Whipping up a recipe in the kitchen isn’t as simple as it used to be when it comes to the oils we use for cooking. You might find yourself wondering if you should use your new bottle of cold-pressed olive oil to stir fry vegetables, or not? Current nutrition information tells us that the way we use oils for food preparation is very important to our health. The next time you reach for your favored bottle of oil to prepare dinner, consider substituting one of these healthy oils instead.

My interest in herbal plants began one day when I happened on a large coffee table book of medicinal herbs in NYC’s Strand bookstore. It was cheap and had pretty pictures, so I bought it. Ten years, three herbal medicine certifications and at least fifteen moves later, I have no idea where that book went, but I continue to use my knowledge of medicinal herbs and plants to treat myself, my family and friends.

I’m interested in how people move past their body stories, the ones deeply implanted by their mothers, or their friends, or the TV. Or all three. How they get through the rest of their life still hearing the same words leave the mouths of their fathers, their lovers, or the magazines that cover the shelves at the grocery store. Changing the story for a moment is easy; changing for the rest of our life is a daily struggle.