Fight Indoor Air Pollution! Air Out Your House

Here’s another thing to add to our list of things to worry about: indoor air pollution. Apparently, all sorts of things emit dangerous fumes called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including paint, cleaners, vinyl shower curtains and materials used in building wood furniture. You can recognize VOCs by their smell — that chemically “new car” smell. [...]

Everything You Do Is Bad for You, Your Kids & the Planet

As I read around the Interwebs, it seems I discover more and more aspects of everyday modern American life that we think is necessary and good for us but actually is unhealthy for us and hurting our environment. It all seems to tie into the disconnect we have created from the simplest and most natural [...]

A Buying Guide for Seafood That’s Safe for You & the Environment

It is not easy eating seafood these days. There are a number of health concerns, mercury being the number-one issue that has been in the news lately. Beyond that, you also have to worry about PCBs, pollutants and chemicals in your seafood. And if you care at all about the environment, there are a host [...]

5 Things I Learned From Being Pregnant

Yup, still pregnant.
Work has eased up considerably, so I’ve had some time to think about what I’ve learned from being pregnant, and I thought I’d share.

You’re not an invalid, but you’re not the same physically either. While it can be tempting to take to the bed, unless under doctor’s orders to do so, getting up [...]

Pregnancy, My Body and Food

I have to admit, I really like being pregnant.
Sure, there are many things I don’t like about it. The water retention, the sleep deprivation, the back pain, the ligament stretching, the heartburn. Other stuff I won’t mention. But those things seem minor compared to the two big reasons I do like it.
For the first time [...]

Mini-Meals for a Mega-Me

So, I haven’t been posting lately as much as I used to or as much as I would like. The reason why is that I’m pregnant, and for the first trimester, all I’ve been interested in doing is lying on the couch and watching TV. My energy level has been so low that I haven’t [...]

Greening My Kitchen

Over the past month, I read a couple of books by two great women science fiction writers that inspired me to think more deeply about my own life and ways I could actively contribute to saving this sorry excuse for a species (tongue planted firmly in cheek). I came up with a lot of ideas, [...]

Need to Detox

After three weeks of either eating out because I’m traveling or stress-eating because I’m gearing up for the next big launch/presentation/demo, I can see and feel the toll it has been having on my body. I feel bloated, I’ve gained back what little weight I had lost, and I feel an urgent need to detox. [...]