Jeff Krasno was an entrepreneur running a music entertainment company in lower Manhattan, two blocks from the World Trade Center when 9/11 hit. Right afterward, his girlfriend, who would later become his wife, took over some empty space in his office building and opened a yoga ...read more
If you’ve ever done any research on the Paleo diet, you’ve likely seen Mark Sisson’s name. If you’ve ever tried Whole Foods Market's best-selling condiment, Primal Kitchen’s avocado mayo, then you’ve also tasted some of Mark Sisson’s work. Sisson has been at the healthy ...read more
Shiva Rea found her first downward dog at age 14 and hasn’t stopped flowing since. She now has 25 years of teaching yoga in 44 different countries, along with 27 DVD-CDs bringing even more yoga to people around the world. For Rea, yoga transcends a one-hour studio class. It’s ...read more
We’ve all been there. Your meeting, kids' practice, doctor’s appointment runs late, and your next meal is many stomach-grumbling hours away. What’s a busy, hungry, multi-tasker to-do? As a nutrition coach, I practice what I preach, and always have stashes of healthy snacks ...read more
While there are juice bars on nearly every corner in major cities these days, none offer quite the same line up of health products as the superfoods haven, Moon Juice. Feeling stressed out or fighting a cold? Moon Juice has a powder, elixir, and special blend to keep you ...read more
Ever burned your arm and wondered if you should put ice or cool water on it? Answer: avoid ice, and instead, hold the burn under cold running water. Do you have digestive issues and are curious if acupuncture could help? According to the Mayo Clinic's new book, " The ...read more
Scanning my kitchen, you can count seven cooking devices in plain sight. So when I heard about the latest all-in-one kitchen appliance from Thermomix, I hesitated, as I don’t even have counter space for one more contraption. My culinary curiosity piqued when I learned that the ...read more
I love to entertain, and I love a good theme party even more. I’ve had wine pairing dinners and appetizer-only parties, but my friends were a little apprehensive about the theme of my latest event. I wanted to gather a group of meat lovers to try the latest burger from Beyond ...read more
You know drinking water is good for you, right? As a nutrition coach who specializes in digestive disorders, I’m practically a personal PR agent for water. There’s that whole proper hydration, high energy, good digestion, glowing skin thing that you want to get in on. Yet, you ...read more
When I first read about The Coconut Cult's $25 coconut yogurt, I let out an audible, "seriously?", followed by a 180-degree eye roll. Unless that yogurt came with its own coconut-bearing palm tree, I just didn’t see the point. Curiosity consumed me until I found myself at LA’s ...read more
Amanda Chantal Bacon, founder of Moon Juice, LA's wellness epicenter, was gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free at the age of 4, years before there were complete grocery aisles, restaurants, and hipster juice shops dedicated these popular dietary preferences. Saddled with ...read more
It was a little after 5 a.m. on a Wednesday morning -- about 3 hours earlier than I’m used to being coherent -- when I rolled my yoga mat out onto the floor of a large bar. I was in downward dog by 5:30 a.m., and when savasana hit an hour later, it wasn’t time to rest. It was ...read more