On April 20, 2013, I presented at TEDMED 2013’s 20 Great Challenges, sponsored by the Brooklyn Free Clinic at the Gowanus Ballroom. It was honor and I was really excited to be a part of this momentous event. The talk is titled, “With A…
A little over a week ago I had a really eventful Saturday. I started my day joining Newark’s Mayor, Cory Booker, in Jersey City during his campaign for the New Jersey senate. Appropriately titled, “Run With Cory”, a small group of about 50 participants…
No matter how you eat, most people go to the supermarket and get the same ole’ stuff. Day after day, your meals look pretty much the same. This can become incredibly boring. It’s precisely why I joined my local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Don’t…
I know I’ve been quiet for a while but it’s because I was doing some serious inner work. I led and took part in the 7-day Summer Countdown Cleanse. The good news is that I have safely landed on the other side and…
Suzanne Boothby is a health writer, speaker and author. Coming Clean: A Conscious Guide to Food Cleanses is a powerhouse book which offers its readers everything they’ll need to know before embarking on their next cleanse. A FREE copy will be given to 5 participants of my Summer Countdown…
Let’s begin this post with a simple exercise using the photo above, called “count the ingredients”. Begin: 1. . . 2. . . 3. . . 4. . . 5. . . and 6! That wasn’t so hard, right? Recently, my daughters brought home an…
By PEGGY ORENSTEIN I used to believe that a mammogram saved my life. I even wrote that in the pages of this magazine. It was 1996, and I had just turned 35 when my doctor sent me for an initial screening — a relatively common…
Wanna know what I love most about warmer weather? The fact that I don’t have to cook as much YAY! I love cooking but certainly not when it’s hot. Admittedly, I get lazy this time of year. Besides, this is when the body naturally craves…
If you have not checked out my events page, I am happy to announce that I will be presenting at the TEDMED Conference on April 20, 2013, sponsored by the Brooklyn Free Clinic. This is a HUGE honor! I am equal parts anxious and excited…
By Grace Bello “Why would I want to go back to picking cotton?” That’s one response you get when you talk to young people of color about farming and food sovereignty, says D.C. farmer and food activist Natasha Bowens. Yet food sovereignty is of vital…