This is easy and was a hit at home!
Kale Chips
If you don’t have a food drier or haven’t had much luck with making chips in the oven, this is perfect for you.
What’s in Your Food? Chemicals, Coloring, and Preservatives Oh, My! Part 2
What are endocrine disruptors? This is a large category of chemicals. One of the most commonly known today is bisphenol A (BPA). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences created a helpful introduction: “Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that may interfere with the body’s endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife. A …
Going Local!
If you want to eat healthy—and local—there is an awesome opportunity that might be practically in your backyard: Community Supported Agriculture (or CSAs)! CSAs are local farms run by local farmers who are passionate about working the land and providing quality fruits and vegetables. CSAs are often small compared to their larger production counterparts, but they produce more than enough …
Living Clean in a Toxic World
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a list of 99,000 chemicals and pesticides on file. In any one day, a man or woman can take in over 500 percent of what is considered the safe limit of toxic residue. These toxins accumulate in our bodies causing all sorts of havoc. Our nutrition suffers, we see more neurological disorders or very …
Why a Detox?
Are you thinking about doing a detox because that seems to be the “in” thing? Do you have friends who swear by doing a detox but you have no idea what the fuss is all about? Over the past 3 decades, the use of chemicals has increased dramatically. Today, the average person will breath dirty air, consume pesticide residue on …