Fall is my favorite season. I just love it when the weather finally cools down, those fall breezes start beckoning you to leave your windows open, and the baking bug that died down a bit in the heat of the summer returns with a vengeance. And for some reason I am in the mood to do crafts during the fall. I have spent quite a bit of time finding new and exciting crafts to do and finding a few new and exciting craft blogs as well, like an Irish Craftworker. I also love the colors of fall. I … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2006
Avoiding E-Coli
Since E-coli is being talked about so much in the press lately I thought I would share an article that my friend Susanne of Healthy Menu Mailer wrote about the topic of E-coli and keeping yourself safe. Vegetables Health Food Or Killers With the recent outbreak of e-coli traced back to bagged spinach of all things, the FDA now suggests consumers thoroughly wash all bagged produce (including salad) before consuming it to avoid the extreme diarrhea e-coli bacterial can cause. The e-coli … [Read more...]
Naturally Lovely Jewelry
I ran across a beautiful product recently that I wanted to share with my readers. Let me say first that I am not generally a fan of jewelry. In fact the only necklace I wear with any frequency is a very hippy Rune necklace that has the symbol for balance on it. But recently I have fallen in love with the simplicity and beauty of the nature inspired necklaces from Monsoon Artisans. They take .999 fine silver (finer then sterling silver) and then carefully sculpt it into the shape of an Arizona … [Read more...]
8 Herbal Remedies
HERBS FOR WELLNESS Some herbs are beneficial to almost everyone when taken regularly. They include the following: 1. GARLIC FOR CHOLESTEROL CONTROL AND CANCER PREVENTION. 2. GINKGO FOR MENTAL SHARPNESS 3. CRANBERRY FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTION 4. ECHINACEA FOR COLDS 5. GINGER FOR MOTION SICKNESS AND MORNING SICKNESS 6. MILK THISTLE FOR LIVER DISEASE 7. ST. JOHN'S WORT FOR DEPRESSION 8. VALERIAN FOR INSOMNIA For more information about medicinal herbs see "10 Essential Herbs" in the April/May … [Read more...]
Drop that Organic TV Dinner
When I read the Omnivore's Dilemma (which ROCKS by the way) I learned allot about the industrialization of organic food. One area I particularly found interesting was the part about processed foods. An organic TV dinner must be better then a regular TV dinner right? There are no synthetic food additives in an organic TV dinner right? I mean, organic and synthetic don't belong in the same sentence right? Wrong! In 1997 organic standards were weakened by big organic companies that wanted to make … [Read more...]
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