All posts by Carmen

  • Barefoot Running… a soulful experience

    Being referred to as a tad eccentric and strange by some friends and family has it rewards. My walking to the beat of a different drum these days has recently turned into running to the beat of...

    • Posted April 12, 2010
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  • MSG – the Crack Cocaine of the Food Industry

    MSG also known as Mood Swings Galore – I mean… Monosodium glutamate was created to make fake food taste real and tasteless food tasty! Little do many know it is fed to mice for the study of...

    • Posted April 9, 2010
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  • Weight Watchers and McDonald’s… a not-so-Happy Meal!

    Trick or treat? New Zealand residents are the first (and hopefully the last) bunch of guinea pigs to be fooled by McDonald’s and Weight Watchers apparent co-venture. These weight loss and fast food giants have joined forces...

    • Posted April 2, 2010
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  • Dollar Menu Costing You Your Life (Yet)?

    It will sooner or later! Preparing your own meals from scratch, will not only help you live long… the chances of dying a slow suicide are drastically reduced! Eating from the dollar menu may help stretch the...

    • Posted March 29, 2010
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  • Don’t Worry… Be Happy

    When we plant worry thoughts, we harvest nothing but weeds in our mental garden. ~~Carolyn McCormick~~ Is worrying stealing your energy and robbing you of your dreams? Did you know that most of what we worry about...

    • Posted March 22, 2010
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  • Puffy Eyes a Problem?

    Do puffy eyes and or under eye bags leave you scratching your head on why? If so, you’re not alone! I recently consulted with a man who wore sunglasses indoors at night because of the puffiness under...

    • Posted March 15, 2010
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  • Ill or Ailing? Try Gardening!

    A positive effect of the  less than optimal economy has been Gardens and Recession Diets. Whether planting your own garden, being a part of a community garden, or buying from a Farmers’ Market or a CSA… REAL...

    • Posted March 8, 2010
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  • Free ELECTRO-SMOG Check?

    Know what lurks in your neighborhood? Health issues got you down and can’t seem to find any improvement with diet, detox or pharmaceuticals? Are colds, flu, aches and pains a constant problem? Are you sick and tired...

    • Posted March 5, 2010
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  • Coo Coo For Coconuts?

    Whether you like the brown mature coconuts or the young white ones, coconuts have been referred to as “the tree that supplies all that is needed to live.” Studies have shown coconut  (and oil) eating island people are...

    • Posted March 1, 2010
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  • Can You Say Keen-Wah (quinoa)?

    Here a grain, there a grain, everywhere a grain grain! Actually, this high-protein grain is a seed. Whatever category it falls under, it packs a mighty nutritional punch! Legend has it that Incan armies used quinoa mixed...

    • Posted February 26, 2010
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