Food

Have you noticed that grocery stores carry more organic products than in the recent past? Some grocery chains used to dedicate entire sections of the store to organics. Now, in many stores, gluten-free aisles have replaced the organic sections, and organic products now occupy the same shelf space as their non-organic counterparts. Organic is [almost] becoming…

According to some folks, especially those in Pennsylvania, in order to have good luck in the new year, you should dine on pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. This, according to legend, is because pigs root forward, a symbol of success. I’ve never seen a pig rooting, but I did make eye contact with…

(2026 Note: I deliberated whether I should add this post to my new website, but I guess, if any of these are still open after more than a decade, you know they must be good. Oh, and Jim and I fell off the plant-based wagon.) At home, my husband, Jim, and I usually follow a…

Did you know that the potatoes used to make McDonald’s fries receive such a high dose of aphid-killer that the farmers won’t step a foot on their land for five days after spraying? That’s bad enough, but did you know that the potatoes, themselves, must outgas for six weeks before being made into the iconic,…

Well, well, well. Walmart is entering the organic market and aims to drive down prices to make healthier food available to low-income folks (like its employees). I say, “Bravo!” This move is giving me warm fuzzies. Anyone who knows me is aware of my one-person boycott against Walmart and Sam’s Club, due to their inappropriate…

This post contains descriptions of gladiators, so you may wish to read through before sharing it with the kids. “Are you afraid of lions?” That’s what our tour guide, Marti, asked the children in our group more than once. We spent Monday afternoon at the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Roman Senate, and the Arch…

It’s widely accepted that stress contributes to IBS flare-ups. Can infection and stress in IBS patients also cause memory loss?