Food

Mind Your Butts: Addiction And Accountability

This is a spaghetti jar full of cigarette butts that I collected this morning from the sidewalks, parking spots, and driveways of my little neighborhood. It was a catalytic mix of emotions that called…

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Healing with Food

By Lisa Nicholson, contributor to Healing Recipes on Allthingshealing.com We eat every day, usually as many as 3-5 times a day. From work to exercise, from reading a book to watering the garden, f…

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Organic Baby Spinach Recalled Due to Salmonella Concerns

Organic baby spinach, potentially contaminated with Salmonella, is being recalled after a random test conducted by the USDA. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young chi…

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7 Most Expensive Foods in the World

If the price of arugula makes you want to cry, perhaps this isn't the slideshow for you. Click through to check out some of the world's most expensive foods, and why they have such a steep p…

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7 Memorial Day Party Foods

While many people take advantage of the Memorial Day Monday off to head out of town, others have less-fancy plans on the pipeline. Nonetheless, we're all busy! Planning a picnic or small get together …

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Adult Onset Diabetes: Does It Need a New Name?

For years there were two distinct forms of diabetes (not including gestational diabetes, which occurs solely in pregnant women). They were Type 1, also referred to as “juvenile diabetes” because patie…

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Watermelon For Erectile Dysfunction

A disturbing analysis of mortality and morbidity was recently published in the Journal of Gerontology. Americans are living longer but sicker lives. We're now living fewer healthy years. Compared to a…

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12 Health Benefits of Millet

Millet provides a host of nutrients, has a sweet nutty flavor, and is considered to be one of the most digestible and non-allergenic grains available. It is one of the few grains that is alkalizing to…

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Watermelon & Arugula Salad (Recipe)

What barbecue is complete without a big bowl of fresh watermelon slices? This, though, can be both a blessing and a curse -- with a summer stuffed full of outdoor grilling, the ubiquitous tr…

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Is Meat Glue Any More Gross Than Plain Old Meat?

“Pink slime!” What does that topical phrase make you think of? No, it is not the villain for the new superhero blockbuster, nor is it a distant relative to red tide. Pink slime has become somewhat …

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