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I recently discovered much I love to eat quinoa! Quinoa is an ancient grain that has been around for thousands of years and cultivated in the Andes. It is a high value crop where it is not only nutrient dense but provides long lasting energy and stamina. Indigenous people of the Andes know it as […]

Anyone who knows me also knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Pennsylvania — the “Chocolate Capital of the World” — doesn’t help either of us. But Andrew is braver than I am. Last year, he gave […]

Dry skin brushing is one of the healthiest self-help methods available to us today. The best part is that it takes seconds to do, can be done in the comfort of your own home, and is painless and cost free. Variations of skin brushing have been practiced for thousands of years. For many centuries, the […]

As the weather warms and schedules become packed with summer sports and activities, it can be easy to let your heart healthy diet slide to the bottom of the priority list. With a dash of planning and a spoonful of creativity, summer meals can taste as good as they are nutritious and give you the […]

What is meditation? Meditation is the progressive quieting of our mind, until we reach the source of thought, which in wisdom traditions are the realm of our soul and spirit. In this domain of awareness there is infinite creativity, synchronicity, the power of intention, and freedom from limitations. How does it differ from, say, yoga […]