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Jun 15

The Fight Against Cancer Begins in Your Kitchen

Last night PBS aired Anti-Cancer, a special with Dr. David Servan-Schreiber.  I read his book by the same title when it was first published two years ago, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the show. It was nice to see the actual doctor talking, he (read full article)

anti-cancer, healthy diet, healthy lifestyle

Mar 31

Milk Replacers, Additives, and The Importance of Water

I had a question on my last post from a reader, Starile, about processing and bad chemicals in commercial milk replacers such as soy, rice and almond milks. My answer is a little too long to place in the comment section, so I'll answer it here. I (read full article)

food additives, healthy diet, importance of water

Mar 12

Sweet Potato Soup

I am a long-time fan of Michael Pollan. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.", is very familiar to most of us. I'm not an Oprah fan, but happened to catch part of her show yesterday. I was folding laundry and the t.v. was on in the bac (read full article)

beans, healthy diet, recipe, Soup, Vegan

Jan 21

Tea and Creativity

As I wrote a few weeks ago, our last guinea pig is now gone. The library/office was once also my craft/sewing room, but I gave that up 7 years ago so that our small herd of cavies could have a comfy home. We built them a cage that took up nearly an e (read full article)

creative outlet, healthy diet, tea

Jan 06

Label Reading 101

The biggest mistake that shoppers make when buying food is reading nutrition labels. Too many believe that the marketing gimmicks on labels are scientific fact. Labels scream "healthy", "natural", or "0 trans fat". Yet (read full article)

food additives, healthy diet, healthy lifestyle

Dec 22

I Won!

I am so excited, I won the giveaway at one of my favorite blogs, Green and Crunchy ! When I arrived home last night this little beauty was waiting for me: It's a thinksport stainless steel drink bottle. It's insulated to keep drinks hot or co (read full article)

healthy diet, I won

Sep 30

Tips for Natural Wound Healing

Posting on my blog this week has been difficult. I cut the middle knuckle on my left hand while giving my daughter a haircut. After receiving 8 stitches, I was given a splint so that I don't bend the finger and rip out the stitches. I can't get it we (read full article)

healthy diet, healthy personal care, herbal first aid

Sep 21

15 Tips For New Vegetarians

I am starting to see more people transitioning to vegetarian whole foods diets or simply reducing their meat intakes. The movies such as Food Inc., as well as farmers' markets seem to be waking people up about what they eat. Some of it may also be (read full article)

15 tips For New Vegetarians, healthy diet

Sep 14

Healthcare Reform Is Not About Health

According to the CDC, 70% of all deaths in the U.S. are caused by preventable chronic disease, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. We have a nation of chronically diseased people, with nearly half of them on prescription drugs. It is (read full article)

healthy diet

Sep 02

Avoid Toxic Personal Care Products

     I avoid most commercial personal and beauty products because they are loaded with potentially dangerous chemicals. The skin is the body's largest organ, and it absorbs toxins from the chemicals you put on it, which is why so many drugs now c (read full article)

healthy diet, healthy personal care

Aug 31

Sea Salt vs. Refined Salt

          I have been asked why I use sea salt in my recipes. After all, salt is salt and it's all bad for you, right? Actually, the human body needs some salt to maintain electrolyte balance and healthy bodily functions. Blood pressure, ne (read full article)

healthy diet, Pasta

Aug 13

Farm Fresh Eggs

I was very excited to find local, organic, free-range eggs at the farmers market. So along with the peppers, onions and tomatoes I got there, I made omelets. Sorry about the lousy photo, mine started to fall apart as I was removing it from the pan-Mu (read full article)

Breakfast, healthy diet

Aug 10

The Meatrix

On the fence about becoming vegetarian? Watch this short video, it's well worth a couple minutes of your time.http://www.themeatrix1.com/ (read full article)

healthy diet

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