There are some store-bought things that just annoy me — they’re expensive, they’re full of crappy things, they’ve got packaging not conducive to proper disposal, and they’re so easy to make at home. One such species are the most of the milk...
Just before the once-in-a-thousand-years heatwave hit the Pacific Northwest, I wrote about beating the heat with a blender and a freezer. (And my beloved watermelon gazpacho recipe.) Today I want to talk a little more about the freezer half of that duo — before the...
I spent unfortunate number of my gardening years dismissing the idea of planting flowers. There were some exceptions: Calendula, rose, lavender — because those are all medicinal, too. But flowers just for pretty? What gardener has enough room for that? As you know,...
What’s that picture in the header? If you look carefully you may notice some bubbles: It’s a close up of the salad-smoothie I made on a recent scorching Saturday. (See pictures of the whole thing on Instagram.) It was fast, easy and delicious. And what a...
When a journalist friend messaged me recently for help understanding the ways food choices affect mood, it seemed a good moment to answer publicly. This is obviously a huge topic, and one of my specialties in clinical practice. I co-taught a four-hour course on this a...
Low levels of Vitamin D are rampant in our country — some even call it an epidemic. It’s also the supplement I get the most questions about, more than anything else I routinely recommend to my patients. The questions usually come in one of two forms: First, people ask...
