Food

For me, Spring means herbs – for their fragrance and taste, for the bees they attract, and especially for taking care of our bodies, both inside and out. If you don’t have a garden, that’s okay – many do quite well…Read More

Now the New Year is behind us it’s a perfect time to reset the food button. Forget dieting and think “reboot”. Food should be pleasurable, it should recharge, reenergize and restore you—not make you feel guilty and sluggish. So let’s make…Read More

The minute you walk into “El Paraiso” in Vinales, Rachel, who runs the restaurant and farm with her father, greets you with the biggest smile. Part farm and restaurant, El Paraiso sits on a hill overlooking the valley – and…Read More

November is Peanut Butter Lover’s Month and we are definitely a part of the peanut butter lover’s club! Are you? When it comes to peanut butter there’s a lot of conversation around whether or not peanut butter is “healthy.” There…Read More

Now that fall is almost over, it’s time to get rid of those leftover pumpkins you’ve had sitting around as decoration all season. Don’t toss those unused pumpkins in the trash! Here are a few ways to put them to…Read More

Today is National Fast Food Day! Are you celebrating with a large fry and burger? We’re…not. Did you know that around 44 percent of people in the United States report eating out at least once a week. We’re not here…Read More

This article was updated on November 14th, 2020. We can all relate to the difficulties of changing old habits, especially in times of COVID-19, where so many of us are more relaxed with our daily diets, and in many cases…Read More

A day to celebrate chocolate?! Yes please! We’re all chocolate lovers here at eco18. What’s your favorite type of chocolate? Shauna- Health Editor I.love.chocolate. But my favorite type of chocolate to get while I was trick-or-treating, were the Midnight Dark Milky…Read More

It’s National Pumpkin Day! Check out these awesome carved, or decorated pumpkins to get you in the Halloween Spirit! 1.A carved carousel  2.All zipped up 3.A graphic grin 4.A bit of glam!   5.Creepy crawlers 6.WebbedRead More

Long a symbol of longevity in Asia because of their health-promoting properties, shiitake mushrooms have been used medicinally by the Chinese for more than 6,000 years. These exotic fungi are now readily available, fresh or dried, in markets all around…Read More