I’m very excited about this soon-to-be released documentary entitled Unacceptable Levels which discusses the fact that thousands of chemicals abound in products we use, yet none of them are regulated. This isn’t new to me, however, I fully support any film or organization willing to bring light to the dangerous state of health in our […]
Don’t Fear the Sun
In an effort to update my post about seasonal allergy relief, I began researching Vitamin D supplements, remembering that I once read that an increased amount of Vitamin D can alleviate allergy and asthma symptoms. I came across this report in my search, which discusses a study that found Vitamin D supplements to benefit allergy […]
#Autism Rates Have Risen Again: My Gut Reaction
A friend just linked me to this disturbing news from the site Autism Speaks: the prevalence of autism is now at 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls). According to the article, “By comparison, this is more children than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular […]
Zing! An Alternative to Common Caffeine
I had always liked coffee. But when I became a teacher I SWORE that I’d never be the teacher with the stale coffee breath (how many of us had one of those?) and I had never been a morning coffee addict, anyway. But with teaching came late nights of grading papers and early mornings full […]
Roasted Veggie Salad
I fell in love with roasted veggies paired with tangy goat cheese in my first job as a restaurant server. The restaurant’s lunch menu featured a sandwich of roasted vegetables and goat cheese over field greens and served on a fresh roll. The combination is classic and makes for a wonderful weekend meal. Roast the […]
Tiger Pasta: a Kid-friendly, Something From Nothing meal
We took our son on his first trip to the zoo last weekend and had a blast. It’s amazing what taking a child out of his normal routine will do for brain development. Bear came home with a better understanding of all those animals in the books we read, learned more about riding in the […]