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 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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Have you ever seen these words on a cereal box, a loaf of bread or flour?  Have you stopped to think about what it means?  This post is going to talk about these two words and the detrimental impact they have on our food supply.
Enriched……You’ll see this most commonly on flour, breads, tortillas and pasta.  [...]

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Melissa on August 10th, 2009

Tests at the University of Manchester, UK have found that certain essential oils contain the properties that have killed the deadly MRSA bacteria within 2 minutes of contact.  This is exciting news in the world of essential oils!  Unfortunately, mainstream medicine will probably still want to use dangerous antibiotics to try to treat any infection.  [...]

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Melissa on August 4th, 2009

One of the things about this time of year that bugs me is driving around San Antonio and seeing this sign on school signage:
“No Shots, No School, No Kidding”
The thing about it is, that in Texas, this is simply NOT TRUE. In 2003, Texas legislation passed changes to the statutes that give parents the right [...]

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