January 2007

Features

Beyond Greens and Millennium
There are more vegetarian, vegan, raw and slow food restaurants in the Bay Area than you think. by LAURA BROWNE

A World Without Waste
Trash your trashcan. Really, say the Zero Wasters. by ANDI MCDANIEL

Catch a Clean Wave
Surfrider Executive Director Jim Moriarty takes ocean conservation beyond party lines. by KENNETH MILLER

Departments

Mindful Living
Alt Medicine in the Mainstream: A Coffee A Day Keeps Diabetes Away; What Counts?: New Year’s; 2007’s Women of Biodiesel; Worth Repeating: Quotes; Japan’s Peace Boat Sets Sail for San Francisco

Whole Health
Grazing
Experts “weigh” in on mindless eating: Why we do it, how to change it. by JESSICA RIDENOUR

Body Talk
Another reason to drink red wine: Pep up your step; Pot smokers can forget about Alzheimer’s. by ELIZABETH BARKER

Go Greener
Umbra Fisk Answers Your Mail
Our green living columnist fishes for sustainable sushi options. by UMBRA FISK

Tune In
The Myth of the Suffering Artist
The film director on “suffering” for one’s art. by DAVID LYNCH

Art & Soul
Book Excerpt: Appetite for Profit
How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back. by MICHELE SIMON

Reviews
Books, Music, Film/DVD

Bestsellers

Food
Slow Food: Welcome to the New Delicious
The second annual Slow Food conference mounts a global counter-force for changing the way the world eats. by LYNN PEEMOELLER