Food & Wellness

Flower Power
The colorful blooms that adorn our homes and gardens can be partners in mind-body wellness. Here’s how to harness their benefits. read more

Writing Toward Wellness
Publication - Alive Magazine
Journal writing can help you start a new chapter in your life—one that’s physically and emotionally healthier. read more

The New Age of Fitness
Publication - Alive Magazine
Mental health is the biggest trend in fitness. Two celebrity trainers point the way toward more mindful workouts— and a happier you. read more

Fed Up
Publication - Alive Magazine
Food waste contributes to climate change. These innovators are working toward a less wasteful tomorrow. read more

Winning Hearts and Minds
Publication - Alive Magazine
Three rising female leaders in sport are boosting brain health and mental health in athletes of all ages and fitness levels. read more

A Self-Care Shakeup
Publication - Alive Magazine
Forget the champagne bubble baths and gold-leaf facials. A new not-for-profit organization lights the way to sustainable self-care. read more

A Seed of Hope
Publication - Alive Magazine
The Million Gardens Movement aims to inspire a million households to plant home gardens as a hedge against hunger -- and an act of joy. read more

Easy Does It
Publication - Alive Magazine
Yoga guru Tara Stiles' new approach to wellness is grounded in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda. Here's how to apply its teachings. read more

Let Go of Perfect
Publication - Alive Magazine
Nutrition expert and bestselling author Kimberly Snyder offers advice for thriving within life's new (and unpredictable) normal. read more

Journaling Helps with COVID-19 Emotions
Publication - Pasadena Weekly
Five research-backed ways that journal writing can benefit your wellbeing in the time of the coronavirus and beyond. read more

Taking Toxin-Free Personal Care to the Next Level
Publication - Ingredients Journal
The dangers of petrochemicals in personal care products--and how an innovative company is setting a new safety standard. read more

Steady Does It
Publication - Alive Magazine
Groundbreaking telemedicine company SteadyMD pairs you with a primary care doc who "gets" you and your health needs. read more

Lettuce Disrupt the Food System
Publication - Alive Magazine
With Lettuce Grow, Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik have found a way to make growing your own farm-fresh produce a no-brainer. read more

Prescribing Mindfulness
Publication - Stanford Anesthesia
The PRIME wellness program in the Stanford Department of Anesthesia uses mindfulness-based stress reduction to alleviate physician burnout. read more

Hempseed Oil vs. CBD Oil
Publication - Alive Magazine
They're definitely not the same thing, but they're both important for your endocannabinoid system. Here's why. read more

Sweetening the Pot
Publication - Alive Magazine
Up your cooking game with Equal Parts, a cookware company that offers a free "Text a Chef" service to anyone who signs up. read more

Run Like the Wind
Publication - Alive Magazine
Thanks to Stryd's tiny power meter that clips onto a shoelace, runners can finally measure how wind affects their runs. read more

Sleep Tight
Publication - Alive Magazine
Fatigue Science helps pro sports teams beat fatigue for their best game. Soon, the tech innovator could help you sleep for your best life. read more

What’s the Best Way to Take CBD?
Publication - Delicious Living
The pros and cons of some of the most popular hemp-derived CBD products flooding store shelves. read more

The Vegan Skincare Ingredients You Need This Summer
Publication - Alive Magazine
These plant-based, cruelty-free, natural skincare ingredients will be sizzling hot this season. read more

Hot Right Now
Publication - Alive Magazine
The latest trends in plant-based supplements, foods, and green business practices. read more

You Won’t Believe It’s Not Beef
Publication - Alive Magazine
Meet the Beyond Burger: burger patties made entirely from plants that look, cook and taste nearly identical to their beef counterparts. read more

Parking Lot to Plate
Publication - Alive Magazine
Brooklyn's Square Roots is growing non-GMO, pesticide-free crops in an unlikely place: industrial shipping containers. read more

Before Whole Foods, There Was Rainbow Grocery
Publication - Clean Plates
How San Francisco's first major organic and natural food store helped pioneer how we eat today. read more

Sqirl It Away
Publication - Clean Plates
Get a taste of Jessica Koslow's trendsetting food with "Everything I Want to Eat: Sqirl and the New California Cooking" read more

Chefs Talk About Culinary Innovation at the Symrise-Star Chefs Los Angeles Roundtable
Publication - In-Sight
Three rising-star chefs and a mixologist discuss local flavor trends in L.A. and the creative process behind them. read more

Chefs Discuss the Los Angeles Dining Landscape at the Symrise-Star Chefs Roundtable
Publication - In-Sight
L.A. chefs muse on the picky palates and idiosyncratic tastes of L.A. diners. read more

Decolonizing Your Diet
Publication - Clean Plates
This collection of plant-based Mexican-American recipes exploits the health-promoting merits of indigenous ingredients. read more

6 Ways to Love Lavender Even More
Publication - Clean Plates
From pasta sauce to dark chocolate, these tasty food products subtly showcase the fragrant purple flower. read more

5 New Coconut Products We Love
Publication - Clean Plates
If you're cuckoo for coconuts, you'll love these healthy treats, from coconut oil-based vegan butter to coconut water sparkling beverages. read more

Slow Your (Breakfast) Roll
Publication - Clean Plates
Pastry chef Zoe Nathan's Huckleberry cookbook celebrates naturally sweet and savory breakfasts. read more

New Year, New Cleanse
Publication - Clean Plates
Juice cleanses are so last year! LA-based soup delivery company Soupure is out to prove that souping is the new juicing. read more

Hyper Local
Publication - Clean Plates
The Malibu Farm Cookbook reads like a love letter to the agricultural bounty of the 'Bu. read more