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“Eat twelve organic vegetables a day!” That was Robin’s advice to her daughter, Heather, to keep Heather healthy and feeling good this winter. Inspired by that piece of advice, Robin created this delicious, aromatic soup that makes getting all those twelve vegetables easy. You will need the following: 4-5 Cloves of chopped garlic 2 Large…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on December 30, 2014. For many years, I have been an avid gardener. Not only does gardening have numerous health benefits related to breathing fresh air, touching mineral-rich dirt, and eating the bounty of the earth, but it also provides an inspirational model for living in sync…
Read MoreThis article was originally published in The Huffington Post, on December 17, 2014. Kulreet Chaudhary, M.D. is an extraordinary, heart-centered physician — an integrative neurologist who combines the best of conventional and Ayurvedic medicine, with a primary focus on caring about and for her patients. She is the Director of Neurology at Wellspring Health in…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on November 24, 2014 Across time and throughout the world, human beings have swung a pendulum from one end of the spectrum to another in an attempt to find balance. It’s part of our nature. In the modern age, for example, we were so excited about…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on November 3, 2014 I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Hyman, M.D. — a leading functional medicine doctor and author of numerous books, including The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet — about “quick fix” vs. “slow” approaches to medicine. Here are some excerpts from our conversation. Michael Finkelstein,…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on October 27, 2014 Across the world, we are realizing — both individually and collectively — that our obsession with speed is wearing us down, undermining the quality of our lives, and otherwise making us sick. The Slow Food movement has been at the forefront of…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on October 24, 2014. When my oldest son was 7 years old, I had to take him to the doctor for something potentially serious. On our way to the appointment, I felt sick to my stomach from anxiety. I wasn’t nervous about my son’s condition per…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post, on October 8, 2014. I used to exercise. Following the advice of the pundits, I counted my miles, watched my calories burn in the small LCD display in front of me, and stared at the wall. It wasn’t fun. In fact, it felt like a chore. I…
Read MoreI’m struck by the continued rise in the incidence of ADD and ADHD in children, a condition unheard of when I was a child myself. I’m even more disturbed by the number of children who are prescribed medications and see specialists to treat their “disorder.” I certainly appreciate the importance of evaluating children who are…
Read MoreThis article was first published in The Huffington Post on July 25, 2014. Because we are all connected, individual health is inextricably intertwined with the health of our relationships, most importantly, those of our families. “Family,” of course, means different things to different people — family of origin, family of choice, adoptive family, conscious community,…
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