About 15% of women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and the rate of depressive illness is greater in women with pre-existing histories of depression. While there are data to support the use of certain antidepressants during pregnancy, many women are reluctant to seek pharmacologic treatment during pregnancy and may benefit…
Today’s post on changing negative body image is by Darla Breckenridge, our psychologist-masters at Green Mountain. I feel so honored to work individually with the women who choose to see me at Green Mountain at Fox Run! The power of the transformation gained by moving through pain amazes me…
This isn’t an exact representation of today’s post but close enough. I thought it would be interesting today to look back over our last five years of blogging to see what we posted each year on this date. Never mind that I couldn’t come up with something particularly newsworthy…
I eat lots of garlic because I love the taste. Turns out it’s also rich in sulfur, an important mineral for detoxification. Two birds with one stone! It’s been so busy at Green Mountain this week, I haven’t done anything about today’s post. And as I write this, I…
The English, or seedless, cucumber has a thinner, more palatable skin than other varieties One of my favorite flavors is chipotle. It’s so warm and sweet and smokey, it’s in a class of its own. I find that most folks who don’t enjoy spicy-hot food still usually enjoy chipotle….
Anyone who has attended any of my nutrition classes at Green Mountain at Fox Run has, at some point, seen me drinking out of a re-purposed tomato sauce jar. The jar I used last week still had the tomato sauce label on it! Now, it’s not the classiest habit…
Today’s post is by Jennifer Joyce, who is currently a staff participant at Green Mountain. Like so many of us, Jennifer spent too much time taking care of others, then resorting to the comfort of her best friend food at the end of the day. Only when she made…
Truly enjoying a potato chip — one at a time The poor maligned potato chip. It has such a bad reputation yet it’s a food that’s made a big difference in helping me eat healthy. Not just any old potato chip either. It has to be Lay’s. I have…
I couldn’t resist this picture. The photographer calls it the “vegetal brain.” Do you eat to live or live to eat? The Wall Street Journal reviews research into why fatter folks might fall in with the latter camp. We’d love to see research included that looks at the effects…
The sun is high in the sky, and culinarians’ gardens are overflowing with the perrenial bounty of mint. Most varieties of mint grow very well in the chilly Green Mountains of Vermont ; often too well, as they spread like wildfire if not kept in check. So what to do with…