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Archives: November2009

• Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge 2009–BPA Part II

  This is the continuing story of BPA… As I researched this chemical, I was appalled to realize that we’ve known about its danger to humans and Mother Earth for decades! Yet, the U.S. continues to “debate” what should be done. Here is some of the recent history of BPA:
  In 2008, it was reported by the [...]

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• Happy Thanksgiving!

  “Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend… When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present – love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–How Do We Protect Ourselves from BPA and Other Chemicals?

  As part of my discussion of BPA this week and the risks it poses to human beings as well as to our environment, it is important that we take a look at what we can do to protect ourselves and minimize our exposure to this very real chemical threat.
  Even though bisphenol A (BPA) first made [...]

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• Bellisima Cucina–Three Additional Thanksgiving Day Recipes!

  Here are three additional recipes that will be on our Thanksgiving dinner table. The first two recipes come fromThe Holiday Table, 2008 Marjorie Poore Productions. The last recipe is my family’s biscotti cookie recipe which we’ve been making for many years. Of course, each of us–my mother, my sister, and I–have taken the recipe and [...]

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• Bellisima Cucina–Pumpkin Walnut Torte With Cream Cheese Frosting

  As promised, here is the final of four recipes taken from the Whole Foods Diet Cookbook by Ivy Ingram Larson & Andrew Larson, M.D. to include in your Thanksgiving Day feast.
  This cookbook is filled with wonderful delights. Watch for additional recipes in the future. Bon apetito!
  PUMPKIN-WALNUT TORTE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  Canola oil cooking spray
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• Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge 2009–BPA Part I

  I began writing this post last Friday because of a recent article I read in the New York Times. My initial writing led me to do some further research and investigation on my own. What I’ve learned going through articles and research listed on the Environmental Working Group website has left me feeling angry and [...]

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• Bellisima Cucina–Corn Bread and Wild Rice Stuffing With Sage and White Raisins

  This recipe is the third in the four-recipe series I’m posting that will lead up to a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner next week. It comes from my Whole Foods Diet Cookbook by Ivy Ingram Larson and Andrew Larson, M.D. (I’ll post the final recipe this weekend.) Bon apetito!
  CORN BREAD AND WILD RICE STUFFING WITH SAGE [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–Is Organic Really Best?

  My Body & Soul magazine arrived a couple of days ago–immediately, an article caught my attention. It’s entitled, “Is Organic Really Better For You?” The article analyzes some recent findings on this subject.
  Apparently, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition released a report finding that organic food is no more nutritious than conventional foods. The authors [...]

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• Intuitive Tuesday–Making Heart Decisions

  In our world today, there is so much information available to us on every subject imaginable. In addition to the traditional ways of accessing information–books, periodicals and networking–the internet gives us the ability to access information from around the world as well as the past and present. There are so many more choices available to [...]

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• Magical Monday–Glistening Snow

  Here in Colorado, the snowfall started Saturday night and continued throughout most of the day yesterday. What I love most about living here is what happens after the snow falls. This morning I awoke to a glorious sunrise, clear blue skies and a glistening blanket of white all around our home.
  As a child, I [...]

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