Parents can increase the amount of fruits and vegetables that their children eat simply by eating more plant foods themselve.  Simple as that.  Better yet start your own garden and get your young ones involved too.

Camomile is my first choice and Garlic Chives is my second choice.

Here is a few good foods to help your liver. I figure prevention is better than finding a cure. No one can do it but you.  Talk soon

Plum
Vinegar
Beets
Radish
Celery seeds
Rhubarb root
Lima beans
Sour cherries
Mandarin orange
Kumquat
Peas
Celery
Orange

Here is a few items that help with Bladder Infections also don’t forget to drink lots of water.  Good water that is.  No Chlorine or Fluoride if possible.  Talk Soon

Watermelon
Blueberries
Cranberries
Cilantro
Celery seeds
Asparagus

Good Old Celery.  Just one more reason to get outside this spring and get a patch of ground worked up for your new veggie garden.  You deserve it.   Also look for my new gardening book coming out around May of this year.

The reason celery is so low in calories is because it is so high in water content. Fresh, light green celery with glossy ribs is the best for eating. Celery is truly a healthy treat; all parts of the plant are edible and one cup contains only about twenty calories. There is no waste. It’s a great food and has a number of known health benefits. Here is a couple.

Celery can provide a sense of calmness. It can also help lower blood pressure. People with gout should be fans of celery because it lowers uric acid. So there you go and oh, my wife dries the leaves every year and uses them in soups through out the winter months.  Sure brings the soup alive with taste.  Talk Soon

What I have been saying for  years and still am today.  Just one more reason to eat organic or better yet grow your own.

Although you won’t hear this from the cancer industry or the drug companies that profit from cancer, there’s an easy, low-cost and remarkably safe way to slash cancer rates around the world by about one-third, says the World Cancer Research Fund: Promote healthy foods and exercise.

Myself I believe that cancer is hard to cure.  The thing one has to do is prevent it.  That means eating right.  But the problem is that the food today that is out there for us to eat isn’t good. We have to eliminate all the pesticides in and on our food.  Also the antibiotics has to be used only for certain things, the rest has to be done away with along with over two thirds of the over counter items.  The injecting our beef with antibiotics has to stop too. Once this is done, we might have a fighting chance. Will it be done? Not likely, as the big pharmaceutical guys are making to much money off us humans, and critters too for that matter.But on the bright side of things. It’s up to you what you put in your body or on it.  Think about that.  Talk Soon

You know as human beings, we’re the only species stupid enough to actually poison ourselves. As part of modern living, we create a wide variety of chemical toxins that goes directly into our bodies, through rivers and streams, the air, the soil and so on. Not only that, we actually combine toxic chemicals and then inject them directly into the food supply — knowing full well that they are poisonous and are major contributors to the epidemic rates of chronic disease we are experiencing today.  What to do get out there this spring and Plant your own or seek out organic foods and get to eating.  Also start telling folks that sell things covered wtih pesticides that they shouldn’t be selling them and that you won’t be buying them anymore. We are the ones that caused the problem, well some of us. So we humans have to be the ones to stop it.

Garlic is recognised as a valuable ingredient in maintaining a healthy life and combating disease. However what looks to be perfectly natural could in fact be treated with all kinds of chemicals. So the question is where is your garlic from and how has it been treated? Now think about this: The bulk of the world’s garlic is produced in China. Also garlic from China is doused in chemicals to stop sprouting, to whiten garlic, and to kill insects and plant matter. It also is grown in untreated sewage which I figured over the years. So………. what does that tell ya?  Tells me to get out there and plant my own. And remember this. My new gardening book will be on the shelves around the first of May.  Talk Soon

As I have been saying for years that, links between pesticide exposure and rates of  cancers, hormonal disruption, and immune system disorders in humans are on going, should we heed the warning signs provided by birds and animals, or do we continue to pay the high environmental and social costs of rampant pesticide use? Here are a few thoughts and figures to consider. The benefits of pesticides are often cited in terms of their contribution to world food production, and yet it is estimated that crop losses to pests would increase only 10% if no pesticides were used. Between 1945 and 1989, pesticide use in the U.S.& Canada increased tenfold and yet crop losses doubled from 7-14%. Consider also that all of us, everywhere, are exposed to some pesticide residues in food, water, and the atmosphere every day. Residents of the United States & Canada eat an estimated 2 billion pounds of imported produce tainted with banned pesticides each year.  Kind of makes one think doesn’t it?  The only ones that can stop this craziness is us humans.  Will it happen? Not likely and I kind of think it might be to late.  Just one more reason to grow your own.

The mystery of bee deaths has been pretty well solved.  Also note here that I have been trying to tell folks this for the past forty years.   Colony Collapse is poisoning with a known insect neurotoxin. Clothianidin, a pesticide manufactured by Bayer.

Isn’t it interesting that a major pharmaceutical manufacturer, Bayer, also makes a product that is a poison by design? Bayer is not an exception. Many, if not most, do business in both arenas. That alone should give pause for thought.

