Archive for January, 2010

Spoke Too Soon: Oprah Doesn’t Get It

Either she’s waffling because her natural weight isn’t supermodel thin, and so a natural diet won’t get her there, or her corporate sponsors are pressuring her to fall back to convention.  Whatever the reason, Oprah’s back on the low fat and low calorie kick. One of her recently featured healthy recipes uses canned tomatoes and [...]

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Haiti Earthquake Relief Donation Information

Aid workers are struggling to get food and water to Haitians who have been struck by the latest massive earthquake.  In one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, relief efforts are hindered by lack of infrastructure, looting, and low building standards.  The country was already in crisis, and this has made things even worse. [...]

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How Much More Ethical Is Vegetarianism Really?

Eating a varied diet of local meat, dairy, and produce is more ethical than conventional vegetarianism or veganism.  The rice industry’s workers are underpaid and overworked, and few can make enough during planting or harvest seasons to feed their families and keep a roof over their heads. The series, Blood Sweat and Takeaways should be on [...]

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Healing Chicken Soup

This chicken soup combines nourishment with the healing properties of  herbs.  Cook a big pot of it one day, eat the potatoes from it, and then save the rest in the freezer for the next time someone in the family catches a cold or flu.  Boil some noodles or more chopped potatoes in it on [...]

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Spiced Honey Pumpkin

Here’s a simple and tasty recipe I found on eHow for what’s basically a pumpkin puree.  You can make it with butternut squash as well. http://www.ehow.com/how_5487258_make-spiced-honey-pumpkin.html

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10 Steps to Finding the Joy in Movement Through African Dance

Relearn the joy in movement through African dance with this free video lesson in contemporary African dance.

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