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.
Stress Erodes Every Strand of DNA in Your Body
The latest, must-know news about your heart: Feeling stressed-out too often raises your risk for deadly ticker trouble by a whopping 27 percent. That...
210 Minutes of Walking Per Week Lowers Risk of Stroke
In any given week, 75 percent of Americans don't walk continuously for even 10 minutes! But the act of putting one foot in front...
Avoid These 3 Sources of Anxiety and Inflammation
"Mad Men's" Don Draper (Jon Hamm) reaches for his Lucky Strikes to soothe frayed nerves (bad choice); Jack Ford (Timothy Hutton in "Leverage") drinks...
Average American Consumes 69 lbs of High Fructose Corn Syrup a...
Sometimes you just can't avoid a sucker punch. CNN reporter Nestor Dib couldn't when he covered anti-government protests in Argentina last fall. It came...
3 Extra Pounds of Excess Belly Fat Triples Your Diabetes Risk
If the headline-grabbing news that "overweight people live longer" inspired you to skip your daily stroll or reach back into that bag of sour-cream-and-chives...
5 Little-known Powers of Veggies
Lisa Simpson tried to convert the cartoon world's most dedicated carnivores - Homer and Bart - by declaring: "Good news, everyone! You don't have...
Less Invasive Ways to Determine Appendicitis
Knowing that you have appendicitis can be tricky; the initial discomfort mimics many other ailments, from stomach cramps to the flu. But if it...
15 Ways to Add More Vegetables to Your Plate Each Week
Vegetables, from deep green leaves to round, pungent bulbs, are at the core of a plant-powered diet. That’s because they are full of powerful...
Healthy Love Making Starts in the Gums
You can buy a set of Austin Powers misshapen teeth for $9, but considering what they tell you about that Mike Myers character, you...
Do You Have Fibromyalgia and Not Know It?
Michael Hastings may not be a name that's on the tip of your tongue (he had a small recurring part on "The West Wing"...
