Crazy Sexy Life in health
Can GMOs Help End World Hunger?
Can genetically engineered foods help feed the hungry? Are anti-GMO activists and over-zealous environmentalists standing in the way of the hungry being fed? The hope that GMO foods might bring... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Make Money. Change the World.
Make money; change the world. Basic translation: Make a living doing what you love, what you were meant to do … you deserve it! Following your dreams doesn’t mean you’ll end up in the... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
The State-of-Grace Place Where Unlimited Possibilities Await
I love being in that state–of-grace place where synchronicity occurs, coincidences happen, just the right people, books, and events present themselves, and things work out better than I can... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Solar Eclipse in Gemini
Sunday, May 20, 2012: Be on the lookout for your “other half.” A new moon in Gemini gives us the green light to partner up with kindred spirits and like-minded souls. This new moon also happens... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
The Missing Piece of the Diabetes Puzzle
Modern medicine operates much like a farmer who fixes his fences only after the horses or cows have broken out. Hence, most serious health conditions incubate for years before they are diagnosed.... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Make Friends With Your Perfectionism
Perfectionism can be a frustrating little pest. Wanting everything in our lives to be perfect is the quickest way to cultivate feelings of “I’m not good enough” down every corner we turn.... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Sick and Tired
When I was 25 years old, I got sick. Not just a cold or flu, or even a string of colds and flu. Here I was, in the “prime of my life,” but I felt exhausted every day, was putting on pounds like... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Why Can’t Doctors Be More Like Dogs?
I was sitting in the doctor’s office – 20 minutes early for an appointment that would be a half-hour late, thumbing through a six-month old magazine, when I came across an article on the... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Seven Steps to Getting Through a Bad Day with a Better Attitude
Have you ever had a totally awesome day followed by a totally crappy one? This happens to me all the time. One Friday night, I went to bed with a giant smile on my face, loving life and feeling... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
I’m Getting Married.
I’m getting married. Me, getting married. We met four years ago on Match.com. (His sister met her husband on Match too. Wild!) Both of us were simply looking for someone to have dinner with, maybe... Continue reading »
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A Mother’s Grief
Grieving is a personal experience. Depending on who you are and the nature of your loss, your process of grieving will be different from another person’s. There is no “normal and... Continue reading »
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Pregnancy, Children and Food Choices
I remember receiving a card at my baby shower celebrating the “eating for two” shared belief in our culture. It was all about nine months of indulgence with the message: “If you’re... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Body and Mind Remedies for Eczema and Other Conditions
In the past couple of months I experienced an unprecedented bad case of eczema. What started off as an innocuous patch of dermatitis, contained on one of my fingers, spread angrily all over my chest... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Scorpio Full Moon: Detox, Dance & Drink Tea
Who’s up for a transformation, maybe even an extreme one? Saturday’s full moon in Scorpio was a “supermoon,” which means it occurred at the closest possible proximity (perigree) to planet... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Clearing the Clutter in Your Mind
I am going through this absolutely agonizingly delicious process, right now, of clearing out and re-organizing my office. Impatient sigh. Taking each book from the shelf, holding it in my hand, and... Continue reading »
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How to Be Spiritual Without Meditating
I don’t meditate. I know, I know. I’ve read everything you’ve read about meditation. It’s good for your health, it helps with manifestation, it keeps you young, it enhances your intuition, it... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Supplements: Part of the Cure for Modernity
As a raw vegan chef, author and teacher, I’m often asked, “Is it necessary to take supplements if I’m on a balanced, organic raw food diet?” I used to assume not, based on... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Embrace Your Rawsome Self
A few years ago, I was introduced to a friend of a friend who happened to be a vegan. As a recently enrolled student at The French Culinary Institute, where meat and dairy reign supreme, I was in... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seven years ago, at the age of 28, it felt like my life was sent spinning downhill. My fear of how this disease would weigh on me, drag me down into... Continue reading »
Crazy Sexy Life in health
An Apple a Day Melts the Pounds Away!
Here’s the secret to weight loss: It’s all about crowding out, not cutting out. Crowding out is a term used in nutritional circles to describe how to eat in a healthy way so that you... Continue reading »
