Whole Foods Healthy Cooking: Summer Cooking

"Nature transitions from one type of energy to another and it signals our bodies to transition in harmony with it. Each season should result in a change of food choices and cooking styles that help balance the energy of the season.” — Michelle Hirsch

EarthTalk: Hemp

Dear EarthTalk: A number of products, including paper and clothing — even food and beer — are made from hemp. What is it about hemp that makes it so versatile, and why is it illegal to grow in the United States? Is it also illegal in Canada?

Born Great

Lying dormant inside each of us is a creative genius waiting patiently to escape, to manifest itself and to realize its potential.

Living This Sweet Life

How can we begin to understand the nature of simplicity, here in the Western world? Is our restlessness symptomatic of a deeper yearning to know our sense of place more profoundly?

Musings: Spring 2007

My friend, Lori, sent me this poem which I tacked up on the wall. I especially appreciate the line about grumbling, because it encourages me to keep my life simple.

Relax Your Way to a Healthy Weight

  My body and I have had a turbulent relationship. Some of my earliest memories are of racing through the fragrant pine forest behind my house, crawling through the underbrush to scout the best site for the girls’ tree fort. We played tomboy games of escape in the summer twilight.

Daily Astrology

June 2, 2026

Shaking off sleep may come slowly early this morning but the dutiful Capricorn Moon urges everyone on. The Gemini Sun’s sextile to Saturn also directs attention to challenging but rewarding tasks. Progress today is steady...

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