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You know the saying the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree?
I was talking to my son, Andy again today and he had some cute one liners.  I told him he gets his humor and wit from his father, but his risk taking, [...]

So what is the Healthy Kids Act?  H.R. 4053   This bill was established by the Office of Childhood and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and  Human Services, and for other purposes.
In 2007, when  Senator Tom Harkin was chair of the Senate Agricultural Program [...]

Benefits of Honey and Cinnamon
Honey and cinnamon are another combination of natural flavor, sweetener and spice that can help you to be preventive in disease and possibly even cure or diminish current health issues you may be experiencing.
I have not personally tried the combination of honey and cinnamon as a health benefit as stated below, [...]

My husband, Paul and I are always looking to add some flavor, spice variety of taste to our food.
I thought this article was helpful in offering not only an explanation of background information about each spice and recipes;  but healthy purposes for using them to be preventive to possibly avoiding diseases.
Click on the link:  http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/superfoods/9-healthy-spices-and-herbs/

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Do you enjoy eating good and healthy?
Then you’ll want to check out NuVal.

What is NuVal?
It stands for “Nutritional Value”   It has been developed by Dr. David Katz, of Yale University Prevention Research Center.  The NuVal system is a new way to quickly  find the nutritional value of the food you are purchasing.  The Nutritional Scoring System is from [...]

Today, I’d like to introduce you to information about toxins and carcinogens in our everyday usage and how they destroy overall environmental quality.  Unfortunately, the FDA does not look out for us when it comes to personal care and household cleaning products – we’re on our own! The best defense is to choose products from a company [...]

I would like to announce the birth of  2 new grandsons
in the month of March:
3/3 Abram Michael and 3/17 Isaac Andrew
Both families are doing well and enjoying
their gift/blessing of healthy boys.

Both Moms are nursing, which is an excellent bonding, healthy, nutritional, immunity-building start to life.  The colostrum is so beneficial in creating resistance to illness and growth.  [...]

“Die-eating” is my new phrase to capture the combination of dieting and eating the wrong things.
Oh my, that’s a mouthful to say, isn’t it!?!
What you put in your hand, into your mouth to eat consists of your diet – even the smallest of “food” makes a difference and affects your body in various ways. [...]

My husband, Paul and I have been involved with the Health and Wellness Committee  in our local church for about 3 years.  We really enjoy being a part of this committee.  Since we are new to the area and the parish, it has helped us to get acquainted with parishioners, not only on the committee, but [...]

I just read a great article about the necessity to have a nutritional acid/alkaline balance in your system to maximize a healthy body, free of disease.
By reading this article you can learn to self regulate your body by the food you eat, how to supplement vitamins and minerals if you do not get all [...]