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Eating & Body Image
How to Make a Carrot Steak (recipe) 

The All-American diet has made vegetables a sideshow at great cost to our health, our palate, and our planet. Here’s an example of bringing a superstar vegetable front and center. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 11, 2015
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Depression & Grief
Uncovering Happiness 

Bouts of depression range from the mild and infrequent to the severe and chronic. For serious depression, you should seek qualified help. But for any level of depression, it helps to know that underlying the darkness is happiness—and our brain is equipped with the means to uncover it. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • February 10, 2015
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Mindfulness For
Trapped in the Box We Call Pain 

Without it, we wouldn’t know we’re alive and we couldn’t tell if we’ve been hurt. But too much of it can become an all-consuming drain on our attention.  Read More 

  • Christiane Wolf
  • February 10, 2015
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Eating & Body Image
Does Fast Food Really Cost Less? 

Don’t be fooled by the cheap sticker price. Fast food provides an unbalanced diet. Improving access to fresh nutritious food, Congressman Tim Ryan says, will make us healthier and lower health-care costs. It’s a national priority. Read More 

  • Tim Ryan
  • February 10, 2015
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Eating & Body Image
Eat Well, Heal the Earth 

Dan Barber has some wacky ideas about how we need to eat in the future to live sustainably. He wants us to scrape off cattails and put the fuzz on our plates, and serve carrots like steaks. Why? Because he’s taken the time to contemplate and explore the connection between how we eat and how we care for our land. Read More 

  • Donna Nebenzahl
  • February 10, 2015
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Mindfulness For
Crazy, Stupid Money 

Just glimpsing a wad of cash can make us anxious, selfish, paranoid, and even a little crazy, Sharon Begley writes. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 9, 2015
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Compassion: Brain Food for Happiness 

Our brain is equipped to uncover happiness, says Elisha Goldstein. One way we can do that is to tap into a deeper source of meaning and purpose: connection with others.  Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • February 6, 2015
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