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Whether your choice of comfort foods is based on the season, the occasion, your personal history, or your identity, there is always an emotional component to what we eat, as emotions play a significant role in what we crave. No matter the reason, there is certainly room in a healthy diet to moderately partake in whatever your heart and mind desire.

Skin conditions are not just skin conditions. What’s inside will always come out. Our skin is the great communicator (think megaphone) when it comes to imbalances and chronic health issues and it’s up to us to look beneath the surface for the underlying problem.

Given our world of brightly lit supermarket aisles proudly displaying picture-perfect fruits and vegetables, massive distribution warehouses where foods sit in waiting, questionable post-harvest handling practices (think the E. coli outbreaks from spinach), inhumane and toxic feedlots, and less-than-flavorful produce harvested before its time in a faraway land, the growing season is the time of year to visit your local organic farmers’ market and experience the difference.



When most people hear “leafy green vegetables,” they probably think of iceberg lettuce. However the ordinary, pale crunchies in restaurant salads don’t boast the power-packed goodness or taste (pass the ranch dressing!) of other darker greens, most of which our Western diets are unfortunately lacking.