Whether you celebrate Easter or Passover this spring, there is that one special dish which universally “defines” the holiday. For Russian New Year for example, it has to be potato salad called Olivie, and for Passover, it’s hands down gefilte fish! [click to continue…]
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How easy it is to enjoy the outdoors when it’s warm and sunny! Walk on the beach and watch a sunset, or work in the garden in spring time and see flowers come to life. My favorite though is going on a hike to see beautiful foliage in the fall. Winter on the other hand is time for hibernation for most folks including me and my family. All I want to do is curl up on the sofa with a warm cup of tea and binge watch a favorite show on DVR. That was until we discovered skiing. [click to continue…]
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Fresh Ahi Tuna is absolutely delicious and you don’t have to wait for your next trip to a Japanese restaurant to enjoy it. [click to continue…]
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Apple Cider Vinegar was used by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, over two thousand years ago for wound cleaning and called miraculous for its anti-microbial and anti-viral properties. These days we can find claims that ACV cures everything from flu to warts and diabetes. [click to continue…]
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If you never went strawberry picking, you don’t know what you’re missing! The difference in taste and texture between the ones you buy at a supermarket and those you pick at a farm, is literally day and night. But if you’re gonna to do it, you gotta do it right and go organic. There is a beautiful little farm in Ancram, NY [click to continue…]
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Having your own garden is a great thing for both you and your family. There are so many benefits to it! You get to spend more time outside. It’s a good workout. [click to continue…]
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We are disconnected from the Earth. Period! Remember when you were a kid and you ran barefoot during summer vacations on the grass or better yet on the sand? Some scientists think that a simple act of touching the Earth can be healing. [click to continue…]
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Do you put sunscreen obsessively on yourself and your kids at all times? Do you know that you need at least 15 to 20 minutes of sunshine without sunblock for normal vitamin D levels in your body? My whole family is using sunblock, but we use it wisely. Some ingredients in common sunscreens may do more harm than good.
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As we age, we lose muscle mass and the less muscles we have, the more stress we put on our joins. “Use it or lose it” phrase should have been created for joins. [click to continue…]
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We all heard that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated, but is there more to the story? Does it matter what time of day we drink the water? Does the water temperature matter? The answer to these questions is yes. The most important water you are drinking during the day is your morning water. [click to continue…]