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We are a country infatuated with sugar. From the time we are young, food manufacturers inundate us with multi-million dollar advertising campaigns targeted to get us to consume more and more sugar-laden foods. Sugar is cheap, and sugar sells. But ...

When it’s pumpkin season, Jack-o’-lanterns and other holiday décor are what’s foremost in most people’s minds. This year, though, spare a thought for the immense health benefits of these humble vegetables. Well, botanically speaking, they actually are fruits and they ...

Our earth is rightly called the blue planet because of its abundant store of surface water. However, only 2.5 percent of it is freshwater, with most of it locked up as snow and permafrost, leaving only 0.3 percent of that ...

You may not want to imagine your children being in a situation where they have to fend for themselves, but such emergencies may occur when you least expect it. It is not just in the wilderness that children can get ...

More and more, people are turning to homeopathic remedies as a safe and effective way to avoid the dangerous side-effects of conventional medicine. One very ancient treatment involves the use of essential oils. The Egyptians were the first recorded people ...

Upgrading to a larger house or a bigger car is exciting. And the sense of achievement and pride that come with it? Priceless! But downsizing? Absolutely degrading! After all, it’s the American dream, right? No one would actually do it ...

Passive solar heating and cooling may not sound exciting or even effective, but if you’re off-grid, you definitely should learn more. When done right, passive solar can help offset electric costs by a great deal. How does passive solar design for homes ...

Don’t you miss those warm summer evenings lighted intermittently by the little flashes of fireflies? Many of us have been fortunate enough to enjoy the magic of fireflies and have even seen them up close, a privilege our children may ...

The pleasant taste and sweet aroma of peppermint (Mentha piperita) is well-known by many, especially as a food flavoring. However, this hardy perennial plant has perhaps far more therapeutic value than you might imagine. With more than a dozen documented ...

It is not hard to imagine that the first real homes must have been earthen structures, because earth happens to be the most abundant and handy material available to man. They might have been nothing more than tiny huts originally, ...