5 Back to School Immune Boosting Tips
We never get tired of reading the health wisdom from Dr Mark Hyman; he breaks down information in such a simple and inspirational form. We have found over the years that the most effective way to commit to a healthy lifestyle is by keeping the steps simple.
Why We Krush on Seasonal Eating
Farm stands are abundant right now! We are so excited by the gorgeous colors of summer’s harvest and we feel immense gratitude to the farmers that devote their lives to growing these beautiful nourishing crops.
Are You Taking Care of You?
We wish we had a magic wand that made being healthy easy. But instead, we have cheerleading skills to let you know that we believe being healthy is achievable when you start with the simple philosophy of “You…taking care of You.”
What Does It Mean to Be Organic?
Organic Krush…Lifestyle Eatery! Our name tries to say it all… We have a Krush on organic eating! But every once in a while a guest at one of our restaurants will ask us if we are “actually organic?”
What’s the safest fish to eat?
We know it can be confusing to know which fish to purchase and eat. There are so many factors involved: fresh vs frozen, farmed vs wild, high mercury vs low contaminant…
Children, Food and How Glyphosate is Majorly Messing With Their Health
Many of you know about our deep attachment to healthy living: keeping our body burden low and focusing on healing foods as a source of energy and great health. The mission for me started years ago when I realized that children were being so negatively affected by the chemicals in food.
We Are Full of Good News AND 5 Tips for Summer Success
Our popsicles are selling like hot cakes, our new unique popcorn flavors seem to please everyone, and…our dining rooms are reopening Wednesday morning!
5 Summer Trends We’re Krushing On
Restaurants on Long Island and Virginia are now allowed to host patio diners…and we are extremely happy about that bit of news! Several weeks back we released these videos to bring you along on our strategic reopen journey.
How to Eat Açaí Bowls So They Are Actually Healthy
The açaí berry comes from the Amazon. It’s a small berry-type fruit that is high in antioxidants, contains a few grams of healthy fats and zero grams of sugar.
Spring Wellness and Self-Care Through Food!
I’m writing this newsletter at the perfect time in my week. I’m finishing Day 3 of our Spring Vegan Cleanse, and life feels a whole lot clearer and more stable. Crazy right? How could food create a change in emotional wellness?
Spring Foods We’re Krushing On
It’s finally spring! Bursting, bouncing, leaping, launching, releasing…lettuces popping out of garden beds and strawberries bursting forth at the farms; bright lemons squeezed into refreshing patio drinks and grilling asparagus to crisp perfection.
Daily Living During A Fragile Time
Our oldest daughter was only 6 months old during the terrifying times of 9/11. There were so many special lives lost that day. Due to sadness and fear, I remember deeply struggling to determine what to prioritize on a daily basis.
It’s Always About the 3 Day Reset
If you’re feeling some of the effects of this unprecedented roller coaster we’re all on, we wanted to share a strategy for leveling the ride. I had such major emotional and physical successes with a homemade 3 day reset last week that I couldn’t wait to write this newsletter!
GROWING FOOD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FANCY OR COMPLICATED
My husband and I co-own an organic vegetable gardening business that is fueled by our shared enthusiasm for design, healthy eating and desire to help others deepen their connection to nature.
Why We LOVE Immune – Boosting “Shots”
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been drinking weird concoctions. My parents believed in the food is medicine principal, so during my growing up years (the 80’s and 90’s) my sisters and I were subjected to all sorts of interesting “medicine’s” …
A Heart to Heart with Fran & Michelle
Only a few weeks ago Fran and I were spending our days working with our team, planning and creating strategies for growing Organic Krush into its next stage of business. While we’ve taken a pause from “growth”, we have not stopped growing in other ways. Here’s a little peek into what we have been working on these last 10 days.
You’ve Got This: 8 Immune Boosters that aid our cells in doing their virus-fighting job
Here at Organic Krush we love reading and learning about immunity and the way our systems function to make us well. It’s empowering to understand how we have an impactful say in our own wellness.
Our Strategy With Viruses and Immunity
We wanted to share with you some of the things that we are thinking and talking about during this stressful virus season. Here are some of the things that we abide by, and hopefully you can find comfort and safety in the small daily practices that enhance your sense of well-being.
Alkalizing: What does that mean?
The word alkalizing gets thrown around a lot in health and wellness world. Organic Krush considers it an important element in making daily decisions for lifelong personal health. We like to think of an alkalized state as being an internal state of calm and balance. The foods and liquids you ingest (as well as stress levels) play a part as to how balanced your internal system is functioning.
Insights: Cold Press Juicing
You may wonder why among the other hundreds of offerings we wanted on the menu, we also decided to cold-press our own juice. We’ll give you a hint: we’re a little crazy and we’re a lot of passion.
8 February Foods We’re Krushin’ On
One of my sisters always says to me, “How do you know what to choose to eat each day? How do you customize your bowl and know that all the ingredients will taste good together?”
A Quick Understanding of GMO’s
In the year 2000, when I was pregnant with my first child, I started to learn surprising information about some dramatic changes happening in the world of food. In the early 1980’s, large chemical corporations like Monsanto were taking over how our food was grown by selling our farmers Genetically Modified seeds.
5 Ways to Kick Your Sugar Habit
One of the topics that continues to come up with our guests has to do with sugar addiction. Sugar hides in so many different forms in processed foods, and it exists in so many different formats as an add-in.
