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Starrylights | Debra

Starrylights are hand-made, hand-painted luminaries (each one is deliciously different).  We are so lucky to have found Beth, whose creations these are!  With a votive candle lit inside, they dance by day and create a light show by night. … Debra

Putting your money where your mouth is

From a local on-line newspaper, Patch: “MIT graduate Shiva Ayyadurai’s offer is simple: If the Monsanto Company can disprove his claim that there are ‘no safety assessment standards’ for genetically modified organisms (GMO), he will give the agro-giant a $10 million building that he owns in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

“That’s how strongly the inventor believes in the alleged danger of unregulated GMOs.”

Chestnut Artichoke Bites

Chestnuts have been cultivated and eaten for more than 6,000 years in China, and more than 3,000 years in Europe. In his book, Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops, author Richard Litz, writes that the Greeks claimed chestnuts superior to almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts. In the 16th century, Italians referred to chestnuts a “grain that grows on a tree,” and they were survival food in mountain regions where little else would grow. (more…)

Raw Cacao Frosting

Want a yummy frosting at the holidays? Want a decadent dip for nuts or dried fruit? For apple or pear slices? Try this and you’ll go yum. Don’t be afraid to eat coconut; it contains medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are metabolized differently in the body than other fats. They are a good, quick source of energy, and some researchers claim the MCTs have therapeutic effects on brain disorders like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s. (more…)

Healthy A to Z

This month, the lazy Health Writer will relax and luxuriate by not doing research, not using complete sentences, not justifying or explaining his recommendations, not citing sources, and not going into depth. Enjoy!

Acne: zinc, 30 mg twice a day; plus Oregon Grape Root 1,000 mg also twice a day.

Bruises: to resolve existing bruises, arnica cream topically. If you bruise easily, take a daily herbal formula to strengthen the microvasculature, containing plenty of rutin and/or OPCs.

Canker Sores: DGL (which stands for deglycerrhizinated licorice), chewable tablets. Nibble off a bit of the tablet, and push it against the sore with your tongue. Repeat 5-6 times a day. (more…)

Roast Butternut Squash with Hemp Pesto

Easy to make, delicious even at room temp, which makes it easy to serve at the holidays. And, yes, you can serve with toothpicks as a colorful, yummy appetizer too.

Hemp pesto is delish, nut-free and dairy-free. Hemp seeds are both a nutritional and an ecological powerhouse.   An acre of hemp produces 4 times more paper per year than an acre of trees (the oldest printed paper in existence is a 100% hemp Chinese text dated 770 AD. Did you know Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and Constitution on hemp paper?) (more…)

Fats, Part 3: Omega-3 Oils

By strict definitions, omega-3 fats are “vitamins,” because they’re 1) organic compounds, 2) necessary to life, and 3) cannot be made by the body, so you have to get them through the diet.

In a nutshell, they help us with three things: inflammation, mood and behavior, and healthy cell membranes.   Let’s start with inflammation. (more…)

Aromatherapy, Magic Scents

lavender fields
the scent of lavender is one of the most recognizable.

Members of a tribe in New Guinea say good bye by putting a hand in each other’s armpit then rubbing themselves with it, coating themselves with the other’s scent. Similarly, in Elizabethan times a peeled apple was kept in a woman’s armpit until it absorbed her odor, then given to her lover as a “love apple” so he could inhale her fragrance while they were apart. It is reported that Napoleon sent a message to Josephine, “Home in three days, don’t wash.” (more…)

Stoger pumpkin seed oil | Debra

Gosh, hard for me to pick one favorite. For the Thanksgiving table, I love Stoger pumpkin seed oil to drizzle on salads with a handful of pumpkin seeds. Great on mash of parsnips, squash and carrots. Or instead of butter on baked potatoes. Or drizzled onto a favorite pumpkin soup. … Debra

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