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Simple Answers for Healthier Families
What would Thanksgiving (or fall!) be without something pumpkin? Whether it is a spiced pumpkin latte or pumpkin pie, the taste and scent of pumpkin is a perfect companion to cool fall weather. I was never actually a big pumpkin pie fan in the past. In the past couple of years, I’ve fallen in love with coconut …
In many cases, the byproduct of a refining process is bad news. This is the case with petroleum jelly, vegetable oils, and many other substances. However, one exception to this rule is blackstrap molasses. My only childhood memories of this strongly flavored syrup involved making cookies or ornaments once a year, but it turns out that molasses is …
For many people, visions of bats may conjure up creepy ideas of bloodsucking rodents (they aren’t rodents). We live in an area with a lot of natural caves and a lot of opportunities to learn about bats and how they influence our environment. If you’ve never thought about trying to attract bats to your backyard, or considered building …
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been around since the beginning of time as we receive natural EMFs from the sun and earth itself. It wasn’t until mankind learned to generate electricity (and EMFs) that we hit technological breakthroughs like lightbulbs and radio communications. More than 100 years later, we now enjoy and have become almost completely dependent on high-performing …
Our children are the first generation in history to grow up in a world where the internet has always existed. Many of them know how to work an iPhone before they can talk. They may give you a quizzical look when you talk about things like VCRs, typewriters, and pagers. In many ways, their generation will …
I don’t like to bring it up — I really don’t. There are some things you’d just rather not know. But have you ever said that cute rhyme creepy saying “Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite” to your kids? And then wondered why? Are bed bugs a real thing to fear in this …
