Akiva Resnikoff, founder of The Cookie Department, has engineered confections to do more than satiate your sweet tooth. His organic “Chocolate Chip Nookies” are baked with Peruvian Maca root, a member of the radish family. Packed with nutrients, this stamina boosting herb was eaten by Inca warriors before going to battle. Today powdered Maca root has been redefined as Peru’s... READ MORE »
What does the celebrated Red Carpet star have in common with the treasured Bonsai Tree? The Asian art of cultivating perfectly proportioned Bonsai trees, is achieved through surgical pruning. Stunting it’s growth is a balancing act of stressing the tree without killing it, producing exemplary specimens that appear ageless to the untrained eye. The Eastern skill of snipping and paring... READ MORE »
Looking good is not always good for you. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), has an online database where you can check if your favorite lotions and potions are tame or toxic. Chanel or Revlon? When it comes to quality, you don’t always get what you pay for. Labels touting “organic” or “natural” also offer no safety guarantee. It’s not much different... READ MORE »
Amazingly, the average U.S. life expectancy in 1900 was 47 and the divorce rate was less than 1%. One hundred years later, lifespan nearly doubled and the divorce rate rose six-fold. The invention of antibiotics was the game changer for longevity. Partnering-once makes sense when you have less than half a century to grow up, get hitched and serve Mother... READ MORE »
