As a young girl growing up on a farm, the idea that milk was healthy was firmly implanted into my head. My family drank three glasses a day—breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nothing was sweeter than sitting down to a hearty meal complimented by a cold, creamy glass of milk. Unfortunately, this childhood pleasure did not
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Granola has long been a food proclaimed by health nuts to be nutritious, delicious, and beneficial for the body.  Some forms of it have been looked at with disapproval, due to the fat and sugar content that purportedly add unwanted pounds.  This is especially true of many processed versions that are made with unhealthy oils, tons of sugar, and little else. Never fear though—you can still have your granola!  There are a few brands out there that are truly healthy for you, but if you really want to be in control of what you eat,
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When it comes to choosing the appropriate methods of cleaning, it’s important to find a product that works well. Sometimes it just seems impossible to get that stubborn soap scum off the bathroom sink or erase the mystery stain that plagues your countertop. When looking for cleaning products to dismantle these messes, the harsh chemical-based
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Stevia – also known as sweet leaf – is the hot all-natural sweetener of the moment. Of course, it’s been used as a natural sweetener for thousands of years in its native Peru, but only recently has it caught on with modern fans elsewhere in the world. With a negligible caloric impact, no glycemic impact, and a taste that can be up to 300 times sweeter than sugar, it’s being hailed as the perfect replacement for traditional sugar and artificial sweeteners. There’s just one problem – it’s not an exact replacement for any other chemical
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Health seems to be on a general decrease in North America. Each year we’re swarmed by statistics of the high obesity rates, increasing incidents of high cholesterol, and poor cardiovascular health. But what on earth is going wrong? As the demand for processed foods such as cheese strings, Oreo cookies, and granola bars increases, companies are forced to expand. The larger these companies become, the more processed our food seems to be. Ingredients that we can’t pronounce are being incorporated into some of our favorite snacks in order to produce a larger amount of food
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June 22, 2012 This homemade baby formula is a wonderful supplement for mothers unable to breastfeed or needing to supplement. Remember that breastmilk should ALWAYS be the first choice for baby, if possible. This raw milk based formula takes account of the fact that human milk is richer in whey, lactose, vitamin C, niacin, and
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Old Man Winter generally arrives pretty late in my neck of the woods. Although the nights are starting to get a bit chilly here in North Carolina, I’m still growing some healthy root vegetables and a variety of greens in my survival garden. One of my most eye-catching crops during the cool weather months just
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Even the best cared for flock will sometimes have health issues. Chickens are especially vulnerable to disease where their “wilder” counterparts (ducks and geese) have better resistance. Knowing what to look for and how to treat common chicken diseases can help you catch problems early and hopefully prevent them from taking out your entire flock.
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The marketing mavens who work for the Corn Refiners Association have spent a bundle of money trying to convince the public that “high fructose corn syrup is simply a kind of corn sugar.” Anyone who has ever savored a batch of freshly picked sweet corn can testify that the tender kernels might just deliver a tasty liquid that could be boiled down to make a healthy and delicious syrup. If you think of it that way, high fructose corn syrup sounds like a simple, natural…

One of the most primordial human reflexes is the fight or flight reaction. It is our own natural alarm system. Let’s say you come face to face with a hungry grizzly bear in your campsite. First you hear that huffing/grunting sound that says he’s smelled you. Then he comes into view, stands there looking directly
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