Archive for March, 2009

Less Bottles, Same Water

By admin • Mar 31st, 2009 • Category: Blog, Going Green

I’ll admit that I once purchased a bottle of VOSS “artesian” water, which is imported from Norway, at the outrageous price of $5.99 for a whole 800ml.  It seems as ridiculous today as it did to me months ago but I wanted a reusable water container to put next to my desk since I’m prone [...]



Can chiropractors help babies with infantile colic?

By admin • Mar 27th, 2009 • Category: Chiropractic, Health Highlights

For both mother and child, infantile colic gives them something to cry about. 
According to medical experts, infantile colic can be defined by the “rule of three”: crying for more than three hours per day, for more than three days per week, and for longer than three weeks in an infant who is well-fed and [...]



Living Nutz

By admin • Mar 23rd, 2009 • Category: Going Green, Organic, nutrition

LIVING NUTZ SHEDS LIGHT ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEIRLOOM AND GMO FOODS

What image occurs to you when you hear the term,  GMO, in regards to your food?
 Genetically modified organisms(GMOs) and mass production hybridization are terms and concepts that health conscious consumers are generally becoming more aware of.  With that awareness comes the realization that what [...]



Times Are Tough

By admin • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: Features, Personal and Professional Strategy

TIMES ARE TOUGH
 
 
Tough times, they are coming.  I am sure this does not come as a big surprise to you.  Drive down any street and see how many homes have “for sale” signs stuck in the lawn.  This is just one sign of what’s coming.   I don’t think we will see the bottom for another [...]



Life — It’s All Relative.

By admin • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Features, Personal and Professional Strategy, Uncategorized

According to Einstein, ‘We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest’, and this is ‘a kind of optical delusion of consciousness.’  
He goes on to explain that ‘This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest [...]



The Advantages of Buying Local

By admin • Mar 8th, 2009 • Category: Organic, Uncategorized, nutrition

One of the most common buzzwords among today’s health and socially-conscious consumers is “organic”.  In case you don’t know, organic produce is grown under the restrictions of certain standards, mainly without artificial fertilizers, pesticides and other unnatural processes.
There are obvious advantages to using only organic produce in your cooking.  For example, many pesticides and artificial [...]



Time To Focus on What Matters.

By admin • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: Features, Personal and Professional Strategy, Uncategorized

During these tough economic times, many of us will be forced to re-assess what life is all about, including what really matters most to us.  For those of us lucky enough to maintain steady employment, we should also take the time to examine life’s priorities, and give thanks for what we have, as opposed to [...]