I am regularly asked how I get my “flawless skin.” I appreciate the compliments and I am pleased to share my secrets, such as they are. Certainly, a healthy lifestyle is the foundation for healthy skin, and I practice what I preach.

Much of what passes for truth on the subject of weight loss is outdated or simply wrong. Here are 10 points you should know.

We flush, we sweat, we swoon. Our systems seem out of
control. And yet, research, experience, and my trust in our miraculous design all tell me that fever is a beneficial, indeed brilliant and complex adaptive response by our immune systems.

“Memory plays an important role in the regulation of food intake”
via Vital Signs – Distracted Eating Adds More to Waistlines – NYTimes.com.
This article has been much quoted and discussed regarding the issue of distracted eating: we all tend to eat more if we don’t pay attention to our food, when we’re watching TV, or surfing [...]

“Show up. Bear witness. And then the lovingkindness comes naturally.”
via The Natural | Tricycle.
A deeply moving very personal interview with one of my long-time favorite actors, Jeff Bridges. Not the kind of thing I usually add to my blog, but I found this interview profound, provocative and uplifting, and hoped you’d want to read it, [...]

Mark Bittman’s recipes are easy to do and consistently delicious. Here are 3 recipes you can access online but I also recommend this cookbook.

Xylitol, also know as birch sugar, is a 5-carbon sugar that has 40% fewer calories and 75% fewer carbs than refined white sugar.  Xylitol is a mere 7 on the glycemic index (which measures the impact of food on our blood sugar levels), compared to sugar’s glycemic index of 100.  It has no bad aftertaste, [...]

Juicing can be one of the most beneficial things you can do for your health, if you do it right. Juicing supports your overall vitality, and the health of your digestion, metabolism, skin, liver, and joints.

If you’re one of those folks who sails through this season with grace and ease, and nary a dark thought, then go ahead – skip this column.

Is going gluten free and vegan the new key to health? Maybe, maybe not.