Articles on Nutrition

Meet Shmeat

Last April, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced it was sponsoring a one million dollar “X-Poultry Prize” for the creation of affordable, humane and “commercially...

Vegan Soul Kitchen

The seed for my new cookbook, Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African American Cuisine, was sown back in 2003 when I was asked to submit a recipe for a new book celebrating...

Karyn Calabrese

Karyn is one of the most innovative leaders in the health and holistic world. Thirty years ago she used raw foods and detoxification to heal herself of allergies, skin problems, fatigue...

(Env)Iron(ment) Chef

Sadly, too many greenies don’t actually know how to cook. Instead we eat out at pricy sustainable restaurants — something we can afford less and less as our pocketbooks...

6 Rules for Feeding Your Toddler

Mealtime can be quite a frustrating experience. The best advice I can give you, as a mother and a pediatrician, is that children rarely starve themselves, and it’s more stressful...

5 Healthy and Delicious Lunches Your Kids Will Love

When it comes to my daughter's lunches, there's certainly much more to think about these days than when my mom packed PB&J sandwiches into a brown paper bag or my Strawberry Shortcake...

How Pilates Can Help You Lose Weight

Longing to have the lean muscles of a dancer but have about as much rhythm as Elaine on Seinfeld? Save the money you would spend on tap shoes and invest in a Pilates class instead....

Dodge Diet Disasters: 5 Practical Strategies That Really Work!

We are constantly being bombarded with messages that weight loss would be easier if you followed this or that diet, take this or that supplement, or eat this or that food. It never...

The Vitamin D Paradox

Maybe it's unpopular to admit this, but I'm a total sun junkie. Sun junkies -- or at least in my definition of them -- are people who are sensible enough to wear sunscreen,...

Ramp Up Your Early Spring Menu

The days are still cold and blustery, and the seeds of this summer’s cucumbers and corn are still months away from even being planted. But the very first wild green of the season,...