Melissa on March 3rd, 2010

Now that spring is fast approaching, I want to encourage everyone to get out there and support your local farmer’s market.  Supporting local farmer’s, (particularly if they are trying to grow organic produce), is healthy not only for you and your family, but also helps to support your community.
I’ve read that in some cases, our food [...]

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Melissa on February 11th, 2010

This is a very common question that I get asked ALOT. Almost daily in fact, someone will ask me if I have “anything” that can help them with…. (insert ailment, condition, symptoms here). Some of the more common questions are:
Can you help with my headaches?
I’m depressed and I have anxiety….Can natural remedies help?
Can you help [...]

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Melissa on October 20th, 2009

Last night on the CBS Hit Show “CSI:  Miami“  (Bad Seed, 10/19/09), the show centered around two people that had been poisoned.  It turns out, that both had been exposed to bacteria.  One person had eaten bacteria that was exposed to E-Coli and the other had eaten corn that had been genetically modified (GMO) and produced [...]

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Melissa on October 4th, 2009

In case you missed The Oprah Winfrey Show the other day, Dr. Mehmet Oz was on the show talking about Americans being addicted to prescription medications.  The show was primarily about pain-relieving, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant related medications; those being the primary drugs that people get addicted to.
It was an intense show and although I know that [...]

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Melissa on September 24th, 2009

Well yesterday it happened.  I got that funny little strange sensation that told me I was “coming down with it.”  I woke up feeling good; had my usual Power Smoothie and was bouncing off the walls.
But then about 10:00 am, I hit a MAJOR slump.  All of a sudden, my energy took a nose dive.  [...]

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