Author: ESS_Naples
When Cucumbers Become Common
It is always exciting when the cucumber harvest starts, but within a few weeks of the season we are often overrun with their abundance. My solution to [...]
When Post Vacation Blues are a Wake Up Call
Vacations are meant to provide respite for our physical, mental and spiritual bodies after what can be endless hours, days, weeks and months of brutal [...]
Rejuvenate Aging Skin…Safe and Naturally
Look no further than the nonsurgical face lift which uses microcurrent technology. Supported by over 30 years of research, microcurrent produces elect [...]
Carve Out Some “Me” Time this Summer
I love summer! There’s really nothing like it. For many of us, our schedules don’t change drastically during the summer season. If we have school aged [...]
Being Mindful in Every Day Life
The term mindfulness has been part of the spiritual conversation for thousands of years through Buddhism, Hinduism, and even in the Muslim/Christian a [...]
Bailey’s Backyard Farm-to-Table Restaurant in Ridgefield– A Locavore’s Dream
The farm-to-table buzzword has been tossed around so much it’s almost become cliché, not to mention the fact that there are many variations on the def [...]
Farm-to-Table Dining with Hometown Cooking at Rooster Company
You haven’t had chicken until you’ve been to The Rooster Company. I admit – it’s kind of hard for a restaurant to screw up chicken BUT – how many time [...]
Good News Café in Woodbury Serves Up Gastronomic Delights
One of the oldest farm-to-table restaurants in the state, the Good News Café has been serving up locally sourced cuisine since 1992. Owner and Chef Ca [...]
Farm-to-Table Like You’ve Never Had at Sugar & Olives
Tucked away in a cozy, industrial space is a restaurant that has been quietly crafting amazing farm-to-table meals long before it became all the rage. [...]
True Inventiveness at Artisan Restaurant in Southport
The words that come to mind when speaking to Executive Chef Frederic Kieffer of Artisan Restaurant, Tavern and Garden in Southport are: spontaneity, i [...]
The Weight Loss Puzzle Finally Solved! Excerpts from the new e-book, just released by Drs. Frank Aieta and Diane Hayden
Trying and failing at losing weight again is just not on your mile-long list of to-do’sIlove anymore. And you’re sick of hearing “Oh! You need to go [...]
Optimize Your Life by Nurturing Your Spine
What is Buddhism? While it is an umbrella term for various principles and practices all wrapped in a cultural layer, at its core, Buddhism is really a [...]
The Evolution of a Market Manager and a Farmers Market…A Q&A with Martha Maguire about Branford Alps Farmers Market
How did you become interested in opening a Farmers Market?
Call me a bike seat and armchair farmer. While my children were in elementary school, my [...]
Integration of Conventional Medicine with Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Nurses are among the most trusted professionals, devoting their careers to caring for other people. Holistic nursing is the core of nursing education [...]
All Your Questions about Spirituality, Energy and Health Answered!
I am grateful for the opportunity to help people experience the world I feel we are moving through and stepping into. This column is question and answ [...]
Baby Romaine—A Spring Darling
There are so many reasons to love the month of June - summery weather, school letting out, and the opening of farmer’s markets. It may sound weird bu [...]
What to bring to a Barbeque!
Close your eyes and imagine warm weather, a light breeze, the perfect summer day… June is always the time when we get excited for fresh foods and fres [...]
What if you only had one year to live?
What would you do? What places would you visit? Who would you spend your time with?
How many of you have contemplated this question? I mean seriou [...]
Self-confidence is SEXY!
Too many people think that being self-confident means you are cocky and disrespectful. Don’t get me wrong – there are people like that – but I wouldn’ [...]
Calling All Men… Are you STRESSED OUT?
We know that even moderate levels of prolonged stress have countless negative effects on the body, including insomnia, high cholesterol, high blood pr [...]
Head Out to our Local CT Farmers Markets this Summer
The sun has finally come back to our state, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing and spring has arrived, and with it: farmers market season! Many co [...]
Infertility, A Guy’s Perspective
June is National Men’s Health Month. According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, infertility affects both men and women equally. Howev [...]
A New Definition of Intimacy at The Outlook Lodge
Situated northwest of Colorado Springs at an elevation of 7800 feet, Green Mountain Falls has been a resort destination since the late 1800's. The vil [...]
Being a Mindful Man in a Crazy World
Every day in my practice I speak to patients about the significant role that stress plays in our lives. We discuss the tendency toward an overactive [...]