3 Strategies for Healthy Living
Last week we looked at 3 key pieces to the health puzzle: the concepts of incorporating hydration, vegetables and healthy fats are such important steps on the journey!
Where Do I Start on The Journey To Health
When you are looking to be healthy, it’s often confusing to know which advice to listen to and which plan to follow. It can be really challenging to know how to fit all the healthy ideas that circulate into your life.
The Benefits of Organic Coffee
20 years ago, When I first learned the concept of body burden–the amount of toxic load that is weighing you down–I felt empowered immediately to start improving the health of myself and my husband and kids.
A Quick Chat About Canola Oil: A Letter from Michelle
Most newsletters right now are about joy and being merry. And while I do feel personally joyful, there is something that is seriously bothering me about the food industry and I am taking to this newsletter to share.
Holiday Help From Our Founders
At Organic Krush, we care about health and wellness year-round. Even so, it’s right about now that we get crazy passionate about setting ourselves up for good habits in the upcoming new year.
Our Culinary Wellness Journey
Recently, Fran and I embarked on something very exciting, something very personal to us. One of our customers, Mia Russo Stern, shared with us that she had developed a cooking and educational wellness course called Brooklyn Culinary.
Halloween Tips for Being Healthy
Some might call me the Halloween grinch but there is no chance that a holiday that induces blood sugar mayhem would ever get my full smile of approval. But what is there to do, except get creative as to how to make it through the day with the least amount of body burden as possible!
The Magic of Celery Juice
A few years ago, I started to read about the incredible benefits of celery juice; (Medical Medium) at first it seemed unbelievable that such a simple vegetable could be so effective at healing so many different ailments; and then, at Organic Krush, we started to hear…
Why Organic – By Michelle
In the summer of 2014, Fran and I spent a lot of time road tripping with our teenage daughters. (They were enjoying Taylor Swift and One Direction that summer 🙂 As we journeyed up and down the East Coast, we were so dissatisfied with the food choices for ourselves and our daughters.
Add Probiotics into your life ASAP
Have you heard about the gut/brain connection? Have you heard that wellness starts in your gut? Well, it does! And the connection to your brain health is because there is a nerve that runs from your stomach to your brain and back again;
A Little Bit of Yoga
There were years where I practiced for an hour or more each day BUT life is different now; what I have found is that as long as I get 20 minutes day to day, I still get the benefits of feeling calm and stretched out;
Lemons in Water
An awesome way to start each day; room temperature, filtered water, squeeze in half a lemon (my favorite lemon press of all time: Chef’N Fresh Force Citrus Juicer )
Early Mornings
Early mornings have always been my time; its part of a routine that began even before I had children and a business and doggies 🙂 When my 5 am alarm goes off each day, I give myself a quick talking to…
What are the Benefits of Cold Press Juice?
One of the elements of our Organic Krush business that we are extremely proud of is our cold -press juicing; when we first opened our doors in May of 2015, we had no idea if our community would love to…
Bone Broth—The Health Drink Du Jour
Though it has been around for centuries and began making headlines as a wellness trend to watch several years ago, bone broth is still on the tips of wellness tongues everywhere. Why the fuss over this staple?
4 Foods To Skip for Healthy Living
We can’t help but overhear all the chatter in our cafes about foods you may deem unhealthy that aren’t actually bad for you (eggs, avocados I’m talkin’ ‘bout you).
The Beginner’s Guide to Cleansing
Fall is the perfect time to talk about cleansing, as we all recover from summer indulgences and overdoing it may be just a touch at backyard BBQs. First, a little background on cleanses in general… There is no shortage of detoxifiers and body “purifiers” on the...
Pack It Up: Our Guide to Back-To-School Lunchin’
A Wild Dove, a wellness site for mamas and their children, asked us to inspire with some back-to-school lunch suggestions. We were happy to oblige with the following easy, healthy and super-fun “out-of-the-box” ideas! Ahh, there’s nothing quite like back to school....
What You Need To Know About Acai
Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is our favorite “new” berry. Okay, it’s not really new; it has been around in the Amazon for centuries and has served as the main component of tribal diets, making it more of a staple food item than a fad fitness berry. Here in the U.S., however, it...
The Benefits of Matcha
A year or two ago, matcha was seen as trendy and hipster…now it’s a classic health food staple. Fret not. If you are a little late to the game, we will break it down for you: Matcha is a powerful form of green tea used in Japanese tea ceremonies since the 12th...
8 Tips for Staying Healthy During the Holiday Season
All it takes is one day of overindulging to start beating ourselves up for how "bad" we are being this holiday season. I won't go into details about the cheesy gluten filled pasta shells I overindulged in last night BUT I will tell you my favorite tricks for QUICKLY...
YOUR A-TO-Z GUIDE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH
Organic food is medicine: Use this chart to guide your daily selection of cold-pressed juices and smoothies. (Information adapted from Eat Pretty: Nutrition for Beauty Inside and Out by Jolene Hart.) APPLES High fiber, pectin, quercetin; aids in digestion, defends...
Organic Spinach News
Dear Krush Customers: Due to very wet weather conditions, we are having a hard time getting enough ORGANIC spinach for our juices. We refuse to use conventional spinach (highly sprayed) so we have substituted some different ingredients for the spinach in our juices:...