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 9
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Study Points to Fiber for Decreasing Risk of Death from Infectious and Respiratory Diseases
We already knew that a plant-based diet was better for the planet. We also already knew that a plant-based diet high in fiber and roughage decreased your risk of heart disease and helped stave off weight gain. But a new study shed
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More Peanut Butter Recalls: Time to Make Your Own
We throw the word salmonella around like it's nothing. But it's an illness that if it gets you badly enough can cause real and lasting damage to your system especially in the weak, young, and elderly. Again peanut butter is
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Dolphins Save Doberman From Drowning in Florida Canal
Last week concerned dolphins successfully saved the life of a struggling Doberman Pinscher by alerting a vacationing couple that the poor pooch was stuck on the sandbar. The dolphins were enjoying a swim through the Florida canal on
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California Court Overturns Order to Destroy GMO Beets
It seems that GMOs are again steamrolling their way through our legal system. Back in December it seemed there may be a light at the end of the tunnel when a federal judge ordered that 258 acres of genetically modified sugar
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Well Rehabilitation Program Brings Clean Water and Escape From Arranged Marriages in Rural India
Ram Rati has been overcoming obstacles since she was a child. Married off at age 11, she escaped and made ends meet grinding wheat. But today Rati is a hero in her community. She was tired of the wells in her village breaking down
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IRS Provides Tax Break to Breastfeeding Moms
Photo: paparutzi Breastfeeding is easier on the planet because formula takes energy to produce, transport, and it wastes space in landfills. Not to mention that breastfeeding is the most natural means of giving your baby the best possible start.
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Michael Vick's Notorious Kennel Could Become a Dog Rehabilitation Center
It still gives the majority of us a sick feeling to think of all the pain inflicted on the poor dogs at Michael Vick's notorious kennel before the dog fighting ring was raided. Vick pleaded guilty to federal felony dog fighting
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Cornucopia Institute Files Complaint with FTC Against Peace Cereal
The organic watchdog group Cornucopia Institute filed a complaint with the FTC claiming that Peace Cereal was deliberately misleading consumers into thinking that their cereal was organic in order to garner an increased profit. According
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Drinking Diet Soda Increases Risk of Vascular Events By 61 Percent
For years diet soda has been portrayed as the "healthier soda" choice because it has no calories. But zero calorie sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame come with risks including a link with bladder cancer, brain tumors, and
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Can't We All Just Get Along? The Myth of GMO and Organic Coexistence
Lately, the USDA is progressively siding with biotechnology instead of the organic food movement. Organic farming had a few wins including the decision from US District Court Judge Jeffrey White who ruled that the GMO
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New Food Carbon Emissions Calculator Pinpoints Your Diet's True Footprint
In the past it's been difficult to dig to the bottom of your diet's carbon footprint. It's difficult to include all the data behind food production and transport in one calculator. While various carbon footprint calculators can
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The Fattest Nation in the World, Nauru? What?
We've accepted that America is the fattest nation in the world. I mean three out of four Americans are projected to be overweight or obese within 10 years. Before 1980, only one in ten Americans was overweight. But it seems that a tiny
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Why Bacon Evokes a Carnivorous Moment for Vegetarians
To start, this isn't the first time I've heard this. I'm mostly a vegetarian, minus a piece of fish once in a while, but my friend is an austere vegetarian who admits that even she can't resist stealing a piece of bacon once in a while.
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E is for Environment Plants Green Seeds for the Next Generation (Book Review)
When I think back to the days of elementary school a few books remain crystal clear above the other hazy recollections. There's that book report on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and who could forget the Secret Garden?
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Alaskan Surfers Ride 5 Mile Long Waves
For most surfers staying up for 60 yards is quite an accomplishment. Thirty seconds worth of wave riding is an adrenaline rush beyond belief, but for surfers in Alaska, that's nothing. According to a story on Grindtv, surfers in
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Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart Attacks: Feed Your Bones Instead
A study published in the British Medical Journal via Natural Awakenings found that calcium supplements can increase your risk of a heart attack by as much as 31 percent. The new research looked at 11 studies on 11,921 individuals. It's
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Chicago Combats Food Deserts and Childhood Obesity One Seed at a Time
It seems like an oxymoron that childhood obesity could occur in food deserts, but in much of the country that's exactly what's happened. Food deserts, often located in impoverished urban environments, are areas where residents have
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South Carolina Pilot Project Puts Farmers' Markets in Community Health Centers
University of South Carolina scientists are developing a plan to place farmers' markets at health centers. Dr. James Hébert specializes in cancer prevention research, especially with regards to diet. Support for the project comes from a
