The 10 Most Toxic Fruits and Vegetables

My wife and health coach has been spreading the word about this topic to all of her close friends.  This article summarizes suggestions on ways to reduce the toxins that you introduce to your body.

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October 07, 2014 By Melanie Haiken

Melanie Haiken is a San Francisco Bay Area–based health, science, and travel writer who contributes regularly to Forbes.com and numerous national magazines.

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When trying to keep the grocery bill down, organic produce can seem like an indulgence you just can’t afford.

It's true—in most cases, you pay more for fruits and vegetables raised with the extra care it takes to protect plants without chemicals. But what are you really bringing home with those savings? Chemicals known or suspected of causing cancer, harming the brain, and interfering with growth and development—not to mention killing off bee colonies that pollinate the plants in the first place.

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10 Banned Foods

Are you eating food that's already banned in other countries but is still allowed to poison and kill Americans? Learn these pernicious ingredients and common foods through this infographic. Use the embed code to share it on your website.

<img src="http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/infographic/banned-foods-infographic.jpg" alt="10 Banned Foods to Avoid" border="0" style="max-width:100%; min-width:300px; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; display:block;"><p style="max-width:800px; min-width:300px; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;">Are you eating <a href="http://www.mercola.com/infographics/10-banned-foods.htm"><strong>"food that's already banned"</strong></a> in other countries but is still allowed to poison and kill Americans? Learn these pernicious ingredients and common foods through this infographic. Use the embed code to share it on your website.</p>

How Much Water Does Your Body Need?

Here is a snippet from an article found on WebMD's web site

How Much Water Do You Need?

How can you know if you’re getting enough water to keep your metabolism cranking at peak efficiency and your digestive system functioning? The formula used to be “one size fits all” -- eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. But that’s changed, experts say.

“It depends on your size and weight, and also on your activity level and where you live,” Nessler says. “In general, you should try to drink between half an ounce and an ounce of water for each pound you weigh, every day.” For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, that would be 75 to 150 ounces of water a day. If you’re living in a hot climate and exercising a lot, you’d be on the higher end of that range; if you’re in a cooler climate and mostly sedentary, you’d need less.

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I am going to start measuring how much water I drink each day.  Today I weigh about 190 pounds. My plan is to drink about 95 to 190 ounces or about 3 to 5 liters per day.  I will be using my Nathan trail running pack to carry my water around with me at work and when I am doing chores at home.

Urban Gardens

Urban Farming Yields Fresh Foods, Land Reuse

In backyards and on once-barren city lots, local growers produce crops and livestock.

Martha M. Hamilton

for National Geographic

PUBLISHED MAY 18, 2014

Chickens are coming home to roost in U.S. cities, near pens for goats and hives for bees. In urban yards and on once-vacant lots, planting beds brim with herb plants, pea vines, and the ubiquitous kale.

A new wave of urban agriculture is flourishing because it benefits consumers concerned about sustainably grown food as well as cities with land to spare. It started in 2008, fueled both by economic stress and concerns about nutrition, childhood obesity, and diabetes highlighted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Lunch for today

Today my lovely wife +Sylvia Wormley fixed me this wonderful salad.  Now you may think that a salad is just lettuce and a few tomatoes. This is not your mamma's salad.  I will list most of the ingredients. Sylvia may post the real ingredients soon.

1. Leafy greens including some spinach and dandelion leaves from our back yard.
2. A half of a can of salmon.
3. One large navel orange.
4. Avocado.
5. Cucumbers.
6. Strawberries
7. Some black rice, not sure what it is really called, but it is good.
8. Rachelle Bitterman's special dressing.

Here is the salad before tossing.

Here is the salad after tossing

How to make kefir - an inexpensive and delicious probiotic drink better at nurturing your immune system than yogurt & no cooking required

Lunch for Today

Today my lovely wife +Sylvia Wormley fixed me this wonderful salad.  Now you may think that a salad is just lettuce and a few tomatoes. This is not your mamma's salad.  I will list most of the ingredients. Sylvia may post the real ingredients in another post.

1. Leafy greens including some spinach and dandelion leaves from our back yard.
2. Three hard boiled eggs.
3. Canned tuna.
4. Avocado.
5. Cucumbers.
6. Blue cheese dressing
7. Some black rice, not sure what it is really called, but it is good.
8. Cherry tomatoes.

Here is the salad before tossing.

Here is the salad after tossing

Welcome

My wife Sylvia and I will be writing about healthy food choices on this blog.