Watch the news for a few minutes and you will hear about some outbreak of; Influenza, H1N1, West Nile, Enterovirus D68, AIDS, or Ebola. Wow! Stop the train... I want to get off! What is going on? Remember when we were kids? There was nothing like this happening! So what has changed? What can we do about these seemingly … [Read more...]
Ebola Q&A with Added Common Sense
After posting the article Ebola, Take the Quiz, Rest Easy, I received many questions that I felt were very important. And as it is, the news media is doing a very poor job of answering them. Let me tell you, there is a lot of conflicting data on Ebola out there. Even the CDC and WHO websites conflict with each other on some … [Read more...]
Ebola, Take The Quiz, Rest Easy
Ebola, it is all over the news today! There is now 1 confirmed death in Dallas, TX, just miles from our home. This is the hot topic of today and I have been asked by many if I am concerned about it. My answer: "No, not really!" Now I understand that sounds really uncaring or totally ignorant, but let me share with … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Fall, Winter Colds & Flu with Food
We are getting out of the heat and fall is starting. For you this might not be a big deal, but for us living in Texas, I am so glad the 100+ degree days are gone! I even got to open up the house and let some cool air in! Now that I have let off some steam so to speak, lets face some facts. Cold weather means more people … [Read more...]
Why I Love Sourdough… and You Should Too!
I love Sourdough because it allows me to make all kinds of delicious (and healthy) baked goods -- such as crackers, pizzas crusts, dinner rolls, tortillas, pancakes/waffles, muffins, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls... The list goes on and on. Just think about it... If it's a baked good, you can probably make it with … [Read more...]