Month: June 2021

5 Amazing Benefits of Eating Local

5 Amazing Benefits of Eating Local Now that it’s officially summer, you may have seen some pop-up markets in your neighborhood. These farmer’s markets generally carry fresh seasonal produce, home-baked goods, locally crafted cheese, and sometimes even hand-made items like soaps or clothing.  If you haven’t checked out your local farmer’s market, you definitely should![...]
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Are These 9 Health “Myths” True?

There are a lot of pieces of advice floating around out there when it comes to health and wellness that it can be hard to know what’s true or what’s not true. Or what’s half true.  Some things come with a lot of nuances. Or they seem reasonable, but once you get the full story,[...]
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Recipe Smoothie Popsicles

Depending on where you live, it’s getting hot out there! (And maybe even humid — yuck). That’s when a nice frozen treat really hits the spot. Like a popsicle. Especially when it’s made out of fruit and fresh ingredients you put in yourself. Yum! Don’t have a popsicle mold? No problem! Grab some cups, muffin[...]
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How Soil Depletion Affects Your Food

Farmers feed cities. And there are a lot of cities. With a lot of people. So, the name of the game in agriculture has become how to grow more, and how to do it fast. Techniques and tools have been adopted to accomplish this, including fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides. But could this constant growing with[...]
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Summer and Vitamin C

Are you going to be spending time outside this summer? Any time at all? Because the sun is shining… Which is great! But depending on your skin… It could take just 10 minutes for the sun’s UV rays to begin causing damage.  But what does “sun damage” even mean? Dermatologists often refer to it as “photoaging” or “photodamage”.[...]
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