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A small town in Australia is doing just that. Residents of Bundanoon, Australia claim that it is not good for the environment, along with other complaints.

I woke up this morning with a serious stomach ache (it may or may not be related to yesterday's overenthusiastic post about my love of cheese!). Regardless, I needed to remedy the situation, stat. Now, there are plenty of people who I know would loooooooove to talk about my tummy troubles all morning (thanks, mom!) but there is one person I never thought to turn to for advice - a chef! That is, until I read what Jennifer Iserloh (aka, The Skinny Chef) had to say about stomach issues on her blog today.

The latest headline from Epicurious sister site Nutrition Data's blog sure caught my attention: What?! People who eat more carbs tend to be thinner? ND's Monica…

"Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think." --Chinese proverb The scene: a 4th of July party in Southern California. The host was carrying a trey of appetizers. Standing next to me was my cousin from a foreign country in which catered parties are few and far between. My…

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com “You have a choice.”          Every day you make literally hundreds of choices, consciously and unconsciously. One of those choices is your attitude. What…

The New York Times called it “one of the scariest movies of the year.” I wouldn’t know, since I generally avoid horror films, but while Robert Kenner’s Food, Inc. is indeed deeply disturbing and isn’t the light entertainment typically screened in the heat of summer, it’s an important movie to watch, and it does offer a hopeful note and an action plan. I bet you’ll be moved by this movie, and understand more than ever that there’s plenty we can do to affect our own diet and the food landscape in which we all live.

Yes, I still hate that F word. But it seemed like the appropriate word choice here since it brings up the shame and sadness that word induced in me as a child. Sure I was loved, and had all the happy experiences a kid could want--great parents, friends, travels, etc.--but this is the word I believed defined me more than any other.

Are your beauty products doing more harm than good?  Today, there are tons of beauty products on the market, all touting miracle worthy results.  Whether the product erases fine lines, plumps lips or makes skin appear younger, you can bet there is a skin care product that promises to…

Unbelievable, but school is starting up again. And that means that the dreaded early-morning scramble is starting, too.

I had a major insight about the challenge of keeping our school-day mornings moving along smoothly and peacefully.

Here’s the insight: I was focused on…

Unbelievable, but school is starting up again. And that means that the dreaded early-morning scramble is starting, too.

I had a major insight about the challenge of keeping our school-day mornings moving along smoothly and peacefully.

Here’s the insight: I was focused on…

People who are already battling the bulge seem to really pack on the pounds when they experience stress.  Jason Block, MD, whose Harvard research appears in The American Journal of Epidemiology, implicates stress as a trigger for weight gain. Apparently stress is gender…