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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 [...]

• Wellness Wednesday–Teach Your Children Well

  Last night our family was having a discussion about why it’s important to eat organic food. My husband and I were talking about some of our concerns with buying produce and meats that are not organic. One of my 14-year old daughters said, “Well, why didn’t you tell us this a long time ago? If [...]

• Let’s Make October Breast Health Month–Ways You Can Promote Breast Health!

  Every October, we are reminded about breast cancer–we are invited to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What has always bothered me about this is the focus on disease–we are focused on celebrating our awareness of a disease. In my opinion, our focus is in the wrong place, because I believe what we focus on, we [...]

• Bellisima Green Challenge–Week 2 (What’s On Your Produce?)

  One of the disturbing images from our trip to California was seeing how non-organic fruits and vegetables are grown.
  But let me digress for a moment…My teenage daughters have, for the past few years, believed that I am a little off my rocker. They actually call me “voodoo mom” because of my beliefs when it comes [...]