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D9 August Break: Blue Bottle, Anyone?
Blue Bottle artisanal coffee, roasted in the ‘hood here in Oakland’s Jack London Square. Now, if we could just settle the acrylamide issue….
Read MoreD7 August Break: Breaking Free from Restriction
We’re one week into the August Break. Trying not to write, but as usual I’m processing, processing, processing. Here’s what I’m working with, in the hopes that it’ll provide some…
Read MoreDr. Weil: What Is Integrative Medicine?
Here’s a transcript from Dr. Andy Weil’s interview with Larry King. Harvard didn’t teach me more than 30 minutes of nutrition either, even though I graduated years after Dr. Weil.…
Read MoreAugust 1: Yoga Class Doesn't Get Easier But We Do
Yin Yoga class last night at Flying Yoga in Temescal
Read MoreAugust Break: Let the Photo Challenge Fill the Tank
I got all sparkly and inspired by a proposition put to me by Susannah Conway: don’t write, just post photos, during the month of August. Feels like a luscious idea.…
Read MoreYoga: The Answer to Everything
I’m going to shoot straight with you: my wonderful assistant just quit last week and I’m overwhelmed. I’d love to describe how my summer vacation is off to a wonderful…
Read MoreTips for My Younger Sisters: Sex, Weight, Hormones, Fertility
I’ve been blessed to grow up with two younger sisters and today I had the idea of posting some of my best tips about surfing the hormonal flux of premenopause…
Read MoreGet Your Alkaline Broth Right Here
When I lead my Cleanse twice/year, alkaline broth is front and center. Why bother? What could it possibly do for you? We tend to love acidifying and mucus-producing foods. You…
Read MoreMini-Sabbatical Coming Soon
When I first went to France at 17, I was struck by how Paris shut down for the month of August. I thought taking the month of August off sounded…
Read MoreHomage to Betty Ford: We'd Have No Dr. Drew Without You
When Gerald Ford became president in 1974 after Nixon’s resignation, I was seven years old. Sadly, it took Betty Ford’s death last Friday, July 8, 2011, for me to understand…
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