If you have a yard, start a garden. The financial benefits of gardening are extensive, the health benefits are obvious, and the environmental benefits are substantial. You don’t need a huge garden, and your family can help out and bond through the care of it. Here’s a list of ways to maximize the benefits of [...]
Nineteen tips for how to save money by cooking up these simple, natural, healthy, quick recipes for the family
Alright, while reading 573 Ways to Save Money by Peter Sander and Jennifer Sander, I found a few super simple recipes I really liked. They use a few real ingredients, and are cheaper than their pre-made or packaged counterparts at the supermarket with mystery chemicals and preservatives. Save money, cook with healthier ingredients and get creative [...]
Doughnuts will kill you
Over dramatic? Yes. How about, “Doughnuts will kill your diet.” Better? In the words of Baz Luhrmann, “The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…” After weeks of a successfully balanced and healthy diet, there were a few mornings [...]
The health lesson I learned from Burn Notice
Michael Westen is obsessed with yogurt. In every episode of Burn Notice, he eats a cup of yogurt, opens the fridge to reveal that it’s filled with only yogurt, or Sam escapes a weird conversation with Fiona by slipping out to get some more yogurt for Michael. What is that about? Well, Michael Westen is [...]
