All posts by Carmen

  • Organic Garden by the Foot?

    This is the salad I spoke about in my last post – it is also my first of three raised bed gardens.  A fellow volunteer acquaintance of mine lent me his Square Foot Gardening book (author, Mel Bartholomew) to get...

    • Posted January 8, 2010
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  • What’s The Best Part of Healthcare Reform?

    THE WHITE HOUSE GARDEN! Kitchen Gardeners (.org) has done an excellent job at highlighting the White House Garden for 2009. By now, the President and First Lady have had plenty of time to experience the wonderful taste...

    • Posted January 4, 2010
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  • New Years Resolution x 52 Weeks…

    is fasting one day each week. Years ago when I had a really busy schedule on the road as a truck driver… I decided to fast one day a week for an entire year.My body and mind...

    • Posted January 1, 2010
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  • Cold Weather Health Habit

    A great way to start your day any time of year is to drink a glass of warm to hot water with fresh lemon juice. In the colder months, it’s an extra special way to warm up...

    • Posted December 28, 2009
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  • Healthy Holiday Habits

    Let me preface this by saying… above all, have fun! Special occasions are not the time to worry about diet. However, one night of binging can cause us to begin to crave all the wrongs foods and/or...

    • Posted December 25, 2009
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  • MSG = Mood Swings Galore

    MSG… AKA Monosodium Glutamate. It’s sole purpose is to make cheap poor quality (and often times fake) food taste like real and tasty food. However, it does so at the expense of your health, brain, behavior and...

    • Posted December 21, 2009
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  • "An (ORGANIC) apple a day keeps the doctor (bill) away"

    A great quote by Elson Haas, M.D., Author/Speaker on Nutrition & Detoxification Most of us have heard, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Dr. Elson Haas has brilliantly updated that quote for the 21st Century....

    • Posted December 18, 2009
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  • Sweet Potato Pie Without The Crust?

    Think you don’t like sweet potatoes or yams? Think again!! Both are packed with vitamins, high in fiber and easy to prepare. Sweet potatoes have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties as well as antioxidants. And for those of...

    • Posted December 14, 2009
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  • Think You Don’t Like Kale? Think Again!

    I was never a Kale eater myself! (actually don’t remember it being a part of growing up). Lucky for me, a dear friend and fellow CSA (Community Sustained Agriculture) volunteer gave me a simple and delicious way...

    • Posted December 11, 2009
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  • Got a Junk Food Junkie In Your Home?

    Children are not the picky eaters parents make them out to be. Last year I had the wonderful opportunity of caring for 4 grand nieces and nephews. I found after weaning them off the junk food, which...

    • Posted December 4, 2009
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