Gardening
In Westwood's food deserts, families prepare gardens for growing season
Family gardens provide fresh produce, outdoor activity and cultural connection for residents living in a designated food desert.
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Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.
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Season 5 Episode 506 | 26m 46s | CC
Italians live with a sense that there will be time for everything. And this decreases their level of stress. The role of food we choose can also help us relax our bodies and help manage stress. Christina cooks with an Italian doctor who gives her advice on managing stress and the differences between the US and the Italian diet.
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