Engaging in gardening and tending to houseplants can have numerous stress-reducing benefits as well as provide you with the opportunity to grow and include more nutritious whole food plants into your diet. In this blog I share 5 ways in which gardening and caring for houseplants can help to reduce stress while providing nutrient-dense foods!

March 7th is celebrated annually as “National Plant Power Day”!

Celebrate Plant Power Day by choosing healthy and nutritious plant-based foods.

Enjoy this FREE GUIDE with all things plants including: Plant-based substitutes, healthy plant additions, key vitamins and supplements, how to read nutrition labels and where to find plant-based restaurants in your area or while traveling.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Traditionally, Valentine’s Day has been celebrated by purchasing flowers, chocolate candies, jewelry, a fancy dinner, etc. Today, let’s take a moment to turn inward to the matters of the heart. In this blog post, I share nutrition, physical activities and mindfulness/yoga for a heart-healthy day. Bonus! A recipe for one of our favorite dinners: BBQ Tofu & Brown Rice Bowl.

On Tuesday December 6th 2022, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company Grow Local, leading the mission to “Feed the Future”, founded by Chris Mau and Kevin Higgins, hosted the inaugural globally attended “TEHNS Summit” as part of a $500 million initiative in conjunction with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

The summit brought together “industry leaders to equip, amplify, and drive impactful results in Global Health and Nutrition by utilizing Technology and Education in intentionally Sustainable ways”, via a nationwide campaign to address food insecurity for millions of Americans. Almost 3,000 participants across 5 different continents attended the event in-person and virtually.

In this post I share my key takeaways and personal thoughts.