Susan Patterson
Susan is a Certifed Health Coach, Master Gardener and sustainability expert who has authored over twenty top selling books on healthy living, clean eating, gardening and natural wellness. She has taught thousands of people how to shop, cook and eat healthily and live well. When she is not coaching others, writing or speaking, Susan can be found hiking, kayaking and enjoying time in her garden.
Getting the Winter Doldrums? How About a Negative Fast!
You've probably heard the saying, "You are what you eat," meaning your diet dictates how you look and feel. But what about the words...
Winter Allergy Time: Boost Your Folate Intake
Q: Leaves are gone, there are no flowers, but my allergies just keep going. What is it that gets me sneezing and congested during...
Naturally Boost Your Libido With These 5 Delicious Treats
It would be hard to heat up your love life if, after "50 First Dates" with the same guy, your amnesia made it impossible...
Debunking 7 Myths About Alcohol
Blame it on craft beers, inexpensive wine or the down economy - North Americans are sipping more alcohol, more often. (Twenty-two percent of you say you drink too much, up from 17 percent a decade ago.)
Probiotics Cut Cold Symptoms Two Days Short
When Eli Wallach, Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef mixed it up in the spaghetti Western "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," they...
How to Kick That Soda Habit
Drinking one 20-ounce bottle of soda daily for a year can pack on 25 extra pounds! But when the NYC Board of Health banned...
Stuffing War: The Turkey, The Family, The Anxiety
When I was a kid, I remember Thanksgiving dinner as an aggressive, competitive sport. No, it was not about whether the high school football...
Bored? 4 Tips to Get Unstuck and Turn Your Day Around
If you type "bored kids" into Google, you'll get 48 million results! Kids have even started their own mini-movie industry on You Tube; that's...
Is the Craving for Instant Gratification Driving Our Health Problems?
When The Black Eyed Peas sing "Someday," they're crooning an anthem for immediate gratification: "I don't want it someday; I don't want it one...
4 Toxic Body Signals You Should Never Ignore
Have you ever wondered if the pains we feel on a regular basis are really “normal”? Is it normal to get frequent headaches? To...
