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...
You’re careful about keeping toxins out of your home, but have you considered your car? Between running errands, commuting to work, and driving kids to appointments and extracurricular activities, we’re spending more time in our cars...
The ingredients of lawn success - pesticides and fertilizers - were originally developed after World War II to improve farmers' economic prospects by reducing damage to food crops caused by insects, rodents and disease. These same herbicides,...
It’s summer time and the weeds are growing like, um, weeds. Instead of reaching for a toxic chemical that could be harmful to your family or pets, try one of these easy natural ways to kill weeds quick.
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1. Use...
My kids love the first opportunity of the season to kick off their shoes, peel off their socks, and run around outside with bare feet. I admit, my toes appreciate a little dirt in between them now and then, too, but more and more these days, I am...
If you would have asked me to draw a picture of pollution fifteen years ago, it would have been something along the lines of a factory with smokestacks billowing and litter strewn around the surrounding grounds. Pollution was outside, over there. I...
Obesity has become a national epidemic and it is increasingly creeping into the youngest of our population. In fact, an alarming new study reports that 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, up 300% since the 1980s, and many more are considered...
Chemicals in our food, I can't believe it. We used to eat far too much processed food; by processed I mean anything that needs endless amounts of chemical flavorings, colorings and sweeteners to make it appealing to the palate. Honestly it is...
Our food, where does it come from? The warehouse at the back of the Food chain store? Local food, sometimes it can be very hard to find so don't feel bad.
I watched a program recently about an Irish chef who was on a quest for a Michelin star; he...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, do you do it. I don't know about you but the amount of waste we produce as a family is ridiculous. We can no longer fill the earth with our rubbish, waste that will take 1000s of years to biodegrade and damage our environment...
In my experience it isn't easy to run a sustainable household or at least it’s not easy for us, we all waste energy, water (my kids love running water, taps, toilet flush anything!), use the car too much and buy food that has travelled...
I'm so excited. We're taking the whole family to Yosemite this month. We live close by, so we're just going for one night, but still it's an amazing trip, and I'm really looking forward to it. There is one problem -- one of the kids is extremely...
This is my son’s personal favorite (and mine too!). Unlike any other running or “balance” bikes, the Wishbone bike evolves with a child’s different stages of development. You are essentially getting a 3-in-1 bike!
This dvd has been invaluable to my son. It has been created for kids on the autistic spectrum. Kids with autism can find it hard to recognise facial expressions and as a result subtle hints of emotion.
My little boy asked me for "something that...
Boiron Calendula Ointment is great for minor cuts, scrapes, burns, and general skin irritation. It's too greasy to use on large areas, but for that little boo-boo, it does the trick. It's only active ingredient is calendula officinalis which has...
We're back from Yosemite (it was amazing, BTW). In preparation for the trip Dr. Greene and I went to the store and bought several different repellents to see which one worked the best. I won't tell you about all of them, but Dr. Greene's favorite...
As a player on the GreeneTeam (our name for the DrGreene.com staff), I admire our leader Cheryl Greene for so many reasons: her tireless dedication to DrGreene.com, her humor in dealing with life’s little emergencies, her passion to help...
Dr. Greene is proud of his work on the Declaration of Health Data Rights. The movement has started dialogs in the media and in the blogosphere, and we’re confident the conversations will continue.
House dust mites are tiny creatures that live in pillows and mattresses, carpets, and couches – quietly eating dead skin cells and hair. Click here for tips on taking control of dust mites
What do Michelle Obama and Thomas Jefferson have in common? When Mrs. Obama touched the Queen of England and Thomas Jefferson offered his hand to members of the public to shake, they both broke physical boundaries that had constrained relationships.
What would the world be like if patients had control of their own health care information and could participate in their health care decisions? Watch Dr. Greene’s interview from the Health 2.0 conference as he talks about the future of health...
