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High Nutrition in a Happy Summer Package

No fruit shouts "summer celebration" better than watermelon. The colors, the sweetness the burst of juiciness - it's like Mother Nature's very own antidepressant. And how can you help but smile when you see a small child bite into a large wedge of colorful watermelon? Fortunately watermelon isn't just a colorful summer snack; it's packed full of nutrition, is great for hydration and is low in fat.... [Read more]

Will Vegetables Be on the Endangered Species List?

Have you ever eaten an antique?  I’m not talking about trying to gnaw the armrest of your great-grandmother’s rocking chair. I am talking about heirloom vegetables. If you haven’t sought these out, you are really missing out. Heirloom vegetables are grown from seeds that have been saved and grown for many generations.  These plants are open-pollinated which allows for natural selection.... [Read more]

To Meat or Not to Meat, That is the Question

So I am confronted with an interesting choice this weekend.  I received two very different invitations for events that are taking place at the same time.  One is for a pig roast with all the fixings and the other is for a lecture about a cancer preventing diet.  It causes me to pause and think about the American social scene.  Summer is the time for picnics and barbeques, often filled with rather... [Read more]

The #1 Food to ALWAYS Buy Organic

Every time the average American eats their healthy fruits and veggies, they also consume residues of synthetic chemicals from insect killers, fungicides and fertilizers. You could avoid all that by choosing to buy organic, but that’s not a budgetary reality for many in today’s economy. What to do? Know what fruits and vegetables have the most toxins and choose to buy only those varieties organic.... [Read more]

Rain, Rain, Go Away – 5 Ways to Battle the Blues

I am feeling downright soggy these days.  Like many parts of the nation, we have had more than our fair share of rain this past month.  Along with the rain come dark, gloomy days that really start to dampen you soul after a while.  My daughter told me the other morning that it wasn’t time to get up because it was still dark outside (she also uses the opposite theory at bedtime.)  No, it wasn’t... [Read more]

Airport Scanner Radiation – Is It Harmful?

Have you gone through an airport scanner recently? I’m speaking of the ones that actually use ionizing radiation to scan your body for weapons. We have them at the local Cincinnati/Kentucky Airport. You are absorbing a small amount of radiation with each scan but is it significant? Well one airport scan seems innocent enough but what if you travel regularly? It only takes 6.5 airport scans to... [Read more]