For the past week I’ve been on a juice cleanse. Drinking vegetable and fruit juice three times a day, along with cutting down on caffeine and eliminating alcohol and other vices. There’s a saying that "You are what you eat, so don’t be fast, cheap, easy or fake." What we...
It didn’t happen overnight. Or in the span of a week, month or even year. Nothing worthwhile ever does. No, it’s still happening and taking on new forms every day. And my happiness has increased with each and every step toward better health and peace of mind. But first, let’s...
Amber Stott has a passion for food health, and decided that she wanted to educate people on the importance of making healthy food choices. So far, she has taken her passion from a food blog she started to her own after school program, and she still striving for more. Stott is the founder of the...
Did you miss Saturday, Jan. 26’s Vegfest at the Fusion International Arts Center? Unseen Heroes organized the 2,500-person event, which included 32 food, farm and vegan beer vendors. Attendees also enjoyed a plethora of demonstrations about health and wellness. Maritz Davis from Unseen Heroes...
Having an eating disorder can be a very traumatic experience for an individual. Fortunately, there are programs that are dedicated to helping people that suffer from eating disorders recover and live a normal and healthy life. I had the pleasure for touring Sacramento’s Summit Eating Disorders and...
Bodies were oiled and tanned to a dark brown for the World Bodybuilding and Fitness Association event at the Colonial Theater in Sacramento on November 17, 2012. And trophies were given to top competitors for physique, bodybuilding and women’s bikini class. “I like to see the transformation that...
For the past week, I and 150 other Sacramentans have been participating in the Sacramento Housing Alliance’s 7-Day Food Stamp Challenge. The goal was to spend only the daily amount you’d receive on food stamps, $4.90, to feed yourself on at least one day of the contest. Tomorrow is the last day of...
I’m not sure if you all heard, but we are getting super into mustaches here at The Sacramento Press this month. Post your Movember mustache to our Facebook wall, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #sacpressstache. We’ll give two free movie tickets and a free popcorn courtesy of...
The Sacramento region is the self-proclaimed "National Farm to Fork Capitol." Together, we can highlight the cultural and ethnic diversity of our bountiful region. The universal practice of yoga provides an ancient methodology to help us celebrate the journey...
Tea time again! I recently received this chock-full-of-info response to my article (Tea and Raw Food: Legal?) from Suzette Hammond, head of Training and Education for Rishi Tea–thank you, Suzette!! I thought I’d share it here (with the permission of the author, of course). Ms...
