Stay Well This Fall
Master Lee was my son-in-law Nick’s first Tae Kwon Do instructor. After not catching any colds or bugs or whatever for fifteen years, he shared with his students what he did: Eat spicy food every day Wash your hands frequently, especially after shaking hands (and don’t shake hands if you don’t have to) Take daily […]
Creamy Greeny Beany Soup recipe
Here is the recipe we promised on today’s episode of the Main Street Vegan radio show on unity.fm. Enjoy! Oil or broth to sauté 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 cloves garlic 1 bunch kale (steamed) 1 sixteen-ounce can chickpeas 4 cups vegetable broth 2 tomatoes (diced) 2 teaspoons curry powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice […]
My Beef with the Locavores
The ally relationship can be an odd one. I remember my shock in third grade, learning that The Soviets had been our ally in World War II. “How could this be?” I wondered. “Our arch-enemies, the reason we have to crawl under our desks and prepare for The Bomb, were once our friends?” I’m having […]
9 Cancer-Fighting Food Groups
These helpful groupings come from Eat to Beat Cancer: A Research Scientist Explains How You and Your Family Can Avoid Up to 90% of All Cancers, by J. Robert Hatherill. This is one of my favorite books: clear, to-the-point, and easy to follow. Eat these foods every day. Feel good. Onion group – onion, garlic, asparagus, leek, […]
Great Recipes from Ellen Jones & Patti Breitman
Here are some great recipes from Ellen Jones’ Eat Vegan on $4 a day & Patti Breitman’s How to Eat like a Vegetarian , today’s radio guests on Unity.fm Portobello Poor Boy Sandwich, ©Eat Vegan on $4 a day For more from Ellen Jones visit: vegcoach.com 2 large Portobello mushrooms, stemmed ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 2 to 4 […]
Vegan Chic
We’ve come a long way towards overcoming the grass-and-granola image long held about a plant-based diet, and we’re now making inroads into that citadel of self-interest: the world of fashion. Thank goodness! I adore clothes. I was brought up this way. My grandmother told me: “The Bible says your body is a temple and you’re […]
Accidentally Phenomenal Green Soup
3 large handfuls baby arugula 1 small tomato 1 stalk celery 1/2 cup water 1 Tbls. lemon juice Seasonings to taste: Lemon pepper, Italian herbs, garlic powder, lemon pepper 1/2 avocado Blend veggies, water, lemon juice, and seasonings until well blended. Add 1/2 avocado, cut into 2 or 3 pieces, and blend until just mixed […]
Veg in a Non-Veg World
My friend Mark Mathew Braunstein (he’s also this week’s radio guest), a vegan activist and author from way back, sent me a vintage bumper sticker that reads “Love Animals, Don’t Eat Them.” Since I’m a bumperless Manhattanite, I stuck it on my laptop and it elicits comments from people who see it in the coffee […]
Paradise Health in Midlife & Beyond
I didn’t know it was possible to feel this good. I woke up not long ago thinking, “This is the craziest thing: fifty is history and I feel sensational.” I knew it was what the eccentric health advocate, Arnold Ehret, 100 years ago called “Paradise Health.” I had it: physically and emotionally. I’ve been on […]