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Why Do We Need to Eat Persimmons?

Why eat persimmons, you might ask? Apart from the their delicious taste, persimmons are packed with nutrients. Read More

Tis the Smoothie to Be Jolly
I invite you to make this delicious holiday green smoothie because it is perfect for the season. Read More

Dear Friends,

Sergei has just finished his 30-day green smoothie challenge. For 30 days, he replaced one of his regular meals with a quart of green smoothie. In the end, Sergei felt refreshed and uplifted. Read More

Stinging nettles are more nutritious than most of the other greens we can buy in the store. Compared to spinach, stinging nettels has 29x the amount of calcium, 14x the amount of iron, 8x the amount of magnesium, and 4x the amount of potassium. Read More

For the past several months now my family has been fond of including aloe vera in our green smoothies. The windowsill in our kitchen resembles an aloe farm. Each day we add one leaf of aloe into our green smoothie. Read More

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the results of our Ruffle!

The winners are:

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Yesterday, I was babysitting my granddaughter when she surprised me with an adorable question.
“Baba, do you know why bigfoot doesn’t get cancer?” she asked, looking up from her book. Read More

Millions of years of co-existence on the same planet has resulted in plants, people, and animals developing a strong symbiotic connection. Plants do not mind if people and animals eat their fruits because such a practice benefits the plant by spreading its seeds and thus promoting future generations. Read More

Vitamin D is needed for health and to maintain strong bones. It does so by helping the body absorb calcium from food. People who get too little vitamin D may develop soft, thin, and brittle bones, a condition known as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Read More

To safely navigate modern food in stores and restaurants one absolutely must become an expert in critical thinking. Otherwise, how can you tell “organic” from “original,” “sugar” from “sweetener,” “real” from “natural,” and solve countless other tricky puzzles for the sake of your safety? Read More

Lately I have come across several statements about blending destroying or reducing the benefits of fiber. I did a little research, and I have verified what science has to say about blending fiber. Read More

Have you ever purchased bananas and brought them home only to find that they were chalky and flavorless, or even worse, slimy and astringent? My daughter Valya has worked hard to put together an impressive app called Quality Produce. Read More

My grandson Nic watched Sergei singing “Green Smoothie Hustla” on YouTube and asked if he could also sing something in a video clip. I said, “Certainly!” Nic picked a song he liked, and began learning the words.! Read More

My son Sergei has written a rap song about drinking green smoothies. It took him nearly a month to film the video clip for this song. Sergei even hired a crew of breakdances and leaned a routine with them for this project! Read More

When my grandchildren come to visit I love having deep conversations with them. We never get tired or bored of these dialogues. Sometimes my grandchildren refuse to watch cartoons, play, or draw, in order to talk about something in a philosophical way. Read More

For several months we have been reporting to you about the pilot study Sergei has been conducting. Now he is done and his documentary is available for digital rent, for instant download, and for sale as a hard copy. The hard copy DVD contains closed captions in both English and Russian. Read More

I receive approximately 100 emails per hour from people all over the world. These letters are touching and dear, and although I am physically unable to reply to all the mail that comes in, I am committed to keeping my readers well informed and answering all inquiries I can manage. Read More