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1 Oct 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Cold and flu season is here but there are natural ways to protect your health without getting a flu shot.+ READ MORE
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25 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
You officially have the best excuse in the book to take a sick day: as the Associated Press reported, President Obama said that if you’re sick, stay home. That’s in response to the influx of swine flu cases expected this fall. + READ MORE
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23 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a...+ READ MORE
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5 Aug 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
A good place to start when it comes to understanding the integral relationship between health care and sustainability starts with understanding sustainability. + READ MORE
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13 Mar 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
When Tom Anderson, a family-practice doctor in Indiana, started to see similar rashes and lesions appear on his patients, he became concerned. When they began to grow in size, some getting as big as saucers, he took a culture and had it tested in a lab. The result: MRSA.+ READ MORE
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11 Mar 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
It seems that during allergy season, which is certainly close at hand, a large majority of the public is so dosed up on antihistamines that they wouldn't know left from right. But a new study from Ohio State University Medical Center in this month's edition of Natural Awakenings claims that...+ READ MORE
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11 Nov 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
If you are a woman, particularly a woman who is sexually active, then you may already know that Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can strike at almost any time for any reason. They're one of the most uncomfortable ailments to experience. From the burning and constant urge to urinate, it's a feeling...+ READ MORE
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21 Oct 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Among all things I love so much during Fall and Winter months, there is also the presence of something I do not covet as dearly—the perpetual sneezing, runny nose fluid, swollen throat, and painful cough often associated with the common cold. So, here are a few natural solutions suggested by...+ READ MORE
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27 Jun 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
While the word "barbeque" is often synonymous with sizzling steaks, racks upon racks of ribs, and piles of other meats, we recommend changing your barbeque routine a bit to help your party go a little greener. Here's how.+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
We've all heard arguments for and against buying organic foods. I now buy meat that is certified to have no antibiotics and growth hormones, and I have switched to organic dairy products.+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Frigidaire Kitchen of the Future, 1959 It always surprises me when people tell me that they don't cook because I think there are so many compelling reasons to do it. I'll be writing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week and will be offering ideas about such things as setting up your kitchen,...+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Most conventional pet-food brands you find at the supermarket consist of reconstituted animal by-products, otherwise known as low-grade wastes from the beef and poultry industries-you know, inedibles you wouldn't touch with a 10-foot fork. Besides being minimally processed, these foods are also...+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Nobody like germs-after all, pneumonia, tuberculosis, meningitis, strep throat, and food poisoning are just some of the loathsome maladies we can blame bacteria for. Another study, that same year, by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health determined that 75 percent of...+ READ MORE
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23 Mar 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
This is the second post in a series-read the first post here-about recommended reading, for building a green library in your home. Unfortunately, they are limited to that farm's locale; you can n't eat like this at Whole Foods, and, though "big organic" is far better than your run-of-the-mill...+ READ MORE
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6 Feb 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
There is no official regulation for the "natural" label except when it pertains to meat and poultry. The USDA has set a new voluntary standard for meat marked "naturally raised," the animals must be raised without growth promoters, most antibiotics, and animal byproducts. It also can not contain any...+ READ MORE
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