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Cooling Foods for Summer
In our culture, we may not typically think of foods as having additional qualities beyond calories and specific nutrients. Traditional Chinese medi...
Tips for Gently Cleansing the Liver & Gallbladder
Tips for gently cleansing the liver & gallbladder
It is important to cleanse the liver occasionally because it can become backed up with bile...
Local Foods Support Health
Last fall, I did a literature review to address the notion that locally-grown produce is nutritionally superior to non-local produce. The results ...
Boosting the Immune System by Choosing Foods Wisely
I was just reminded of how long it can take to overcome a food sensitivity when my daughter's skin rash took two weeks to clear up after eliminatin...
Eat Local Challenge, Weeks 2 & 3, Obstacles to eating locally
September 1, 2010
My favorite local recipe in the past week has been Woody's chili: horto beans or ground beef, red & green bell peppers, fresh...
Eat Local Challenge, Days 4-5, Baked Apples with a twist
August 19, 2010
Tomorrow is Day 6, and we're almost through the first week of the challenge. I am still just as excited about this now as when we s...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 3, Gazpacho
August 17, 2010
It feels good to spend a big wad of cash at the farmer's market. It's a very direct way of supporting local agriculture and the loc...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 2, Marrowfat Beans
August 16, 2010
Day Two shaped up to be a better day. We began the day with water and pears, followed by scrambled eggs (in butter, of course). Lu...
Eat Local Challenge--Day 1
Aug, 15, 2010
Today we began a month-long commitment to eat local foods. For our family, this means not spending any food dollars on food not grown...
Dehydrating Foods
Dehydration is the one of the oldest and simplest methods for preserving the bounty of fresh and local foods this summer.Food dehydrators use heat ...
First Aid for Summer
Summer is a great time to practice the Boy Scout motto: Be Prepared. With a few simple supplies on hand with some basic first aid know-how and most...
Meditation Eases Anxiety and Decreases Stress
Scientists at UCLA, Stanford University, Univeristy of Michigan and University of North Carolina have shown that daily meditation (for a duration o...