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A Collection of Home Remedies Worth Trying

Posted by on Mar 12, 2013 | 0 comments

I just read an article on preventing Urinary Tract Infections – something of interest to me, because I’ve had a few of them in the past few years – and there was a comment on the article with what looked like a really good suggestion. It occurred to me that there are probably a lot of great home remedies out there worth trying, before resorting to antibiotics and other modern medicine treatments. So, I figured I’d post this one here, and invite my readers to post their own. Urinary tract infections: It could also be an alkaline imbalance, which has similar symptoms to...

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Looking for Sunday brunch ideas? Look no further!

Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 | 0 comments

Welcome to the March 25, 2012 edition of Healthy Eating- Nutritious and Delicious. In this edition, please submit suggestions for wonderful Sunday brunch meals. Fresh baked scones, fruit salad, eggs, hot chocolate… Whatever you think would make a delicious (and nutritious) meal for your family (and friends?) to enjoy together one Sunday morning. * * * Naturally Radiant offers a delicious, moist, rich breakfast loaf, made with pumpkin, walnuts, chocolate chips and, yes, lentils. Try it! Karyn Tripp presents Things that make you say: “Mmmmm”!: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup...

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Stuffed Pumpkin – a Delicious Vegetarian Alternative to Roast Turkey with Stuffing

Posted by on Dec 19, 2011 | 0 comments

Christmas is fast approaching, and with it the need to plan for Christmas dinner. If you’re vegetarian, the traditional roast turkey is a no-go. If you’ve got issues with gluten, the stuffing that’s often served with that roast turkey may cause difficulties. But you do want to serve a special dinner – one that’s a little different from what you make every other day… So what’s a health-conscious gluten-free vegan supposed to do? As it happens, my family bought an incredible, beautiful pumpkin. For Halloween (yes, months ago). It was perfectly...

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Life Got You Feeling Pretty Stressed? Kick back and relax with some of these stress-relief suggestions

Posted by on Nov 29, 2011 | 3 comments

In the November 28, 2011 edition of the Natural Health and Wellness blog carnival, we discuss various approaches to dealing with stress. When life starts feeling like someone up there must really have it in for you, take a deep breath, and then try one of these great stress-relieving suggestions. * * * Jonny presents How To Improve Posture, posted at Smart blog. Poor posture can result in all sorts of aches and pains – and how can that not be stressful? Linda@NHE presents Healing Benefits of Bath Salts: Dead Sea Salts and Epsom Salts, posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “Both...

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What’s for supper? Another collection of quick and easy vegetarian meal ideas

Posted by on Nov 27, 2011 | 2 comments

In this edition of the Healthy Eating – Nutritious and Delicious blog carnival, we will discuss more quick and easy vegetarian supper ideas. Have you gotten into a rut – always serving the same old meals, again and again? Would you like a little inspiration – suggestions for nutritious and delicious meals that your whole family will enjoy? Consider trying some of these fantastic suggestions. _ _ _ _ _ Soups boulderfoodie presents Black Bean, Black Barley and Blue Corn Posole Soup posted at boulderfoodie, saying, “When I was planning meals for this week, I knew it was...

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What’s for Supper? Another collection of quick and easy vegetarian meal ideas

Posted by on Oct 30, 2011 | 0 comments

In this edition of the Healthy Eating – Nutritious and Delicious blog carnival, we will discuss more quick and easy vegetarian supper ideas. Have you gotten into a rut – always serving the same old meals, again and again? Would you like a little inspiration – suggestions for nutritious and delicious meals that your whole family will enjoy? Consider trying some of these fantastic suggestions. _ _ _ _ _ Vegan Boulderfoodie presents several different meals: * Eggplant and Potatoes with Thyme posted at BoulderFoodie, saying, “Sherry and fresh herbs –...

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