It has been too long since I last blogged about food. Anyone can tell just by looking at me that I love good food! So I thought today would be a good day to talk about how your choices in food can be good for your wallet, good for your health, and good for the …
Category Archives: Health
An Alternative to Disposable Diapers
In the running for “what is filling up our landfills the most” is disposable diapers. So once you have done the easy step of giving up plastic grocery bags, the next step, at least for parents of babies, is to reduce your use of disposable diapers. Sarah, over at the mamapath, has an excellent post …
An Easy Way to Help the Enviroment
Sometimes it really is the simple things that can make the biggest difference. It doesn’t seem all that long ago that plastic grocery bags came on the scene, and the question “paper or plastic?”, became part of our shopping experience. Retailers loved the lightweight bags, that were just a fraction of the cost of paper …
You Can Quit Smoking, Without Pills, Potions, or Patches!
by Katalina Mau All Rights Reserved If you were only going to do one thing to improve your health, and your overall quality of life, it would be to quit smoking. Quitting smoking will improve your health, your appearance, and how you feel. You will be able to exercise easier and enjoy life more! No …
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Need To Lose Fat? Cut Out Artificial And Processed Sugar!
Need To Lose Fat? Cut Out Artificial And Processed Sugar! By Simon Dainton Processed and artificial sugar is hidden in everything from fruit yoghurts to bread – even your favourite breakfast cereals that you assumed healthy! The average person consumes over 100g of sugar each day, but our bodies can barely cope with more than …
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23 Ways to Stay Healthy Year-Round
It is that time of year again! Reader’s Digest has some tips on staying healthy. The usual “wash your hands” is there, plus a few more I hadn’t heard of. #6 “Run your toothbrush through the microwave on high for 10 seconds to kill germs that can cause colds and other illnesses.” Once you’re done …
Plastic Bags are Killing Us
Here is an article from Salon.com that will make you think twice when asked…paper or plastic? The most ubiquitous consumer item on Earth, the lowly plastic bag is an environmental scourge like none other, sapping the life out of our oceans and thwarting our attempts to recycle it. By Katharine Mieszkowski Aug. 10, 2007 | …
Eco Resolutions, Good for the Planet, and Funny!
Today I was going to write about my Green New Year’s Resolutions. But I found this post from TheDailyGreen.com. Not only do they have great resolutions, they are also funny! 1. I will relinquish my title of Most Likely to Acquire Useless Crap I Don’t Wear or Need. Admit it — your closet is full …
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Three Brown Eggs
Please welcome guest blogger Ferox. Ferox is a Veterinary Student in Australia. Read her blog, Nearly-Dr Ferox, here. Walk through your local supermarket and you will be presented with three types of eggs that you may chose to purchase. They’re mostly all brown, about the same size and difficult to differentiate based on taste. What sets …
Healthy Holiday Eating
It may be called the Christmas Season, or the Holiday Season, but I think it really is the Eating Season! More than any other time of the year, food seems to be a focus for the next 6 weeks. Here are some ideas that have helped me to keep eating healthy (mostly!) during the holiday …