Sara Novak
Sara Novak specializes in food policy and health writing and is devoted to living mindfully in all of her daily pursuits. She’s a health and wellness expert for Discovery Health and recently launched her own food and wellness Web site Serene Kitchen. Her work has also been featured on HowStuffWorks.com, TLC Cooking, and Animal Planet.
After graduating from the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia, Sara headed the communication efforts for a national scholarship program in Washington, D.C. Sara has also handled copy writing and public relations for a global environmental consulting firm.
Today, Sara lives on Sullivan’s Island, a tiny island community just outside of Charleston, with her husband and two lovable cocker spaniels, Madison and Bella.
Latest Stories from Sara Novak - Page 5
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Giving Thanks to a Local Farming Community
Making the case for supporting local farmers on this Thanksgiving holiday.
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A Visit to A Self-Contained Farming Community on Indonesian Island Lombok
Self-contained small organic farming communities still exist in Tetebatu.
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Bali Not Paradise For Street Dogs and Cats
Bali is the stunning destination but the dogs and cats are treated shamefully.
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FDA To Reject Antibiotic Ban
The FDA rejects a petition to ban the use of some antibiotics important to human health.
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GM Salmon No Longer Dead in the Water Thanks to USDA Funding
USDA gives AquaBounty a financial boost.
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Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Mean You’re More Likely to Be Fat?
Fast food is the enemy of green food, so why does an overweight America still eat so much fast food?
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Exciting New Small Farms Bill Could Change the Face of Local Eats
Congresswoman from Maine introduces farm bill to support local, organic, and family farms
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False Advertising Word of the Week: Artisan
Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising.
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Ozzy Osbourne Embraces a Vegan Diet
Famed rocker Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath is on a vegan diet.
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Judge Rules Against the Corn Processors in "Corn Sugar" Case
I wrote in May that the Western Sugar Cooperative was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the sugar refiners for misleading consumers in calling HFCS corn sugar. A federal judge recently ruled that the lawsuit must go through,
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More Humpback Whales in the North Pacific Than Previously Thought
Scientists have recently come to the conclusion based on one of the largest ever studies on humpback whale populations that the population in the North Pacific is actually higher than previously thought. Scientists believe that
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Have Returning Students Seen a Real Change in School Lunches?
School nutrition changes, which are part of the newly enacted Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, bolster school nutrition programs by providing more meals to food insecure kids and by making those meals healthier and more nutrient dense. But has
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Why the USDA Rejected NYC's Food Stamp Soda Ban
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been outspoken on the subject of obesity even stating that "[i]n spite of the great gains we've made over the past eight years in making our communities healthier, there are still two areas
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Tainted Mexican Papayas Prompt FDA Border Alert
The FDA has responded to over 100 cases of Salmonella linked to papayas exported from Mexico by increasing food security at the border. The culprit, a bacterial strain called Salmonella Agona, spread to 23 states. Mexico currently
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Will the FDA Act on Antibiotic Resistance?
The recall of 36 million pounds of Cargill turkey products, which resulted from feared contamination with a drug resistant form of Salmonella, should have prompted action on antibiotic overuse in livestock. And in fact, last June, the
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Another Reason to Go Vegetarian: Metal in Your Meat
If this year's storm of salmonella didn't make a plant-based diet ever the more appealing, than maybe metal in your meat will. That's right, Food Safety News reported last week that a Pennsylvania pork manufacturer had to recall 5,550
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Shark Rescued By Venice Beach Surfers
In light of the hard-to-swallow story I wrote about shark fin soup a few weeks ago, I was thrilled see humans show some compassion for this stunning predator. Venice beach surfers risked getting
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Savvy Newly Discovered Flower Plants Its Own Seeds
A new flowering plant species accidentally discovered in Bahia, Brazil has the unique ability to bow down and deposit its seeds, The tiny white and pink flower in effect replants itself for the next season.
