How to Buy and Why Soak Legumes or Pulses (Beans)

But First, What Are Legumes or Pulses? To start, I had to look up the difference between a legume and a pulse… pulses are the edible seeds that grow on a legume.  Legumes are shrubs, herbs, and trees that produce pod-shaped fruit. The pods are what hold the pulses (such as peas).  For the rest… Continue reading How to Buy and Why Soak Legumes or Pulses (Beans)

Have You Checked Your Fish Lately?

Do We Want Genetically Engineered Salmon on our Plates? Have you heard of Frankenfish? It’s a name given to AquaBounty Technologies’ genetically engineered Salmon. AquaBounty Technologies is a small American biotechnology company that increases the productivity of aquaculture: creating fast growing specimens (such as salmon, trout, and tilapia eggs) by genetic engineering. It seems like… Continue reading Have You Checked Your Fish Lately?

FREE Online Healthy Life Summit – Starts Tomorrow!

Just a Quick Reminder – -it’s FREE, -you can SIGN-UP NOW, -the Summit starts TOMORROW, -it’s packed with HEALTH-WISE INFORMATION -and you can view it from YOUR COUCH! Instead of reading a ton of books and watching movies on health, wouldn’t it be easier to listen to some of your favorite authors, film makers and… Continue reading FREE Online Healthy Life Summit – Starts Tomorrow!

The Healthy Life Summit – 35 FREE Video Presentations from Top Experts!

I wish I had known about something like this years ago as I was searching for information about ways to live healthier.  It was an effort to get so many of my questions answered. I was constantly searching out topics and piecing it all together.  I’m so excited that this Healthy Life Summit has been… Continue reading The Healthy Life Summit – 35 FREE Video Presentations from Top Experts!

The Good and the Bad about Sweeteners

Agave, Honey, Stevia, Coconut Palm – the List Goes On… A few weeks ago I was at Whole Foods Market ordering a smoothie from their menu and asked for a modification of their listed ingredients, as I often do.  I asked that they use Honey instead of Agave and use Kale instead of Spinach.  Generally… Continue reading The Good and the Bad about Sweeteners

Laundry Detergents, Bleaches and Softeners – Most Are Toxic!
What Grade Does Your Product Get?

Does the smell of bleach make you think that your clothes are “clean”?  Do you like that flowery scent?  I used to love that the warm, fluffy, soft feeling after the clothes were pulled out of the dryer.  A while ago I read about bleach, detergents and fabric softeners – laundering my clothes became a… Continue reading Laundry Detergents, Bleaches and Softeners – Most Are Toxic!
What Grade Does Your Product Get?

DIY Laundry Detergent & Laundry Tips

Laundry detergent can be made out of some very basic cleaning products. It’s easy, inexpense, eco-friendly and toxin-free. This very basic DIY recipe for Laundry Detergent is: 1/3 cup Soap Flakes or shave a pure soap such as Castile Bar Soap 1/4 cup Baking Soda 1/2 cup Washing Soda 1/2 cup Borax Print