As a dietitian living on the “westside” of Los Angeles I come across a lot of clients who ask me about cleansing. My response usually consists of some science based explanation about how the liver is the primary organ of detoxification faithfully backed up by the kidneys, that the body is perfectly capable […]

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Ever wonder what it’s like to have a real farm to table experience in the middle of a field where the actual food that you are eating was raised on the land on which you are eating it. For the last ten years Outstanding in the Field has been “a roving culinary […]

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“Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won’t bite one another. To prevent him from getting sick in such close quarters, he is dosed with antibiotics. The waste produced by the […]

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“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead […]

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Another really cool grassroots idea coming from the east side of Los Angeles. An idea sprouted from the brain of Hynden Walch, The Hillside Produce Cooperative is a free neighborhood monthly exchange of all the fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers we grow in our yards, so no food is wasted and people can enjoy […]

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Irecently tried this place after an out-of-town guest joked that he had to culminate his Venice Beach experience with a vegan lunch. So we went to Seed, a macrobiotic/vegan restaurant, tucked between a Subway and a surf shop. We tried the Southwest Burger and the Italian Soy Sausage Panini - delicious, filling and […]

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The other day I was at Trader Joes tossing bagged vegetables into my cart and wondered why I was buying bagged vegetables when I have a perfectly good super local farmer’s market right down the street from my house. I’m not dissing TJs at all, in fact it’s where I do the majority of […]

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“Consider this: The U.S. produces 10 billion animals a year just for food, animals that contribute one-fifth of all greenhouse gases and clog our arteries. Plus, we pay more for the food that’s bad for us than we do for the vegetables, fruits and grains that are good for us.” Source: NPR

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Preston Maring is a doctor who is making a difference. Six years ago he persuaded Kaiser Permanente in Oakland to start a farmer’s market and it’s been impacting people’s lives in a positive way ever since. Not only is it supporting the local farmers but it is also helping the shoppers change the way […]

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“When it comes to food, Alice Waters is a legend. At age 64, she has done more to change how we Americans eat, cook and think about food than anyone since Julia Child.” Read more at CBS News.

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