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Antibiotics in our Meat Supply: Ranking the Top 25 Fast Food Restaurants

March 1, 2018 By Jacqueline

Next time you order chicken nuggets for the kids or take out burgers, consider that you may be getting a sprinkling of antibiotics on the side. A recent report released by the Center for Food Safety rates the top 25 American restaurant chains on antibiotics use in their meat products.

A new report has graded where the 25 biggest fast food chains in the U.S. stand on antibiotics usage in their meat (beef, chicken, and pork). The results are good news if you happen to be a frequent diner at either Chipotle or Panera, but not-so-great news if you eat anywhere else. The survey found that almost all of America’s chain restaurants use that’s been routinely treated with antibiotics. Yuck!…

All About Elderberries! A Quick Roundup: For Winter Flu Season

October 17, 2017 By Lisa Spindler

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Hi, friends!

Are you wanting to be more in control of your family’s health?
Thinking of a safe and effective alternative to the flu shot?
Wanting to get more self-sufficient by growing your own medicinal elderberries?

Then, this roundup is for you.

This post contains links to all of my favorite resources on Elderberries! Plus, these posts show peer-reviewed PubMed studies that are changing the way we think about flu!…

Is Pressure Cooking Healthy? Does Science Say It Destroys Nutrients?

February 12, 2017 By Jacqueline

Somewhere along the way, I started thinking/believing pressure cooking harmed our food. I’d heard traditional foodies say, “Pressure cookers cook at super high temperatures when we historically cooked foods slowly over fire. It’s destroys the nutrients.” Because I’ll almost always choose to go with the wisdom of experience when it comes to food and health, this argument made sense.

Then I started hearing from health-conscious food bloggers who used the pressure cooker to make rich broth in a fraction of the cooking time. If pressure cooking is so terrible on nutrients, I had to ask, why then was their broth a perfect, thick jiggly gelatin, a proof-positive sign of its mineral content and collagen goodness?

When I became concerned my ‘made-in-China’ slow cooker could be leaching lead, I started to do my research.

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Be Ready for Winter: Instant Pot Elderberry Syrup In 20 Minutes

January 14, 2017 By Jacqueline

With the continual commercials and ads stating that last year was horrible for the flu and this will be a horrible year, too – urging everyone to get their flu shots – many families want an alternative they know works.

The science has already shown elderberry extract is 99% effective against the Avian Flu (H5N1) virus in cell cultures, so now the point is simply. getting. it. made….

The Surprising Food That May Cause Anger & Aggression

December 16, 2016 By Jacqueline

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Are you seeking to restore health to your child ? Do you have a child with an anger issue? Do you have a child that appropriate correction and discipline aren’t helping? Please let this important post by Jaclyn Harwell inspire you!

“If you had told me a few years ago that even the worst of my son’s behavior could be linked to food, I would have said I agreed. I knew sugar and food dye were linked to behavioral problems in children, and as soon as I learned this, I removed them from his diet. We saw some improvement. But even as we continued to eat well and focus on whole, organic foods, some new behaviors were emerging: disturbing, disheartening behaviors that I was at a loss to handle.

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Slow Roasting, Succulent, Stress-Free Turkey For Dummies

November 27, 2016 By Jacqueline

So Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. I am delighted to share this proven way to do a festive holiday turkey without the headaches and fear of it being dry.

I have been cooking my stress-free turkeys using this low and slow fool-proof method for many years now.

Back then, my Canadian friend Annie Kate, over at Annie Kate’s Homeschool Reviews, shared an old-time slow turkey roasting method. I must say, since adopting her method, our kitchen has never been more relaxed for the big meals. The thing that makes this method really user-friendly is that WE can decide when we are ready to eat, not the turkey!

Shared with permission.　

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