More leafy greens are always good for you, the more the better, right? As usual, when you make a general statement about everyone in the population, that statement may not be valid for everyone. When it come to leafy greens, they are high in oxalates which give some people trouble when they form oxalate crystals […]
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Glorious One-Pot Meals good for heart disease
Just after 9 am yesterday my phone rang. It was the city’s Water Department calling to schedule an appointment to fix my water meter. After we had settled on a date, the caller asked me another question: “Are you the lady that writes the one-pot meal cookbooks?” “Yes, I am,” I admitted with that astonishment […]
Are “Cage-free eggs” the same as “”Organic eggs”?
Let’s get this straight: “cage-free” does not equal “organic” when it comes to chicken eggs. It’s good to know the difference when you’re wondering whether it’s worth the extra dollar for the word “organic” on the egg carton. There are many types of ways you can get your eggs these days, and it’s easy to […]
Everyday Shea lotion
Shea butter is one of my favorite moisturizers, and I like how my skin feels after applying Everyday Shea Moisturizing Body Lotion for daily moisturizing after bathing. Everyday Shea pours a bit thinner than you might expect if you’ve played around with shea butter before, but once you get used to that you might find […]
Why you should wash your melons
As I prepared to cut into the first watermelon of the season over the holiday weekend, I remembered to wash it first. As the knife moves through the rind to the fruit it can carry along dirt and pathogens from an unwashed skin. Remember last summer’s listeria outbreak that was traced to the rinds of […]
