Why should we be eating more raw foods? It all starts with our cells, the building blocks of the human body. Cells are the smallest living organisms in the body and we have an estimated 100 trillion of them. that is a lot of cells! Cells are constantly renewing themselves. It is widely known that…

I Found another use for heirloom tomatoes last night. Skyler, my Kuvasz managed to tick off a skunk. I let the dogs out for their evening constitutional and the next thing I knew Skyler was barking up a storm in the woods. Deer? Raccoon? I called and called to no avail. She was completely ignoring…

Ok, I know, the title is a little silly. I am a dork. My daughters tell me that all the time. See daughters: Are they sister’s or what? Thinking that it was about time for an update, and since Tuesday rhymes with Newsday, sit back and I will fill you in on all the exciting…

I rolled out of bed this morning around 7 am, wanting to beat the crowds. I was off to one of my favorite Sunday morning destinations, the farmer’s market. If you get there early, finding parking close is actually an option that disappears later in the morning. When I arrived the place was already full…

I was recently asked, “what the biggest challenge that people face when they first go raw?” It’s a great question because raw can confuse people. Do I need to be 100%? All the recipes look so confusing! I wouldn’t even know how to start! It may be a bold statement but in reality, raw is…

I recently had lunch with my mom and a few of her friends, who have been on this planet for at least 7 decades (is that a politically correct way to state your age, Mom?). The big topic of discussion was this “raw thing” that I was into. As I sat there trying to help…

My friend, Gray, raises tomatoes. 10,000 lbs of heirloom tomatoes that come off a single acre that he plants, using sustainable farming practices. I am often the beneficiary of many of these tomatoes for which I am truly grateful. There is nothing that tastes quite as good as an heirloom, grown on good soil, fertilized…

One of the comments that I hear most often is, “I could never do raw, it is too hard and complicated”. Let me tell you, once you get set up, it is much easier than traditional cooking, Breakfast this morning? My cacao smoothy. Prep time: 4 minutes. Clean up time: 30 seconds. Last night for…

What we eat and how we eat it are the most powerful weapons we have against disease and aging. What we eat and how we eat it are the most powerful tools we can use to enhance our daily energy levels, clarity and enjoyment of life. We have become a society so addicted and emotionally…