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Try Cinnamon in Your Coffee Instead of Cream and Sugar

Try Cinnamon in Your Coffee Instead of Cream and Sugar

Posted by | Mar 27, 2016 | ,

*Article originally appeared at Greatist. Cinnamon in Your Coffee Saving calories can often be accomplished with a little creativity. For example, swapping the cream and sugar (roughly an ounce or 2 tablespoons) with a teaspoon of cinnamon could save up to 70 calories per cup-o-Joe. Looks like this special spice may change the standard coffee routine. Spice Up Your Life—The Takeaway One study found just half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day can significantly reduce blood sugar levels, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. But for those who don’t have to worry so...

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Why You Should Eat An Avocado Every Day!

Why You Should Eat An Avocado Every Day!

Posted by | Mar 27, 2016 | ,

Heart Health Benefits of an Avocado According to new research from The American Heart Association, eating a single avocado a day, significantly decreases your cholesterol level and lowers your risk of heart disease. If you have or are at risk for heart disease or your doctor has concerns about a potential heart attack, you should seriously consider adding avocado to your daily routine! Here’s how the study worked: 45 obese people  (men and women, 21-70 years old) were separated in three groups with each group eating a different cholesterol lowering diet. The first one was a low-fat diet (24% fat),...

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WHY CASHEWS ARE NOT SOLD TO CONSUMERS IN THEIR SHELLS AND WHY PISTACHIOS USED TO BE DYED RED

WHY CASHEWS ARE NOT SOLD TO CONSUMERS IN THEIR SHELLS AND WHY PISTACHIOS USED TO BE DYED RED

Posted by | Mar 27, 2016 | ,

Just for fun. Enjoy! 🙂 XO- Erin Why Cashews are Not Sold to Consumers in Their Shells Cashews are a member of the same family as poison ivy, Anacardiaceae. Like poison ivy and many other members of the family, part of the cashew plant contains an oily chemical called urushiol, which is a strong irritant for most people and can even be fatal for some if ingested. In cashews, the urushiol is found not only in the leaves, but also in a layer of oil between the shell and the cashew seed. Needless to say, shelling cashews is something...

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Organic farmer ordered to pay $804,000 in court costs after his crop was tainted by GMOs.

Organic farmer ordered to pay $804,000 in court costs after his crop was tainted by GMOs.

Posted by | Mar 27, 2016 | ,

Organic farmer ordered to pay $804,000 in court costs West Australian farmer, Steve Marsh, experienced a harrowing situation when his organic crops were contaminated by genetically modified canola seed that blew onto his property from his neighbor’s farm. Unfortunately, his neighbor was his childhood friend, but it didn’t stop him for suing for damages.  He filed a lawsuit to cover the loss of about 70% of his organic crop certification, tainted by the GM canola.   The lawsuit looked to cover the loss, totaling $85,000. Shockingly, he lost and was ordered to pay the court costs of $804,000.  There is now...

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Are We Drugging Our Prophets and Healers?

Are We Drugging Our Prophets and Healers?

Posted by | Mar 26, 2016 | , ,

Are We Drugging Our Prophets and Healers? By Vironika Tugaleva I met Ken by my own force. Seeing a comment he’d left on a friend’s blog post, I felt I needed to know him. Looking deeper, it turned out that he had a book about battling mental illness. Fast forward just two weeks and I’m sitting glued to Ken’s book while visiting family. I finished it in two days. It wasn’t short. But if it hadn’t been for mealtimes, politeness, and sleeping, I’d have read it in one. What struck me, throughout Ken’s entire mental illness (which included hospitalization,...

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