My grandmother is probably the strongest woman I know. As long as I have known her she has worked tirelessly to care for and feed her family. Having raised six children on a dairy farm, this was no small task. This woman whom I’ve admired my whole life is nearly ninety years old. It is…
photo credit Like I said last week I want to be careful about over emphasizing the buzz nutrients of the day. Much of the research on isolated vitamins and minerals shows us just how well the body responds to real, traditional foods. Vitamin B12 is yet another example. Why Vitamin B12 Matters Strangely enough when…
“Or what if I had simply grown up in a time when food was seasonal? When there was, in each year, a time of more and a time of less? When food was not just there in packages on the supermarket shelf all year?” ~ Jessica Prentice ~ Welcome to another edition of Food Roots!…
photo credit This will be the first in a series of “The Importance of…” where we will examine the latest “buzz nutrients” and find out how we can obtain them through real foods, superfoods and excellent supplements. Frankly, I am really tired of reading about specific nutrients. Everywhere we look people are talking about this…
