Category: Health and Wellness
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Winter Blues…or is it?
Have you ever felt “sad” more during the winter months than you do “normally”? It could be that you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. I know I do! Today is the day. Today we’ll have darkness an hour earlier. Today is the beginning of 4 LONG month of seasonal depression. NO ONE, and especially not…
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Water Glassing Eggs
Those that have chickens know that egg laying is slowed way down in the winter. Some folks add supplemental lighting in the coop to keep egg production up, but we just let nature take its course. I watched a video from @homesteadingfamily about “water glassing” eggs during the “lockdown” last year, and I decided to…
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The Lowdown on Stomach Acid!
Yep! That’s right! All these years I thought I had too MUCH acid in the old tummy! I’ve been doing some deeper research on this – while learning more about fermented foods – and it seems that our stomach NEEDS acid! Who knew? SYMPTOMS Let’s start off with some of the symptoms of low…
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Curry Chicken!
One of the healthiest, most delicious dishes that my husband prepares! I could eat this every single night! Do you like Curry Chicken too? Who wants the recipe? Here it is! —————————- CURRY CHICKEN Ingredients: 1 to 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 stick of butter Cayenne pepper Curry powder 2 to 3…
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Garden – Year 1
This is our first year of a full garden! Full for us anyway. Let me start at the beginning… When we had to rehome our precious hens last year after the hurricane, our first thought was to sell the 2 pens we had put together as our enclosure for the chickens and their coops. But…
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It’s time to LOSE some weight!
Actually, it’s way past time to lose it! For those that don’t know, here’s the condensed back story… In July of 2004 I had Gastric Bypass Surgery. I weighed in at 308 pounds, had severe sleep apnea, was taking anti-inflammitories daily, and two types of blood pressure medication. I was only 46 years old. My…
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What’s all this about “IF”?
I have been curious about Intermittent Fasting (“IF” for short) for awhile now. Several of my friends are doing it and have raved about how they feel great, have more energy, and just generally feel better physically and emotionally!! Who doesn’t want that? So, I’ve done some research and was planning to…
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How to Brew Kombucha at Home
Brewing Kombucha at Home Makes approx. 1 gallon You will need… 3 1/2 quarts water 1 cup of sugar (regular white “table” sugar is fine) 8 bags black tea (or 2 tablespoons loose tea) 2 cups of starter tea from last batch of kombucha or from a friend 1 SCOBY for each jar (a SCOBY is NOT a must – the starter tea IS!) Stovetop…
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Diets, oh my!!!!
I truly think that diets are the new craze! There are TONS of diets floating around out there – which one do we choose? Are any of them the “right” diet? I don’t think that these “new” diets are really dieting…they are more of an eating habit than a diet, which in itself is a…
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