To mark our 4-year anniversary and 200th post, I am featuring a guest post today from one of my favorite writers, Elizabeth Walling and her web site, The Nourished Life. Elizabeth has great information about natural living and nourishing our bodies through real food and nutrition. She also offers great tips about reducing stress,...
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Tags: amino acids, energy, health, nutrition, thyroid health, tyrosine
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How much do you consume? If you could measure and keep track of it, do you think it would make a difference in your regular consumption levels? In our culture of mass consumption, we are so accustomed to buying products and having products around for our “convenience”, we seldom stop to think just how...
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Tags: alternative energy, butter, cod liver oil, conserving, consuming, dairy, diet, essential fatty acids, fish, geothermal, grass-fed meats, hair, home-made personal care items, hydro, laundry, nutrition, Omega 3s, recycle, reduce, reuse, safe seafood, Saving money, shampoo, skin, soap, solar energy, sustainable lifestyles, wind
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Today I am sharing an important story of toxic waste spreading through our water from factory farming from The Journal of Food and Natural Healing, a site managed by my good friend, David (Augie) Augenstein. David Michael has posted this expose on the appalling situation at Ohio’s largest inland lake, Grand Lake-St. Mary’s. David...
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Tags: activism, agriculture, factory farms, farming, government, laws, politics, real food, regulations, runoff, toxins, USDA, waste, water
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For a long time I believed that with every food recall story in the media, we’d see more and more people start taking notice of what’s going on in the food system – that food produced in factory environments is harming our health because everything is completely backward and geared toward the reign of...
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Tags: activism, factory farms, food recalls, food safety, government regulation, health, irradiation, nutrients, nutrition, pasteurization, safety, sustainable farms, traditional farming
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Are you feeling emotionally-drained from tasks and obligations in your life? Has the economic downturn got you in a tailspin? If so, you are not alone. Millions and millions of people are experiencing the strain of too-heavy workloads and task-lists, and of the poor financial state of the nation and the entire world. A...
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Tags: depression, economic strain, emotions, financial stress, health, Julia Ross, junk food, nourishment, nutrition, nutritional support, real food, stress, The Mood Cure
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Do you pay attention to where your food comes from? Do you go to the grocery store and purchase whatever is on the shelf, or do you think about what’s in the food you eat and how it is produced? Do you spend any time considering the preventative side of taking care of your...
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Tags: activism, Antibiotics, commercial farming, corn, factory farms, genetically-modified foods, grains, grass-fed meat, herbicides, industrial food, Monsanto, nutrition, Omega 3s, pesticides, real food, soy, Sustainability, toxins
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Please take a few moments to read the information below regarding S.510 Food Safety Modernization Act. I received this bulletin in my Inbox today, and the time to act is definitely now. Congress is in recess until September 10th, 2010 and it is urgent that you contact your local representatives and senators to keep...
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Tags: activism, agriculture, consumer rights, farming, food politics, government, health, industrial food system, laws, nutrition, S.510 Food Safety Modernization Act
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Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Surf & Turf online cooking class. All those who entered but did not win are eligible for a coupon code as well, if I receive an e-mail from you. The code expires on August 14th, 2010. If you are interested in preparing real food and...
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Tags: Ann Marie Michaels, Cheeseslave, cooking, health, nutrition, real food, Surf & Turf giveaway
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If this picture is a familiar activity for you and you have been following conventional health rhetoric about managing your Diabetes, the following information may be of interest to you. Medical experts advise being under the care of a physician to take care of your disease. But are doctors really getting to the root...
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Tags: blood sugar, diabetes, fats, glucose levels, grass-fed meat, health, insulin-resistance, nutrition, protein, raw dairy, real food, refined carbohydrates, saturated fats, sugar, whole foods
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Yesterday was my birthday (I turned 41; I’m proud about my age!), and what better way to spend it than going with your family to a local restaurant that serves healthy, local food? One of my new favorites is a little lunchtime establishment called Jenny’s Lunch Line in the heart of downtown Boise, in...
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Tags: farmers, grass-fed beef, ingredients, local business, local food, menu, organic, restaurant review, salads, sandwiches, soups, sustainable
Posted in Activism, Green Living, Healthy Living, Kids & Family, Real Food, Reviews | 4 Comments »