Homemade Ant Bait: Get Rid of Ants in the House FAST
Every Spring they return. Tiny single file armies invading kitchens, bathrooms, and other domestic locations. Or, silently circling your picnic, …
Sunflower Oil: When it’s Healthy, When it’s Not
What to look for to choose healthy sunflower oil rather than the unhealthy kind used widely in processed foods, even if cold-pressed and organic! As a …
Gum Additives in Food. Which Ones to Avoid?
Examination of the various gum additives in processed foods, which ones are safe and those to avoid as they can potentially harm intestinal health. …
Chickpea Flour: How to Prepare and Enjoy this Multi-Cultural Traditional Food
The popularity of gluten-free foods and gluten-free flour for baking continues to rise. Chickpea flour, the result of grinding garbanzo beans, is one …
Neem: Organic Gardeners Best Friend
So you’ve figured out how to keep Monsanto out of your garden – permanently. Now you’re trying to get this organic gardening thing …
6 Reasons to Steer Clear of Canola Oil (even organic)
6 reasons why canola oil is to be strictly avoided in the diet and has an unhealthy fatty acid profile even if cold-pressed and organic. Canola oil …
Silicone Molds for Baking: Is it Safe?
How to safely use silicone bakeware and other types of molds in your home and identify nontoxic brands that are worth your hard-earned dollars! As a …
Spirulina: Do Risks of Contamination Outweigh the Benefits?
You may not have realized it, but if you have ever eaten spirulina, you were eating algae. Yes, that stuff that people with chlorinated swimming pools …
Maca: Is this Incan Superfood Possibly for You?
Almost any time an ancient superfood is discovered in some far flung part of the world, high atop a mountain or in some hidden valley or vale, soon …
10 Tips for Using Stainless Steel Cookware Safely (without risk of heavy metals poisoning)
Stainless steel is a common and popular choice in cookware today. It is also erroneously assumed to be completely safe and without health risk by most …
Healthy Cheese: 5 Things You MUST Ask Before Buying
The five characteristics that distinguish healthy cheese from a fake commercial wannabe. The savvy consumer asks these questions before buying to …
Hemp Seed Oil: Hip But Is It Healthy?
If you google hemp seed oil, you will almost immediately get a positive impression. Search results produce a myriad of glowing accolades including the …