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Celebrating 35 Years of Service to Hawaii!

Back in 1977, when Down to Earth was founded by a group of friends in Wailuku, Maui, “health food” was considered unconventional. The idea of improving your health through organic and natural foods and a vegetarian lifestyle was a passion for some, but it was not a concept many people thought about at the time. Keep Reading →

The Greenest Act: A Plant-based Diet

As we approach Earth Day this upcoming April 22nd, I am reminded of the environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. Keep Reading →

Meat Out, Veggies In!

In February, we highlighted Meatless Mondays… now in March it's Meatout Month! Spring is the perfect time to make resolutions to eat healthier and make changes to your lifestyle for the better. Meatout is a grassroots campaign organized by a nonprofit group that promotes animal rights. Every year on or around March 20th, the Meatout Campaign coordinates or inspires others to coordinate events around the world that help introduce people to a wholesome, compassionate, plant-based diet. Keep Reading →

Meatless Monday Campaign Gaining Steam

Thanks to the Meatless Monday campaign, the benefits of a plant-based diet are getting more exposure than ever before! Meatless Monday is an initiative by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to encourage people to cut meat out of their diet one day a week. They chose Mondays because studies have found that resolutions made on the first day of the week are more likely to stick. Mondays give people a fresh start and a chance to make healthy changes to their routine. Keep Reading →

Incidence And Cost of Heart Disease Is Rising

“Learn and Live.”

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Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Every Christmas we're challenged to pick gifts for friends and loved ones. We wrack our brains for the right items, with the right brand names. Sometimes we consider our finances and decide where to sacrifice and where to splurge. “What can I give that really expresses my love and care?” Keep Reading →

Thanksgiving in Hawaii

Long before the Pilgrims, native Hawaiians celebrated "Makahiki," the longest thanksgiving in the world, which lasted four months—approximately November through February. During this time, both work and war were forbidden.^{1, 2} As the most important holiday of the year, Makahiki is the traditional Hawaiian celebration of the harvest and time of personal rest and spiritual and cultural renewal.³ It was a humbling experience. Keep Reading →

A Wholesome, Plant-Based Diet May Cut Risks and Complications of Diabetes

If the cost of treating a chronic health condition is weighing you down, you’re not alone. Last month, the World Economic Forum estimated that by the year 2030, the global cost of treating chronic health conditions will total $47 trillion dollars.¹ According to the National Institute of Health, diabetes alone affects almost 26 million people in the United States and national treatment costs for diabetes total $174 billion dollars per year. Furthermore, individuals diagnosed with diabetes have an average of twice as many medical expenses as non-diabetics.² Keep Reading →

Obesity in America

Obesity in America

If health is wealth, America is going bankrupt. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of adults and one sixth of children in America are obese.¹ In the past twenty years, obesity rates doubled for adults and tripled for children. If these trends continue, by the time today’s children reach adulthood, obesity will be the norm and healthy weight the exception.

Native Hawaiians disproportionately affected by obesity Keep Reading →

Down to Earth Joins "Kanu Hawaii Eat Local Challenge!"

This September Down to Earth will participate in Kanu Hawaii's Annual Eat Local Challenge! by offering special vegetarian cooking classes and in-store demos featuring local produce and putting select local produce at 15% off! Keep Reading →