When Dr. Greene's story first appeared in the New York Times, I read it with great interest, nodding in agreement at this line:
On the road, life was more challenging.
Make a practice of cooking with the seasons. When you shop at your farmers’ market, you won't have to do any research first to see what's in season. If your local farmers have it, it is in season! You'll be getting great prices and peak taste...
The best, easiest, and fastest way to Cook for Good is to cook a pot of dried beans every week. Dried beans are one of the great food bargains, costing about one third the price of canned beans. Home-cooked organic beans cost much less than canned,...
About two years ago, I started the Cook for Good experiment as a response to the Food Stamp Challenges so popular that summer. Good people working to end hunger and strengthen sustainable food systems were trying to eat on a dollar a meal ... and...
Feeding your freezer is one of the easiest ways to save money and time in the kitchen, making an organic diet downright affordable. Double or triple the quantities of a recipe that you cook, then eat one yourself right away and "feed" the...
This week, the Institute of Medicine convened hundreds of physicians, patient advocates, and policymakers in Washington, DC, for the Summit on Integrative Medicine.
Dr, Dean Ornish told the Huffington Post, “Integrative medicine uses the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines “health” as, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
WHO published this in the preamble to the Constitution...
On February 24, 2009, President Obama told the Congress, “The state of our economy is a concern that rises above all others. And rightly so….You don’t need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis,...
In and beyond the U.S., there’s a global trend that “health care” is morphing toward health. In the U.S., this is a critical turn for the better given that health care consumes 17 cents of every dollar spent in America. As a health...
Some background on JSK: Thanks to Cheryl Greene, I’ll be sharing some personal perspectives on health this week with you here on DrGreene.com. I’d already felt a part of the Dr. Greene family due to my own use of the portal back in the...
My boys (ages 3,5, 8 and 11) fight constantly. Don't believe me? Check out this excerpt from my article in the January - February issue of Home Education Magazine:
Pull up a chair; it`s time to serve up some eco-friendly imagination! The 17-piece Green Toys Tea Set includes a tea pot with lid, a sugar bowl with lid, a creamer, four cups, four saucers and four teaspoons. It is made from curbside collected milk...
There aren't many board games you can play with 2 to 12 people. Sequence is one of those rare games and one of our family favorites. We bought the original version and played it with our kids. We loved it so much that we bought the jumbo version and...
A soft, educational toy, Hugg-A-Planet helps children learn about caring for planet Earth. It features over 600 places labeled, showing oceans, continents, islands and more.
Appropriate for all ages.
In 1989, before she was famous, Martha Stewart wrote Martha Stewart's Christmas. I bought a copy and devoured it. I was inspired by her ideas and especially enjoyed the photos.
Don't tell my family, but the whole genre of medieval-period, conquering-the-world, games just leaves me cold. In fact I really don't like any war games. When I saw the box for Dominion, I was prepared to not like it. After a number of times hearing...
Create your own sandy, dusty desert scene with the DuneCraft Desert Hothouse. This kit comes complete with a variety of cacti and succulents including the Giant Saguaro, Joshua Tree and many more. Little ones will have a blast designing a desert...
Now little ones can learn all about the basics of recycling. Made in the USA from 100% recycled milk containers, the Green Toys Recycling Truck sorts bottles, cans and paper. It also has a movable recycling bed and open/shut rear door. It is safe,...
You probably know that Alan recently published a new book, Feeding Baby Green. I wanted to give him a special gift to celebrate his accomplishment. A pen for a writer seemed like the perfect fit, but I had no idea how cool this pen would be. It...
I love this game. Really. Match colors, shapes, quantity of objects pictured, or degree of shading to create sets. If you look for only one (or two) possibilities, you'll miss out on winning options that your opponent might see. The pace is fast, so...
When we finally got a Wii my mental image of kids in front of the TV zoned out to the world around them shattered. Playing the Wii has my kids interacting with each other, and not just through the TV. Working out schedules and cheering...
All natural AND anti-bacterial? Is it possible? I don't know how they do it, but the good people at CleanWell have created a product that I love and trust. It's made with Ingeniium -- a patented formulation of essential plant oils proven to kill 99....
As both a parent and an expert on eco-friendly toys, I had a great opportunity - to help judge the Goddard Schools/EcoChildsPlay.com Best Green Toy Contest. And boy was it fun!
When I was breast feeding, I couldn't find "the" breast milk storage solution. I used little plastic bottles (oh, I shudder to think what was in those bottles, but it was the best we had 14 years ago) then thawed them as needed. I usually...
In an effort to identify plants that can filter air in sealed environments, NASA spent 2 years testing common plants to determine the best natural filters. Check out the top ten list to find plants that perform the best in removing formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide, three common yet toxic contaminants that we regularly find indoors.
