Here’s an interview with George Vutetakis, known as “The Vegetarian Guy,” who wrote a great cookbook about the restaurant he started in Michigan years ago. He’s known in San Diego for roving around farmer’s markets and sharing his delicious recipes with the world. Why and when did you become vegetarian/vegan? George: The decision to become [...]
Her Facebook photos of delicious meals she prepares entice many people, so it’s good news Nrgy Gonzalez has a bilingual blog now! In Vegan a la Mexicana, she shares her positive outlook and passion for healthy food. In the past, Nrgy hated eating animal products and also wasn’t a big fan of veggies. When she [...]
At her home in Whittier, Southern California and around the country, Teresa Jordan, known as Raw T, holds events to help others make health changes in their lives. She recently hosted MODU’s BootCamp/FERNANDA’s Brazilian Booty Class/ & RAW T’s Cuisine to inspire friends interested in taking the best care of their bodies. The group ran [...]
Bryan Au, a chef, author, and expert on the raw foods diet, went vegetarian at age 12 because he was eating many hamburgers and gaining a lot of weight. His sister told him to try being vegetarian. “As soon as I stopped I got slim and was not depressed anymore, I was so much happier [...]
At age 22, some men are preoccupied with partying, but Prem chose a spiritual path — preparing vegetarian meals at a men’s ashram where he remains today, eight years later. As the head chef at The Self-Realization Fellowship’s Hidden Valley Ashram in North San Diego County, Prem cooks breakfast and lunch for anywhere from 30-150 [...]
In addition to eating healthy, there are numerous ways we can take care of our bodies, and people are hungrily seeking out healing methods such as chiropractic, acupuncture, and yoga, thinking outside the conventional Western medicine box. San Diego is lucky to have Ryan Altman, Founder and CEO of Alternative Healing Network, a non-profit promoting [...]
Everything seemed ideal at the Ideal Hotel, a San Diego historic building from 1912, when I toured around with David Macek, Executive Director of The Red Lotus Society housed in the hotel. I was inspired by the brightly painted rooms in which several people live — and other community members converge — to practice meditation, [...]
Leo Flowers, who went from counseling married couples and inmates through a Master’s program to sassy stand-up comedian, delivers candid insights that make us ponder, “I should have thought of that!” Flowers is blossoming not only in his career — having toured the U.S. for seven years — but in his personal journey. He frequents [...]
Jerome Gross, who was raised in San Diego, has been sharing his gifts as a healer, yoga teacher and fitness expert with his Southern California community since 1995. As the adage goes, “healer, heal thyself.” Gross strongly models keeping in shape physically and emotionally. Six days a week, he does 1.5 hours of core fitness [...]
