A 500 Calorie Thanksgiving

Did you know that the average Thanksgiving meal contains 4500 calories? We’ve always made the joke at calorie-laden holidays that it’s OK to indulge because we’ve ‘prayed away’ the calories, but when you’ve counted every calorie for over a year and lost 55 pounds – ounce by ounce – the joke seems to lose it’s [...]

Top 10 Health Websites For Parents

Keeping your family healthy is a full time job! Especially lately.
Finding reliable medical advice online is a great perk of the new millennium now that the internet has come of age, but it can take time – and lots of it -  to find the right information. One of the top searches lately is… [...]

Review, Newman’s Organic Cranberries-mmmm

*Note: Newman’s Own is not paying me to do this review for them! Nor did they send me free product…although I’d be glad if they did!
I love dried cranberries. I’ve worked very hard over the last 18 months to lose weight (total of 49 pounds so far!) and these are one of my not-so-guilty pleasures. [...]

Plum Organics Baby Food Recall

Just wanted to pass along an important baby food recall that hasn’t actually caused any sickness yet, but the company is being safe and encourages you to do the same. Plum Organics has recalled their Apple & Carrot portable pouches due to one batch not meeting the FDA guidelines for acidity levels. That was a [...]

10 Natural Ways To Stay Healthy

A few days ago we tried to sort out the pros and cons of getting the flu vaccine, and I promised to give you some ideas for some natural remedies that really work. Since most people already reach for the vitamin C to avert sickness, I’m not going to include the traditional Vitamin C recommendation, [...]

Swine flu vaccinations-Pros and Cons-Thank You Reliable Source

Are you confused yet about whether it’s safe to get the H1N1 Vaccine?  You are not alone. I decided to do some research on the subject to give you some helpful info, but the more I researched, the more confused I was. So I found the best info on both sides and now you can [...]

Are Healthy Nuts Worth The Calories?

No, I’m not talking about going over for dinner at your in-laws. (sorry) Most people love nuts, but if you are counting calories, you know they eat up your calorie budget FAST.  Ads tell us that nuts give us energy, lower our cholesterol, or can even help with weight loss, but are those claims substantiated?  [...]

Sleep More – Be Healthy? 8 Tips For Better Sleep

In our society, workaholics are esteemed and extra sleep is teamed with laziness. Now there’s proof that if you get less than 7 hours per night of sleep, you are three times more likely to catch a cold as your lazy counterparts. Sleep is tightly linked to strong immunity and it’s considered better for you than vitamin C for a cold!

How long to leave it in your freezer

Ever wonder how long food really keeps in the freezer? Here’s a list of how long most of the common freezer items are good for, along with several places to find fact sheets on food safety. With the growing concern over food safety, it’s a good idea to train your children in these habits, too. You never know when they might pull an antique out of the freezer and decide to use it up, even past it’s prime!

Great Source For Organic Cereal

Recently, our family has decided to buy only organic foods for our youngest child due to some health issues. If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d love buying all organic food, but we like to eat too much. A family of 7 isn’t cheap to feed as most of you know, so finding the best prices [...]

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