editor’s note


Summer’s best


As I was looking for the perfect way to introduce this month’s issue, a new study grabbed my attention. In it, researchers looked at email’s influence on heart rates. Not surprisingly, participants who constantly checked work email (I’m guilty!)


What inspires me


I love grilled Tex-Mex! Try the Green Chile


Seitan Tacos (page 26) for a new twist on a classic finger food.


Just reading about nutrient-rich salts and muds for skin (page 43) makes me feel more beautiful.


Not-too-sweet pluots


(a plum-apricot hybrid) are one of my seasonal favorites. Worth


adding to your basket (page 46).


had consistently elevated heart rates and stress levels compared with those taking a five-day email hiatus, who showed increased focus and productivity. So there you have it: True vacations, even short ones,


matter. Te myriad moments of summer—grilling on the back patio with friends, enjoying homemade ice pops with the kids—can make you healthier and even more creative. To that end, we’ve filled this issue of Delicious Living with more than 20 recipes and ideas to inspire you. Could frozen- sweetness-on-a-stick get any more decadent, or refreshing, than the imaginative treats on page 19? Because so many of life’s most nourishing moments are


enjoyed with our beloved animal friends, too, writer Mitchell Clute shares the latest on pet nutrition and hot trends in healthy pet foods in this month’s “Natural Pet Food Guide” (page 24). So make yourself a nice, tall glass of iced tea (page 13), sit back, and enjoy. One more note: I’m proud to announce the new


Delicious Living Advisory Board members, listed in our masthead at right. We invited this group of natural-health and wellness experts to inform and educate you, our readers, by giving input on story ideas and content. Look for their blogs, too, on deliciousliving.com.


EDITOR IN CHIEF Radha Marcum SENIOR FOOD EDITOR Elisa Bosley SENIOR EDITOR Susan Enfield SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jessica Rubino ASSISTANT EDITOR Jenna Blumenfeld GRAPHIC DESIGNER Katie Dove PHOTO/DIGITAL MEDIA EDITOR Erin Manning MEDICAL EDITOR Robert Rountree, MD EDITORIAL INTERN Adelina Li Ying Shee COPY EDITOR Kellee Katagi RECIPE TESTER Adrienne Lee


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