Tarwi (tar-we) is a bean found in the Andes that is soaked for days before you can boil and eat it. If you ate them raw, you’d really have problems with digestion! Last week I wrote about protein and absorption issues in vegans (as well as other eaters)… There was a lot of buzz about [...]

Annmarie and I love hot springs… So naturally, when were in Peru, we wanted to find at least one (we went to two!) so we could get our bathing fix. In Peru, the main mountain range is the Andes which are some of the most rugged in the world, so clearly there are some fissures [...]

Well, maybe not everyone, but let me tell you – there are more people in Peru who go to juice bars or smoothie places than there are in the U.S. Today, I want to show you a video of where you can find a juice in just about any Peruvian town. (This is the first [...]

Kittens in Lima don’t have to worry about coming home to brutal, stressful schedules… The 7 Things I Learned This Week are all about getting back to business after being in another country for a month. It’s – as you can imagine – not that easy. So this week, I’ve been forced to learn a [...]

Stop and smell the flowers, they could make you smarter, calmer and healthier. I know it’s a pretty bold claim, but is it possible there are 7 things you could do right now – as you’re reading this – to make you healthier than you were just a few minutes before? The truth is, there [...]