Apologies from a Plant-Based Evangelist
This is to all of the people who have been the victim of my proselytizing about the Whole Foods Plant-Based (WFPB) lifestyle in the past. I want to sincerely apologize. My intentions are good; I promise you. However, I know that my strong personality combined with the fervor of a recent convert can be off-putting.…
What the Health…Debunked?
There seems to be a lot of buzz around the vegan documentary What the Health. It has gotten the attention of viewers, and many people are actually considering a change in diet after watching it. Of course, when it comes to food and diets, there is never a shortage of controversy and mixed messages. There…
The Pursuit of Happiness…Uh Well-Being
Pursuing happiness seems like a wonderful thing to do. It is even included in the U.S. Constitution. However, like many pursuits, we can end up chasing happiness all our lives and never actually achieve it. That is because happiness is not one single thing. If I want to be happy, I have to define what…
Weed Your Mental Garden: Increase Your Positivity and Reduce Your Negativity
The writer James Allen likened the mind to a garden. If left unattended, a garden will become run over with weeds, choking out the beautiful flowers and plants. Allen encouraged his readers to tend to the mind like a gardener tends to a garden, pulling out the useless thoughts and replacing them with uplifting and…
7 Steps to a Whole Foods Plant-Based Lifestyle
My first attempt at a plant-based diet was in May 1999. I had read one of Dr. John McDougall’s books, and I decided I wanted to lose some weight. I had been struggling with my weight and unable to regulate it as I had in the past. I was 37 years old, soon to…
If Not Now, When? If Not Me, Who?
“One hot summer afternoon the monastery cook, an elderly monk, was spreading mushrooms on a mat to dry in the sun. A young monk saw him and asked, ‘Why is an old man like you doing such hard work in the heat of the day?’ The old monk replied, ‘If not me, who? If not…
There is a Science to Happiness
At the end of the holidays, sometimes it is easy to feel low. My daughter, Bliss, and I took down the Christmas tree today, and as always, we were both a bit sad that our favorite holiday is behind us for another year. Some people feel sad all through the holidays. Loved ones may…
It’s a New Year!
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success…” ~Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, 1868 This is…
Note by the Sugar Bowl
If I had to leave a note by the sugar bowl on the kitchen table and that is all I could tell anyone about life before I left, what would I say? As if the pen in my hand began to write beyond my thoughts beyond any part of the me that looks in a…