All my life I have heard, “Drink eight 8 oz. (aka ozzies) glasses of water a day.” It’s like it’s a commandment chiseled in stone. But should it be that way? I don’t think so. Am I all alone in my thinking? This week’s Bible study (in my circle known as the Sabbath School lesson) [...]

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With the holiday season already in full swing, shopping has begun in earnest. For some people (like me), it’s been going on all year. I see a deal and I go ahead and get it. No use to wait until the last minute and either miss it completely, have to pay more, or get slim [...]

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I started on my chia seeds quest several weeks ago. It was long enough to get it from two different places. The first was from Amazon.com. Navitas Naturals Certified Organic Chia Seeds. That was a big mistake. Stay tuned to this station and I’ll tell you why. After I’d ordered it (and signed up for [...]

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What do you picture in your mind (or maybe on your coffee table) when you hear that? A leafy green pet? A bust of George Washington with green hair? Or are you up on the best source of Omega 3 fatty acids and a food that’s high in antioxidants and calcium? Stay tuned and I’ll [...]

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Tera Warner & the Raw Divas have published Joanne Newell’s un-cook book especially for children. The illustrations by Jason Botkin are delightful. They cheer me up just looking at them and bring out the kid in me. Some people say I don’t have an inner child—I am a child. They might be right because this [...]

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It’s confusing at the most and puzzling at the least. There are gyms and exercise “salons” scattered everywhere and most seem to be doing a barrel house business. Turn on the TV any time of the night or day and you’ll be bombarded with commercials and infomercials for the latest equipment and a few of [...]

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If I’ve heard that once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. The protein myth is alive and kicking in the United States if not the whole civilized world. I believe it’s mostly kept that way by the meat industry. If people knew the truth, their business might suffer. But maybe not because most people don’t [...]

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When I stopped at the Produce Man’s stand in town on Tuesday, the lady was putting my tomatoes in a bag and found one that had a blemish on it. She put it in a box under the table and had me pick out another one. Hmmmmmmm. I got to thinking about that and wondered [...]

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When I started on this rebounding road just about six weeks ago, I had no idea it would be A. So addictive and B. So effective It entered my life on March 12 though I didn’t get started on it that night. It wasn’t until the next day I discovered The Joy of Rebounding. From [...]

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When I started eating the raw food/raw vegan way, I felt like I was invincible. I was going to eat 100% raw the rest of my life and I would live a long, long time with no health problems. I still hope to live a long, long time with less health problems than if I [...]

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