Some projects I've worked on -- all available from Amazon.com...
E.Binard sews it, knits it, kicks it properly.
Check out this custom, hand-made chef's coat...
"I have just launched a web shop to sell my designs on etsy.com, a web network for handcrafters to sell their goods!
here is the link to my shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php
Check it out, buy something...or don't! Tell your friends...tell them to tell their friends!
All items are handcrafted by me in my tiny apartment in NYC...no foreign outsourcing or child labor involved!
Hope all is well with everyone on my mailing list and enjoy!
love,
E.Binard"
This always gets 'em.
It's tried and true folks - I've tested the waters. Healthy eating makes you look and think and feel more better.
This is me about 10 years ago -- before I got into eating properly.
Somewhere around 220 pounds...
And this is me last Thursday.
At a buck-thirty-seven...
The United States is infamous for its schizoid approach to the treatment of mental and physical illnesses as programs fail to recognize the interconnectivity of mind and body. This dates back to days when the mentally unwell were forced into captivity, asylum, and even torture.
It continues today as government severely limits the abilities of holistic health care by denying research funding to its practitioners and complimentary insurance coverage to their clients. Some of the best funded hospitals and treatment centers continue to serve up Jello and Coke to withering, bedridden, and often angsty patients. Now, that's abuse.
So, in a culture where holism's intrinsic value is marred by expired insurance policy and negligent treatment options, will our current sack of soda-sluggin pols actually can a health care reform that promotes mental and physical parity?
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related article: Allopaths, Naturopaths, and Integrative Medicine
Here's a slideshow of my second Montel guest appearance. Enjoy!
All this talk about music therapy got me thinking of Stanley Jordan. He's a guitarist and big-time music therapy student/advocate.
And, he's just "B" period, "A" period, "D" period, B.A.D.
Check out this you-tube clip of him at a Montreal Music Festival.
OUCH!
stanely's wiki...
Almost everyone has used music at one time or another to relax or perhaps to get energized. But the discipline of music therapy takes the use of music much further, from battling depression to combating cancer...
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About 10 years ago, I weighed over 80 pounds more than I do now. I was 'living' off of the typical SAD (Standard American Diet). Needless to say, I wasn't quite as super-charged, as boundless, as productive and intuitive as I am today. Once I realized how food impacted my health, I started looking into other lifestyle changes. I embraced Yoga, Qi-Gong, and a zillion other methodologies -- all of which have enhanced my quality of life and taken me to new heights. You can read more about my background here.
So, here enters Taraleigh. She's a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition which is affiliated with Columbia University and associated with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Like myself, her own path to true health has inspired her to help others. After earning her credentials and studying the healing arts, she's producing, health counseling, and running this kick-ass magazine called The Healthy Hippie, which I always look forward to reading.
G'head, be inspired... www.healthyhippie.net
My track The Tunnel was released by Slanted Black Records today. Slanted Black is run by the ridiculously talented & amazing DJ/Remixer/Producer Craig Mitchell. When Craig first heard the track, he was like, "Yo, this reminds me of the songs we used to spin at the Tunnel..."
So, now the song and its title pay homage to the days when, over 10 years ago, a night at that brilliant NYC club inspired me to begin writing electronic music and DJing. Craig was a resident DJ there. I promoted there. It closed in the late 90's. We met just a few months ago.
This is my first release with Slanted Black and lemme tell you, they do it right.
It's part of a compilation called Slanted Black reWORKED which you can preview and purchase currently through Beatport - the leading digital download network for accessing the world of club music.
I have 3 other songs in production right now - so keep an ear out for more Mikey Beatz. Oh, and check this out...
-M
Zoe Wilder and I have been working very hard to bring you one of the best dance parties around— Introducing SpinSpinThursdays at the Leopard Lounge in the East Village.
Mark Thursday, April 10th down on your calendars! The theme: F*CK REHAB: Come Dressed As Your Best Mess. Festive attire is encouraged. There will be a prize for the most creative costume.
