Mario

I was very pleased to see that the vegan lifestyle is catching on on tv. NBC long running show, Saturday Night Life (SNL) recently featured a sketch that sums it all up through cover songs and movie mentioning. Having such a grand exposure to millions of people is a great step in the right direction. The writers did …

In all major cities we see empty lots just sitting there unused. These parcels of land could be amazing urban gardens giving organic produce to the community. We also  work hard to keep our lawns green but we are not cows that eat grass. So lets see things differently. Wherever you live there is potential …

Today while I was on the treadmill concentrating on my workout I happened to glance at one of the TV screens in front of me and lo and behold there it was, the absurdity of advertisement. First of all I am a big advocate of exercising with focus, so no books, TV, magazines at the gym please. …

We are in a new era of desire and pleasure. The belief that a long term relationship kills the passion and couples stop having sex in the long run, is only true if we don’t care. To keep sex alive and well is entirely up to us. Esther Perel, a psychotherapist from Belgium, is going …

Our doctors always ask us about our health history in the form of genes and never ask us about the quality of the air, water and food we put into our bodies. Where we live is just as important if not more. Many health problems can be directly linked to the area where we reside. …

We all know the benefits of getting vitamin D from exposure to the sun but what we didn’t know is that by letting the sun rays kiss your skin, nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in the skin, gets released to greatly benefit our blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. Is this why British people are more …

The importance of stretching is something I will always talk about. After a night of sleep, before and after working out or for no particular reason but to feel good, feeling that connection between body and mind with proper breathing is important. Our minds tend to wonder away from our bodies and giving yourself a 10-15 minutes of …

As a person who enjoys knowing what I put ON as well as IN my body, I have no problem staying away from sodas. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that anything other than what comes from natural ingredients, shouldn’t be used in any form. Sadly a lot of people ingest things that …

It was 1996 and Rebecca Onie was only a sophomore in college when she had a realization that there was something wrong with the health care system. She co-founded Health Leads, a program that helps low-income families to access basic needs like nutrition and housing that often lead to illness. Helped by recruited college students, Health Leads operates …

Director and producer Penelope Jagessar Chaffer, took on a personal journey to find the impact of environmental chemical pollution on babies and children. With the help of scientist Tyrone Hayes, they shed light on some scary facts of atrazine, a herbicide used on corn and its effects on humans. What came out is a movie: Toxic Baby. Here, …