Healthy Living

Signs Of Low Iodine

Signs of Low Iodine. Are you low on iodine?  Is you body silently starving for this necessary ingredient?  How would you know? If you happened to miss my first two blogs on Iodine: Iodine Crisis – Are You Getting Enough? Iodized Salt – the delusion With approximately 74% of US adults not getting…

Iodized Salt – The Delusion

Are you getting enough iodine? There is a silent epidemic effecting the health of 74% of US adults. In 1924 Morton got the idea to “iodize” it’s salt.  Goiters everywhere began disappearing and everyone was happy.  A misconception was that the iodized table salt alone was replenishing the iodine needs….

Iodine Crisis – Are You Getting Enough?

Are You Getting Enough Iodine? I found a “hidden hunger” when I went to the doctor early in 2013 for a routine check.  My Doctor found a lump in my neck.  It wasn’t painful or uncomfortable.  Just a lump. I was sent for an ultrasound.  I have had lots of…

Using Healthy Flour – in a Flour-free World

I eat flour. I am happy that I don’t have gluten issues.  I could eat any flour, but that would be scary and unhealthy so I am picky about the flour I eat. I like to grind my wheat fresh. This provides the freshest, most nutritious flour for baking….  It…

Do You Have “Hidden Hunger?”

I have a favorite cookbook.  It is called  “The Modern Family CookBook.”  It is written by Meta Given. I love it because it is old.  Amazon calls it “vintage.” The title is funny because the copyright in the front of the book says 1942.  The Modern Family Cookbook from 1942….

What Is A Farm Fresh Egg?

In the Grocery Store today there are many different kinds of eggs.  Farm Fresh Eggs, Free Range Eggs, Vegetarian Fed Eggs, Organic Eggs, Cage Free Eggs, Omega 3 Eggs, Brown Eggs, White Eggs. Do you know which one is best? When did eggs get so complicated? Wanna know the truth about…

Surprising Benefits of Raising Our Own Food

Benefits of Raising Our Own Food I thought food came from the grocery store.  I thought if it was on the shelf, and the FDA had approved it for my consumption, then it must be fine for me to eat. Apparently, I was wrong. One way to be sure your…

6 Reasons We Raise Our Own Food

“Why Do You Raise Your Own Food?” Why on earth do I spend half my life milking a cow who likes to get mastitis, taking care of pigs that want me to swim with them, and keeping chickens that try to get eaten by raccoons?  Oh, and I’m also trying to…

10 Things You Can Do This Week to Be Healthier

I realize not everyone can own a milk cow.  Or chickens.  Or pigs.  Or a garden.  I used to be that person.  I think a good rule is: Do the best you can with what you’ve got. I realize there is a grammatical error in that rule.  Aside from grammar,…

How to Eat Real Food

The 2 things that you must do to live are the 2 things that are slowly killing you. Eating and Breathing. People are dropping dead.  All around me.  At younger ages than ever before.  I’m not kidding.  I have had 2 friends, one in her 30’s, one in her 40’s…