May 18th, 2010
By Debra Frick Well, it’s that time again when we are all sitting cozy and warm, dreaming of the day when we can turn over the soil for the first time and get our vegetable gardens going. The catalogs are a steady stream in the mail and we can hardly wait to plant that new [...]
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May 15th, 2010
By Michelle Mukatis Culitvate Health I‘ll bet most of you haven’t eaten many turnips in your lives. They grow bitter as they mature and are not widely cultivated, so not highly available. Try a baby turnip, coming into season in early June, and you’ll be hooked. Sweet, juicy and crunchy, you don’t need to cook [...]
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May 15th, 2010
By Michele Mukatis, Cultivate Health There are studies proving that organic produce is more nutritious than conventional. Conversely, there are studies that prove the opposite. In light of that, here are other compelling reasons why you might want to switch to purchasing organic produce. #1 Organic produce does not use chemical pesticides. Truly, pesticides are [...]
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May 9th, 2010
Bjy Amy Cook- Porter Procter and Gamble announced on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 that they have signed a contract to buy Natura Pet Products Inc, a privately held pet food company based in Davis CA. Natura’s product line includes Innova Evo Healthwise Karma While P & G’s product line includes IAMs Eukanuba According to P [...]
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March 1st, 2010
Our readers know how I feel about vaccines. These are not the vaccines that Benjamin Franklin advocated more than two hundred years ago. These are not the vaccines that were created in the 50s and 60s. These are chemical cocktails that challenge our children’s health and immune system. They also challenge the health of adults [...]
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