One Acupuncture Treatment Drops Blood Pressure For Over a Month Without Medication

Emerging evidence from a research study shows acupuncture may be an effective treatment for hypertension. Acupuncture regulates blood pressure, blood flow and body temperature. Patients with hypertension treated with acupuncture experienced drops in their blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half, researchers with the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine have found.

Making a Beautiful Garden a Food Forest (part one)

Everyone has a dream to walk out their door and pick delicious things to serve their family.  The reality can be harder and takes a bit of planning.  BUT there is good news... there are simple things you CAN do that make your regular gardening and landscaping take on part of the work.



We have heirloom Pears that survived fordecades on very little care. 

Start with Fruit Trees

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Vitamin D Reduces Asthma Intensity by Over 70 Percent

The effect of vitamin D is strongest among people with asthma and other lung diseases who are predisposed to respiratory infections. to recommend approval if more safety restrictions were added. Published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a review found in children previously diagnosed with asthma, vitamin D supplementation resulted in a 74% reduction in the risk of asthma exacerbation.

Contrary To Popular Belief, Adults Can Indeed Grow New Fat Cells

Body fat distribution is an important predictor of the metabolic consequences of obesity and scientists have long sought to understand the cellular mechanisms regulating regional fat accumulation. The contention that total number of body fat cells remains constant in adults is now being widely disputed.









The total number of fat cells in the body was typically thought of in scientific

Large Scale Study Shows Coffee Prevents Cancer

Coffee is known to have anti-cancer properties as researchers have found that coffee drinkers are typically 50% less likely to get specific cancers than nondrinkers. Several studies have found ties to lower rates of breast and rectal cancers. A large-scale cohort study of nearly 1,000 cancer patients has shown coffee prevents the recurrence of colon cancer.






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Why IS Safe Food Finally making an Impact in the mainstream

There have been pioneers out shouting from the rooftops for years. And the simple fact remains.  IF there are no downsides to GMO, why does Monsanto spend so much to defeat the right to label...?  Why is a handful of our elected congress pushing to remove the states right to label using the DARK act?

Lucky for all of us consumers are pretty smart.  Consumers started understanding the basics

First Ground Breaking Study Shows How Rhodiola Rosea Protects People From Viral Infections

Also known as arctic root or golden root, Rhodiola Rosea has already been clinically shown to stimulate serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine activity, and support healthy neurotransmitter balance, but human trials have now shown the the herb protects against viral infection.


Golden Root, Rhodiola Rosea is a natural healer that is easy to grow





Arctic Root is a plant indigenous to

Free Download, Great Healthy Cookbook answers How to eat on $4. a day

We love this Wonderful FREE cookbook

Occasionally we return to things we have found very handy.  Case in point is this amazing Free Cookbook from Leanne Brown.   Not only is she a remarkable chef, she answered a very important question for everyone who is part of the safe food movement OR who is on a limited budget.  What can you do with a $4.00 a day food budget?     Hat tip  -  she figured

Pork and Beans gets a Makeover

BBQ... America loves it.  And what's our favorite side dish?  Why pork and beans, of course. 





Many of us eat pork and beans right out of the can, or perhaps even a gussied-up canned version. And that's probably exactly what you get, even in many restaurants.  Let's face it, even though we may like them, canned pork and beans has some ingredients that are, well, not the best for our health.

Farms Come with Amazing Stories... This one is maybe the very best....

You never know what you will run into when you are farming.  But this story takes the prize...

enjoy...









Farm story with a very happy ending

What does 200 Calories Look LIke

We are what we eat... and making healthy choices makes all the difference.... great vid.. enjoy...


 

They're back! Farmer's Market Tomatoes

Small organic tomatoes I purchased yesterday






Yesterday I arrived at my local Tahoe City farmer's market just as it was closing.  I was delighted to see the first of the summer tomatoes were in.  They were small, but as it turned out later, tasty.  I grabbed a bagful and began planning dinner.

In a few weeks we'll have these! (Photo from last year's market.)  



And these!  (Also

Expandable Building.. Instant Greenhouse?

Sometimes there is a better mousetrap.    Getting greenhouses (or any building) onto a site for a reasonable price is a challenge.  Hat tip to this Australian  group who says these can be shipped all over the world. Watch this one min video and be inspired.





We suspect there will be more of this kind of thing,  ready to go wired and piped for greenhouses and more.

 http://expand-isbu.us/

The Dollars and Cents of Growing your own Strawberries

Strawberries are one of the easiest plants to grow.  They are perennial and will produce year after year with a minimum of fuss.  Most important?  They are a huge money saver for a family....Did you know that  25 plants will produce over 30 pounds of strawberries a year ?   Do the math.  Three 6 packs of organic strawberries will cost about 2.50 -3.50/pack  and 30 pounds of strawberries at 3.00

The winner for Senior PSA ... GMO. Who says high school kids don't get GMO dangers?

Here is the winner of the Senior Division for a PSA (Public Service Announcement).  It goes without saying that young people are getting it about GMO.... enjoy and share it along.

This Family ate Only Organic for Two Weeks... Watch What Happened

This  powerful 2 min video shows a family who was not eating organic due to cost.   They switched as part of a study to see what would happened to them after just 2 weeks of organic only.





This study was done by the Swedish Environmental Research Institure and the report is here https://www.coop.se/organiceffect


Watch this for your family... you will be shocked.

Roasted Bell Pepper Soup..is it the yummiest soup?

Bell Peppers Photographed at the
 Tahoe City Farmers Market







Roasted red bell pepper soup has always been a favorite of mine.  Just saying..








Roasted Bell Pepper Soup

1 onion chopped
olive oil
3 roasted bell peppers (see Chef Hallie video how to, below)
4 cups chicken broth
sea salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 t dried thyme
1 T balsamic vinegar
gluten-free croutons (I

10 Changes You Can Make In Your Kitchen That Lead To Weight Loss

From investing in single-serving containers to putting healthy eats at eye level, here are 10 changes you can make in your kitchen to help you start losing weight today. 









While eating healthier is on the to-do list for many, our kitchen can make it harder to eat healthy, and easier to fill ourselves with snacks and junk food. But there are ways to make the home more conducive to

6 Natural Solutions To Decontaminate Soil

With a progressively educated population becoming more aware of the inherent dangers of the conventional food supply, urban farming has become hugely popular. However, more people are also becoming aware of contaminated soil and how heavy metals pose potential risks to their food crops. As backyard gardening continues to explode in popularity, we must ask how contaminated is our soil?