A friend just linked me to this disturbing news from the site Autism Speaks: the prevalence of autism is now at 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls). According to the article, “By comparison, this is more children than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular […]
Thoughts to Action
Grocery Vs. Small-Farm: A Graphic Representation of How Our Food Has Changed #F27
Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together the Occupy, sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental movements for a global day of action. Inspired by the theme of CREATE/RESIST, thousands will come together to creatively confront corporate control of our food supply and take action to build healthy, accessible food systems for […]
F*ck the Fancy. Healthful is Simple.
Why do American families feel the need to make every meal SPECIAL? I know, I know, one could argue that there is nothing “special” about the fare that, I assume, most families are eating, speaking from a gourmet-sense: meals from bags, frozen pizzas, canned soups, homestyle recipes. However, judging from the fact that the emergence […]
Got to Have Kaia Now!
I’m so excited to announce the newest edition of Kaia Magazine. A whopping 5,000 people enjoyed the gift guide issue in December, and we were just getting started. The February issue comes out today, and it’s chock full of green tips, in-depth articles, and entertaining anecdotes. Kaia is a different kind of sustainable-living mag: it […]
Why Don’t I Fit In?
“Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a nit-wit…” My son wanted to watch Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer today–a whole month after Christmas. As Rudolph and Hermie were waxing prophetic about their misfitedness, I found myself feeling like I needed to escape my own, small, snow-covered town (which is decidedly not snowy and, […]
Epigenetics: the funky term you NEED to understand
Epigenetics. This funky word is why I write, why I blog, why I post the hell out of links on Facebook (which most likely drives my non-reader friends nuts), and why I am so committed to eating healthfully and living naturally. To put it simply, epigenetics is the idea that environmental factors can affect our […]