Eating Well in San Diego

The Best Becomes Better

The same menu of nutritious cuisine served at Lotus Café and Juice Bar in Encinitas is now available at their second location in Hillcrest's Village.

Seabreeze Organic Farm

Growing a Healthier Community

According to Stephenie Caughlin, owner of Seabreeze Organic Farm, "it doesn't take long for CSA customers to notice the benefits of eating fresh produce."

Farmers' Markets

Check out these local farmers' markets in the area!

The Lotus Café and Juice Bar

Offering a Life of Service to the Community

The combination of the Lotus Café & Juice Bar's East Indian temple theme and delicious, reasonably priced, mostly organic food, invites the mind and palate to reflect upon nirvana while dining.

Wellness Program Certification Seminar in San Francisco

Dr. Wolf Funfack, founder of Metabolic Balance, will host a special Coaches Certification Seminar in San Francisco.

December 2011 Publisher's Pick

Naturally To Your Door adds healthy, fresh organic produce to my family’s diet.

New Company Offers Food-Safe and Non-Toxic Products

Florida-based Essential Safe Products (ESP) recently launched an online resource where consumers can learn about food-safe and non-toxic alternatives to kitchen equipment made with harmful chemicals.

Tea Gallerie Now Open

Offering an impressive collection of organic teas from Africa, Asia, India and throughout the world, Tea Gallerie invites tea enthusiasts to peruse their selection of exotic and unique teas.

Kale Salad

Original Recipe from Samantha Hua

Improve Your Snooze

Sleep Aids versus Sleep Sappers

Can what we eat help us enjoy better sleep? Yes, says our panel of experts—see which foods, drinks and supplements they recommend to ease your zzz’s.

Backyard Gardening

How to Get a Lot From Your Plot

Whether this is your first year growing a kitchen garden or your thumb glows green from years of use, it’s possible to quickly turn dreams of bountiful organic harvests into a reality.

A Flexitarian Diet for a Flexible Life

On Your Mark, Get Set, Flex

There’s a new term in town, ‘flexitarian’, which gives us a handle on what many of us are likely doing anyway; we are inclined to eat less meat and more plant foods, but not ready to completely give up chicken or the occasional burger.

Nutrition for Breast Health

Food Choices are Big Factor in Preventative Breast Health

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, prompting many studies about the possibilities for preventive breast health through a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition and regular exercise.

The Edible Schoolyard

Revolutionizing Classes and Cuisine Across America

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches may be a lunchtime mainstay for many schoolchildren—along with other cafeteria fare of questionable nutrition and taste. Or worse, soda, snacks and candy from a hallway vending machine. But better, more healthy alternatives are on the horizon, thanks in part to the vision of renowned restaurateur Alice Waters.

Satisfying Summer Smoothies

Get a Whole Day's Fruit Quota in One Delicious Shake-me-up

Fruit smoothies have come of age and gone main stream to the point that they now rival coffees as a daily drink of choice. They’re quick, portable, filling and, of course, naturally nutritious.

Another Strike Against Saturated Fat

Brain Hit with Saturated Fats Fails to Signal the Body to Stop Eating

Why Junk Food Is Aging

The Side Effects of Drinking Soda

Nutty Help for Diabetes

A Healthy Replacement for Carbohydrates

Olive Oil Protects the Liver

Benefits of this Healthy Fat

For Love and Heart

A Delicious Way to Keep Heart Disease at Bay

Celery as Nutrition Staple

Advantages to Eating This Crunchy Green