Latest Posts

bigstock-New-Life-5375130

6 Ways To Get Free or Cheap Yoga Classes

May 17, 2013 By 2 Comments

Interested in taking yoga classes, but afraid you can't afford it? Even on a tight budget, you can benefit from studio classes if you know where to look, and what questions to ask.  Here are 6 ways to get yoga classes at reduced or no … [Read More...]

IMG_1829

My $9 Skin Beauty Secret (Shhh. It’s Dry Skin Brushing…but don’t tell anybody.)

May 14, 2013 By 2 Comments

This may go on record as the most oblique health and beauty post ever written.  The anti-review, if you will.  Look alert because if you blink, you'll miss it. In my mid 20s, I ran across a small press health book touting the many benefits of … [Read More...]

IMG_1828

Day 5: 30-Day Gluten-Free/Wheat-Free Challenge (the Banh Mi Quest)

May 13, 2013 By 1 Comment

When I set out to launch the 30-Day Gluten-Free Challenge, on this one thing I was clear: If I couldn't figure out a way to get a decent sandwich, on real-tasting bread, the whole effort was doomed. I'm serious.  And not just any sandwich. … [Read More...]

yoga 042113 final

My Wheat Belly Challenge: 30 Days Gluten/Wheat Free Starting…Now!

May 8, 2013 By 2 Comments

It figures.  No sooner do I find, after a decades-long foodie quest,  the best-tasting whole wheat pasta on the planet...than I have to consider tossing the whole bloody stash overboard. I just hate it when new information crops up  to … [Read More...]

D10_Asian Woman Tree Pose_120980038

Free/$5 Yoga Classes: 2013 DC Yoga Week (April 29 – May 5)

April 29, 2013 By 2 Comments

From April 29 through May 5, those in the DC area can take advantage of *free* or $5 yoga classes at any one of 38 area studios participating in DC Yoga Week 2013, hosted by DC Community of Yoga (DCCY) and culminating in a Sunday "Yoga on the Mall" … [Read More...]

IMG_1739

Veg Week 2013: Turn zucchini into pasta!

April 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Better late than never. True, today's the last day of Veg Week 2013 (I'm a tad late getting this post in, by about 7 days), but there's no reason we can't keep it going.  There are 52 weeks in a year, so why not let one of those weeks - ANY one … [Read More...]