While this theme is a parody mocking the starlets and rockstars of late who can’t seem to get their recovery on, it is also a fundraiser for the Harm Reduction Coalition, “a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use.”
DJs Deep ‘n Sexy (Gruv Muzik) from Boston will be blessing the decks alongside yours truly, DJ Nutritious. We’ll be busting out sexy soulful house music all night long. Featured artists– Laos Fois, Jaz Graf, Sonia Ko– will be showcasing their art and donating work to the raffle/fundraiser. 2 for 1 Britney Smears Shots will be served, too. Oh, and NO COVER.
So please join us as we funk, collaborate, and fundraise 'til the breakadawn...
Cheers,
-M
Serves 1-2
Organic oranges and camu camu berries are loaded with health enhancing vitamin C. Hit this smoothie a few times per week to ward off sickly 'icks'.
Ingredients:
2 organic oranges, peeled
1 organic mango, peeled, pitted
2 cups ice
1 tb light agave nectar
1 ts camu camu berry powder
Preparation:
Blend all ingredients on high for 30 seconds and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Remember when Vitamin C was hailed as the best, and maybe only, cold remedy? Then it became the Rodney Dangerfield of vitamins: It didn't get any respect.
Here, tasty model Zoe Wilder and I give the big 'C' all it deserves...
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Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
3 large organic cucumbers
1 head organic celery
1 yellow, orange, or red bell pepper
Preparation:
Pass ingredients through juicer and serve immediately. Enjoy.
Drinking the freshly extracted juice of dark pigmented (primarily green to green-blue) vegetables including no-sugar fruits like cucumber and peppers eases stress and alkalizes the body. This calms the internal fire and leads to relaxation. 16-32 ounces a day should suffice but, if you can do more--even skip a few whole foods meals in place of veggie juice--you'll sink deeper and deeper into a state of bliss as your body chills out from the angst caused by overworked digestive organs.
Picture your digestive system like the innards of an automobile. The digestive process works our gears and pistons. As we digest, our engine heats up. As we continue to digest foods without pause--day after day, year after year--our engines begin to over-heat. In response, we emit 'exhaust', we 'blow our tops', 'lose our cool', and eventually, we breakdown.
Digesting solid foods, especially fats, sugars, and animal proteins, is just like putting the pedal-to-the-metal. Easing up every once and a while does the body/mind/spirit good. Idle, coast, whatever, green juice gives you the nutrients you need to feel satiated during your break from burning rubber.
A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.
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Click here 4 some good quality water tips
There sure are a ton of pharmacies out there. Strolling thru NYC, I can easily spot 3-4 pharmacies on the same block. In rural US, pharmacies are generally the only places to find treatments and medicine... nary a natural food store in site.
Wherever you look, there's a Starbucks or similar coffee establishment next-door. Cow's milk, sugar, and high concentrations of caffeine are all contributing factors in anxiety and heart disease. Irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, headaches--why are we trying to cure them with some off-the-wall, over-the-counter pharmacy 'cure' laden with side-effects? Please don't have the nerve to drink coffee and then complain about discomforts to your doctor.
Yesterday, a very special and loving someone treated me to a Zen massage. I run around like a mad-man fixing natural foods for people and giving lessons about healthy eating. And that's in-between making music, performing at events, and generally doing loads of business. Let's just say that I'm really busy and often, I forget to relax.
While it might not be the most affordable form of therapy, a massage is well deserved and well-needed by EVERYONE. So, don't sleep on it--go out or order in a massage asap and reap these following benefits:
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
20 oz. frozen organic sliced peaches
1 Tb light agave nectar
1 cup water
1 bottle organic Prosecco dei Colli Trevigiani, frizzante
Preparation:
In a Vitamix blender, combine peaches, agave, and water. Blend on high until smooth. Transfer puree into a medium saucepan and stir over low flame until thawed. Be careful not to cook or even warm the peach puree.
Fill a champagne flute 3/4 with Prosecco. Top off with a splash of peach puree and enjoy.
And, for the sake of good health, moderate.
