This year’s HGTV “Green Home” contest is offering a sustainably-built home for sustainable living right here in my neighborhood. My friend, Gail Fenton, HGTV’s “Superfan”, gets the lucky job of filming the special details of the HGTV homes, and caught up with me to talk about how what it is like to live in this [...]
A nationwide survey of more than 1 million households indicates that spending for vegetables and fruits grown in household gardens now surpasses spending for lawns, trees, shrubs – and even flowers. The same survey unearthed the following trends among gardeners: 53% grow vegetables in their gardens 90% plan to eat the produce fresh 66% will [...]
New data shows children survive car crashes in better shape if they remain in rear-facing car seats until they are 2, and in booster seats until they reach 4’9″. I believe the best cures work by preventing the problem in the first place, whether you’re talking about migraines, multiple sclerosis, or physical injuries from car [...]
For most of my life I suffered from seasonal allergies. But not anymore, since I found this amazing homeopathic hay fever remedy. Sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, fuzzy head making it feel like life is coming at you through a tunnel… As summer faded each year I would be burning through forests of tissue boxes [...]
Why, oh why, do pharmaceutical companies add artificial colors to our medications? Seriously, who was it that decreed that Penicillin and its antibiotic derivatives must be pink? Is it really important that Liquid Children’s Tylenol be dyed red? How necessary is it to boost the color of cough syrup to purple? Why does the Sudafed [...]
Today, with the click of a button, I was able to lobby my congressional representatives about a topic I care deeply about: the labeling of genetically-modified foods. In a nutshell, the biggest GMO manufacturer, Monsanto, is fighting tooth and nail against labeling laws that would require the origin of the ingredients to be listed. Monsanto [...]
A recent study out of the University of Miami that tracked 2500 patients for a decade announced this week that drinking one can of diet soda daily resulted in a 61% increased risk of stroke, heart attack, or other cardiovascular event. While there is a lot of debate in the medical community over whether the [...]
I’ve lately needed to treat some bruising and muscle strain in our house and have been reminded of how effective homeopathic arnica can be. Homeopathic arnica is an anti-inflammatory remedy that used for traumatic injury, bruises, strained joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, tensive backache, concussion, stroke, heart strain, and for reducing pain and bleeding after surgery. [...]
