Videos - healthy food

  • The Growing Solution to Urban Food Deserts

    The Growing Solution to Urban Food Deserts

    With the near epidemic of type-2 diabetes, breast cancer and other degenerative diseases in communities of color particularly relative to non-hispanic white communities, this episode of Soul of Green examines the link between these growing health disparities and the lack of basic access to fresh healthy food and produce. This episode of Soul of Green was produced in conjunction with The University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication, broadcast health journalism fellowship, and won an Excellent in Health Journalism award from Association of Health Care Journalists. 
  • The 30 Day Raw Food Detox

    The 30 Day Raw Food Detox

    For nearly 30 years, sixty four year old Karyn Calabrese has been on the leading edge of the holistic health movement. Through her four vegan restaurants, inner beauty healing center, nutritional supplements and bi-monthly raw food detox classes, this wellness pioneer is changing people's lives for the better.

    On this episode of Conscious Living TV, we get down to healing by taking Karyn's 30 day raw food detox--the results were simply amazing.
  • Leaders of the New School

    Leaders of the New School

    With the state of the American education system in crisis, the future of our children remains uncertain. One elementary school on the southwest side of Chicago, The Academy for Global Citizenship is setting a new standard in holistic learning.  With a core academic curriculum based on environmental stewardship, healthy living and tolerance, AGC is teaching kids not only how to be scholars, but also how to be citizens of the world.
  • Healthy Back to School Snacks

    Healthy Back to School Snacks

    Traditional kids' snacks are filled with toxins like high fructose corn syrup, genetically modified ingredients (GMO's), hormones and trans fats, all of which have been linked to childhood obesity and heart disease. For healthier, allergy-free snack options, watch our recent segment on ABC featuring USDA certified organic snacks, tasty dairy alternatives, and Bisphenol A (BPA)-free lunch containers.
  • Vegan Mania

    Vegan Mania

    Watch this episode of Conscious Living as we get the inside scoop on a plant based diet at Chicago's one day extravaganza VeganMania.

Blogs - healthy food

  • Seeds of Change

    Seeds of Change

    There’s a shocking statistic in the city of Chicago: over 600,000 of our 2.8-plus million residents live in so-called “food deserts.” Local food policy consultant Mari Gallagher’s groundbreaking reports on food deserts have helped put our city on the map as a national focal point for food disparities. According to Gallagher, food deserts are neighborhoods where residents lack access to fresh, healthy produce. In Chicago, the majority of food desert residents are African-American women and children.
  • Organic Food 101

    Organic Food on the Rise

    There is growing consumer demand for organic food--and for good reason. Due to profit-driven practices in the agriculture and livestock industries, the majority of food we eat contains toxic chemicals that are dangerous for our bodies, and for the planet. Conventionally grown crops are sprayed with tons of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and chemical fertilizers that contaminate our water, air and soil. These chemicals are designed to kill other forms of life, but are harmful to human cells and organs, leading to degenerative diseases like cancer, liver failure and obesity. Although washing food helps, many chemicals are deeply absorbed and cannot be rinsed off. Also, many conventional crops like apples, tomatoes and corn are genetically engineered, or GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) to yield larger, tastier, more resilient crops. GMO’s have been linked to allergies in humans and overgrowth of plant monocultures that wreak havoc on our eco-system.
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