You know as well as I do what is waiting right around the corner: a giant hulking mass of Canadian cold crouched on it’s haunches at the shores of Lake Michigan. Before long it will fall upon us, so take advantage while fall is upon us.

Farmer’s markets are another one of those joys of summer. Wandering through stalls of fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, and oh the delicious cheeses is enough to bring out the chef in anyone.

Jessica Marie El-Assaad’s whole life has led up to what she’s doing now. As the founder of Complete Health Education and Wellness Inc. (cleverly, CHEW), she not only spends her days living a healthy, happy, holistic lifestyle, but teaching others to do it, too.