Here’s a list of corporations — not expected to be complete — that profit in both pharmaceuticals and pesticides:

* American Home Products

* AMVAC

* Astra Zeneca

* Aventis

* BASF

* Bayer

* Dow Chemical

* Dupont Chemical

* Merck

* Monsanto

* Novartis

* Pharmacia

Is it an accident that most of Big Pharma also manufactures pesticides? Is there a connection between the two types of products? Do the pharmaceutical arms of these corporations profit on the illness caused by the pesticide arms? These questions are rhetorical. We’ll let the reader decide.

Organic gardening refers to growing fruits, vegetables, seeds, or grains using only natural means. In other words, no pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, or other poisonous chemicals or fertilizers are used in the process of growing food. Instead, the soil is tilled and prepared using gathered mulch, composted manure or food and leaf remains. Also, the plants are sprouted and grown with the aid of sun, water, minerals from compost, companion planting, and your own loving touch. Organically-raised produce is harvested and eaten with the confidence that it is grown naturally and poison-free.  So there you go now you know what Organic is all about and don’t forget my new gardening book which is coming out this spring.  For ordering just leave me a message here on this blog in a comment I will get back at you that is if you let me know where to reach ya.  Talk Soon.

Milk cancels out the heart protective benefits of tea drinking and also when mixed with different kinds of fruits. So……..best just eat your fruit with nothing on them.  I like them better that way anyways.  Talk Soon

Hundreds of thousands of people go to hospital emergency rooms each year due to adverse reactions to prescription drugs. Many of them are so sick from medication-produced problems, they are admitted for a hospital stay. And then what happens? A high number of those who are hospitalized are given more drugs that also cause adverse — and sometimes deadly — reactions.  So boils down to this.  Eat, right. Don’t take prescription med unless there is no alternative, then make darn sure you even need them.  Do the resurch yourself. Ask Questions then sleep on it and make up your own mind. Simple as that.  Good way to help staying healthy is get outside in the sunshine, get down on your knees and get to planting your own garden.  Makes for one healthy body.  My way of lookin’ at things.

People have been eating flowers almost since the beginning of recorded time. Who knows what prompted the first floral snack? It could be that the flower looked so tasty somebody tried eating them. Some of the flowers that are good to eat would be:  Dandilion top of the list. I like to get then when they first come out in the spring.  Nasturtiums have a peppery taste. The most important consideration in the use of flowers as edibles is to know your source. Flowers you grow yourself are probably the safest. You know they don’t contain pesticides. Never eat flowers purchased from a florist as they have many unhealthy additives.

Flowers are best when picked and prepared within a few hours of eating. In most cases only the petals are used.

Everyone these days is looking for the magic pill that will help with weight loss, improve immunity, increase memory, help the heart, or fight off cancer. Unfortunately, there is no such thing. But wouldn`t it be exciting to know that these benefits can be achieved through eating superfoods that might be in your kitchen right now? These foods are:  Beans, Blueberries, Walnuts, Omega 3 or fish.  So  just another reason to eat right and make some lifey style changes. Like getting outside more and either growing your own veggies or buying only organic. SImple as that.

Red Grapes “Wonder Cure” for High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure

So next time at the grocery store.  Don’t forget the grapes.

Well I been saying this for years.  I also have made it a practice to sit in the sun in front of a window come winter if it is to cold to go  outside.  The benefits are to many to mention.  So just one more reason to get your self out into the garden this coming spring and let that sunshine do its work.  There is nothing more healthy for you than  Mother Nature.   And if you need help this coming spring with getting that garden to growing, pick up a copy of my new Gardening Book, should be in stores around first of May. Take A Look:

Although vitamin D is naturally produced in the body through exposure to direct sunlight, vitamin D deficiency is now common in the U.S. The result can be a host of health ills, including severe conditions such as bone thinning osteoporosis and bone deforming rickets. Although a lack of vitamin D has long been known to weaken both the muscular and the skeletal systems of the human body, little has been known about how vitamin D contributes to muscle power and force — until now. For the first time, scientists have found that vitamin D is important for muscle power and all kinds of health problems.   Hmmm and they are just finding this out now.

Dried Apples – Hmm Good!

Peel and quarter ripe apples, or slice and dry in the sun. Cook the dried apples until done. If the cooked apple needs to be thickened, add cornmeal and cook until meal is done.  No reason now for not having your own dried apples any time of year.  Enjoy!

Also look for my new gardening book coming out this spring.

1 lb Blueberries; fresh or frozen
4 c Water
1/2 c Flour
1 c Sugar or honey; to taste

Boil the berries in the water. Drain the juice and set aside. Mash the berries and mix with the flour. Combine the sugar or honey with the juice and add to the berry/flour mix. Stir well. If lumps are present add a little more water and continue to stir. Bring to a simmer and stir constantly until thick. Check for sweetness. Cool and serve.