Category Archives: Gratitude & Inspiration

Lucky Enough

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An old friend of mine is lucky enough to live at the confluence of two small lakes. I hope I’m using that word right — what I mean to say is that if you look out the windows of his home toward the east you see one lake; and if you look toward the north you see a different one. Can you picture it? On the little spit of land that juts into the space between the two lakes, right next to where families of ducks and swans cross all the day long in a patient parade of parenting, sits a small cabin. And in the front window of that cabin rests a sign:

             “If you’re lucky enough to live on the water, you’re lucky enough.” Continue reading →

A Poem for the New Year

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In honor of the New Year, I share here a poem by the artist, author and educator Judy Chicago. I am inspired in particular by the last part of this poem, and by the idea that as health and wellness improve and flourish in our homes and communities, the medical-care delivery economy must, inevitably, shrink. More beans and greens means fewer dialysis centers. Fewer food deserts, fewer heart attacks. More physical activity, less depression. Continue reading →

Milestone Celebration: Your Favorite Posts

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This weekend Your Health is on Your Plate passed 100,000 hits! Just two years old, the blog is being shared far and wide, across the country and around the globe. To celebrate, dear reader, I am sharing your 10 most popular posts. New readers, here is your chance to catch up with all the best posts and to share them with your friends and family. It’s not too late, in fact, it’s never too late.

So, drumroll please, your favorite choices for best blog post (in no particular order) are:

That’s not all.  I’m sharing my own favorite posts as well: Maybe you’ll discover something that speaks to you, or explains something you’ve been wondering about, or brings it all together, or raises the MOST important question you’ve ever thought of, in which case I hope you’ll send me that question immediately, so that I can think about it and respond as best I can.

By the way, if it already appears in your list above, I am not including it in my list.

Again in no particular order, a few of my own favorites for Best Post are:

Finally, speaking of favorites, many thanks to all of you for the great recipes that continue to come our way, and thank you for reading YHIOYP.