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Tired of Being Tired?

Do you wake up feeling like you’ve never been asleep? Do you lie awake at night? Do you feel fuzzy-headed and you’re prone to headaches? Muscle aches and pains? These symptoms are part of a basket of maladies that might be chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). They could also describe hypothyroidism or adrenal fatigue. Unfortunately these … Read more

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Summer Woes? Here’s Help from the Garden

Have you planted your garden yet? It’s the perfect time. Even if you only have a potted tomato on your urban balcony or a couple of herbs on your kitchen window sill, gardening is : personally rewarding offers you the freshest foods possible healthy, and great exercise I fully admit my addiction to gardening! Since … Read more

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Superfoods from the Garden

If you have read my book, Food is Medicine: 101 Prescriptions from the Garden, you probably noticed a theme running through it: Certain foods are mentioned over and over, to prevent and treat diseases and maladies that are vastly different. That’s because these foods are superfoods, ones that are so dense in nutrients that they … Read more

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Gardening Is Great Exercise

Gardening is the world’s best kept exercise secret. But that’s changing. Recent medical studies have documented what backyard enthusiasts have known for years: Gardening is good for us and it’s a great way to achieve and maintain physical fitness. Regular garden chores can burn anywhere from 120 to 200 calories per 30 minutes, depending on … Read more

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Summer Food Is Good Medicine

I don’t know about you, but I get pretty tired of apples and oranges and plastic tubs of organic lettuce and plastic tomatoes in the winter. So I couldn’t be happier with the advent of spring and the vastly expanded array of fruits and vegetables now available. Variety is the spice of life, so we … Read more

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Natural skin protection under the summer sun

Now that much-anticipated beach vacations, gardening, outdoor sports and other outside summer activities are on our calendars, it’s time to practice ways to protect skin from sun damage. The medical profession has reported loud and clear that too much exposure causes dryness, wrinkling, premature aging and even skin cancer. Yet, many people don’t understand that … Read more

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Buy Local!

You’ve no doubt seen the “Buy Local” bumper stickers around town and maybe wondered what the big deal is. Now that spring is in full swing and early crops are starting to come in, there’s no better time to get your hands on the freshest, most nutritious food possible. If you’re growing your own garden, … Read more

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What would life be without home-grown tomatoes? Not much.

“Home-grown tomatoes, home-grown tomatoes, what would life be without home-grown tomatoes? Only two things that money can’t buy, that’s true love and home-grown tomatoes…” I hummed this favorite John Denver song to myself throughout the spring when I planted my seeds indoors, tenderly transplanted those little plants into my garden in May after the danger … Read more