourself off of the stone fruits) it’s a great time to pick up some new cooking skills. Bitten. If you don’t know Mark Bittman, you can just go ahead and become his fan now. Author of the Times’ “Minimalist” food column, he’s become the traditional [...]

Well, the New York Times has published another blow to the pharmaceutical / health food industry: In the past few years, several high-quality studies have failed to show that extra vitamins, at least in pill form, help prevent chronic disease or prolong life. The fifties marked the boom of science, and its miracles of white [...]

OK, random post because I am really excited about my breakfast. I have never been a smoothie person, I am not satisfied with breakfast until I get to chew something like Thai food or brussels sprouts, but this one is GREAT. It has about 25 grams of protein, which is right about a third of [...]

Well, now it’s day 8 of my fast, and I’m definitely over the hump. Here are some of the things that are keeping me going. 1) CULTIVATE AN ATTITUDE OF ABUNDANCE. There are these crazed moments when fasting (esp. around dinner time) when I start fantasizing about food and am almost convince myself that there won’t [...]

Well, let me first say that I have done this fast numerous times with great results. Nothing has worked better to clear up my skin. My digestion has greatly improved. I’ve managed to break some pretty major bad eating cycles this way. But upon further research of Mr. Stanley Burroughs, the guy who devised the [...]

Well, it’s that time of year. The relatives have cleared out, the last of the turkey scraps have been fed to the dogs, and all the good sweets are gone. I’m feeling sluggish, my blood feels like molasses, my skin’s a wreck, and I’ve been waking up feeling cranky and achy every morning with my caffeine [...]

My friend and I were talking about nutrition this weekend, as I am wont to do, and the price of organic food came up. Here in New York, where a small box of shredded wheat is often $7, it’s hard to conceive of committing to an even more expensive lifestyle. (I’ve seen some marketing articles [...]