Lauren Smith | NAB Communities

About Author: Lauren Smith

Website: http://nabcommunities.com/members/lesmith1207/
Description: Lauren Smith is a 21 year old student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She enjoys cooking, baking cupcakes, reading, hiking in the hills of Vermont, poetry, piano, guitar, organizing everything and anything, writing, The Food Network, English tea, thunderstorms, the royal wedding, and running. Some of her favorite books consist of Love Walked In, Belong to Me, Captain's Verses, The English Patient, and Eat, Pray Love. Her favorite things in life are happy individuals, traveling, and her Australian Shepard, Zeke.

Posts by Lauren Smith

NOURISH | One Dish, Two Deliciously Raw Ways

Posted on August 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
There are literally hundreds of sushi roll varieties in existence today. In fact, no two sushi menus are exactly alike. There are inside out rolls, rolls wrapped in funnel shapes,...
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WISDOM | The Odyssey Comes to Life in Sailing Home

Posted on August 9, 2011 | No Comments
“The spiritual journey, the human journey, is as natural as this. We begin at home, we leave home, we return home. Even when it looks like we’re going far afield,...
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Smoothies: They Are Not All Created Equal

Posted on July 25, 2011 | No Comments
When you think about smoothies, what adjectives come to mind? Healthy? Fresh? Fruity and delicious? For me, these are ones that instantly are thought of. My mornings last summer usually...
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Foods To Cool You Down This Summer

Posted on July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
Summer may be halfway over, but the rising temperatures show no sign of slowing down. Lines at local ice cream parlors are out the door, ice melts instantly, and the...
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Open Speaker Call: TEDxManhattan – Changing the Way We Eat

Posted on July 11, 2011 | No Comments
It is certainly no secret that we like to promote healthy eating here at North Atlantic Books. So it only makes sense that we would jump at the chance to...
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The Sacred Marriage of Yoga and Mysticism

Posted on July 5, 2011 | No Comments
In 2004, it was estimated that 13.4 million Americans practiced yoga. So it’s hard to believe that a mere seven years later, the number of practitioners in the U.S. alone...
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Bill Morrison Changes the Soup Kitchen Forever

Posted on July 4, 2011 | No Comments
On January 16th, 2009, Maine made history with the lowest temperature the state had ever reached: 50 below zero. Thankfully, this temperature isn’t anywhere near the average, but the...
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Superfoods Series: Cacao

Posted on June 27, 2011 | 6 Comments
Attention all chocolate lovers: Do you ever feel guilty after indulging in your favorite sweet treat? Do you wish that there was a way that you could satisfy your sweet...
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Somali Diaspora Shines Through in Somalis in Maine

Posted on June 23, 2011 | 3 Comments
For the past two decades, the Somali Civil War has ravaged the Horn of Africa. For its citizens, the security of their homeland disappeared and was replaced by war, famine,...
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A New Approach in the Fight Against Cancer

Posted on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
Conventional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, are emotionally, financially, and especially physically draining. Side effects like hair loss, fatigue, and nausea have left patients wondering if there are...
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