A friend of mine who is an avid juicer forwarded this link to me. It contains some great smoothie recipes for everyone from beginner to “adventurous” and for children, too. Check it out! 🙂 He also highly recommended the book “Green for Life” by Victoria Boutenko.
Author: PipeTabor
Yummy Brunch Recipe
I was reviewing some of the recipes that I’ve posted and was surprised I hadn’t included this one yet. It would be a great one to serve tomorrow morning and offset some of the sweets the Easter bunny may be providing! Please also check out Stephanie O’Dea’s cookbook, “Make It […]
Reduce Risk of Iron Deficiency in Your Newborn
This is interesting information that may reduce the risk of iron deficiency in your newborn. Researchers have found that a slight delay in clamping the umbilical cord may reduce the risk of iron deficiency. Read more here and talk to your doctor.
Alzheimer’s Risk Increased with This Gene?
Researchers have found that women with the APOE4 gene may be at increased risk for Alzheimer’s. If Alzheimer’s runs in your family, please consider running this lab–a simple blood test. Read more here.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
I’ve just read about this plant, Triptergium wilfordii, for use in rheumatoid arthritis. It supposedly works as well as methotrexate without the side effects. If you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, please ask your doctor if this might be worth a trial for you. Read more here.
Exercise to Look Younger!!
As if we needed another reason to exercise, they now report that it can make our skin look younger!!! Let’s get moving!! 🙂
Relief for Fruit and Veggie Costs
I’ve attached a link to the Fresh Bucks Project–it is designed to help extend your grocery dollars at farmer’s markets. Please click here and see if this may help you include more fresh fruits and veggies in your diet!
Encouragement for Sisters in Chemo
Too many women are battling cancer these days and my prayers go to all those suffering (men, too!). I wanted to share Dr. Rothenberg’s article as she shares her experiences. May this be encouraging to you. Click here.
Eat Your Veggies!
Here’s another reason to include veggies in your children’s diet:Â less breast disease. Not that this info would be a real seller to your children, but the more they are offered (with avoidance of sweet treats), the more we tend to enjoy them. Read more here.
Hot Peppers for Cluster Headache Treatment??
This may be worth a read, and possibly a trial. During the process of studying the effects of topical hot peppers to the nose, medical students (yes, students) learned that the pain of the initial application decreased until they could feel nothing. Researchers took this further to determine whether the […]
