Green beans are a blank palate. Jazz them up; this one is bursting with flavor. You’ll Need 1 pound green beans, ends trimmed 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tablespoon red-wine vinegar 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Directions Steam beans for 5 to...

In just 5 minutes, you can help loosen your lower back for the entire day. Pick a part of your morning routine (waiting for the coffee to brew, prior to your shower, etc.) and commit to that the time when you’ve “got your back”. There are other stretches of...

Gazpacho is a perfect summer soup, and there are so many ways to tweak it to make it your own creation! So start out using this recipe as a base. Taste as you go, of course at the end, and then finally get feedback from the people you’re serving...

When grilling outdoors this summer, there are definitely ways to do it right, and ways to make it far less healthy for you by introducing compounds (such as “Heterocyclic Amines” (or HCAs). But the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii found two marinades in particular that reduced these cancer-causing molecules...

Coaching about mental health and social media most often comes down to limiting the time you spend on it. In other words, reduce the quantity of your time online.   In addition to quantity, another critically important aspect for mental health comes down to the quality of your social...

When people talk about the Mediterranean lifestyle, they normally start and end with the food. The food is spectacular, but there’s far more to this approach. The Italian concept of “Dolce Far Niente” offers a profound perspective on well-being that is central to the success of this approach. The...

It may sound strange for a dietary approach to get its own month, but the Mediterranean Diet is recognized as “a cultural heritage of humanity,” by UNESCO in 2010. This approach results from the millennial history of Mediterranean traditions of food and family. For you and me, it is...

Remember “Esperanto”? No worries, nobody else does either. This was supposed to be a universal 2nd language for planet Earth, created to tie us all together. How do you say “face-plant” in Esperanto? Fortunately for us, we already have a universal form of communication that extends across all languages,...

Take this challenge with me this week. Stop doing everything, nonstop, being the uber-productive whirlwind that you are. Just practice this for a period of time this week, let’s say we do it for 30 minutes. Sit, watch the snow, clear your head, and just give it a beat....

Always start with you. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. You are 100% worth it. If there is someone who could really use this Mindful message, pls SHARE....

Health authorities always tells us to eat fruits and veggies, and especially cruciform vegetables like broccoli, Brussels, and cabbage. It’s not always easy to get all those veggies in all the time. And sometimes we can feel like we just need other ways to prepare them so we’re not...

If you’ve never made a Caribbean style jerk chicken, but have only seen it, smelled the aroma, or had some in a restaurant, this dish can seem magical! How in the world did they get those amazing flavors all over that chicken!? But for all the subtle sweet spiciness...