Category: Health
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CSA Delivers Potatoes Just in Time!
My CSA Box is always full of tasty foods, but this week, I’m particularly happy about our locally grown red potatoes. Potatoes are in the “dirty dozen,” so I am always careful to only buy organic and/or local. While some local farms have not jumped through all the hoops to obtain the official organic label,…
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Yay Nuts!
I dare you to guess what kind of nuts these are. Write it down. No cheating. Okay, now you can read on… Last month, I wrote about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and how my husband and I have been getting CSA boxes for the past 6 months or so. Every CSA is set up differently,…
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Sick days for everyone = better health and stronger economy
So the President of The United States of America has finally called for sick days for everyone. I’m not sure how a decent society has gotten away with not doing this previously, but I guess we can be happy that it’s getting some press and hopefully moving forward. To be fair, even people who get…
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Who paid for your doctor’s lunch? a diatribe on the American healthcare system
One of my many doctors suggested that I write about my stress. My health problems have led to stress which, as I’m sure you’ve heard, can exacerbate health problems. Great. So this is me writing about my stress and the cluster-f*ck healthcare industry that causes me more stress. Most of us have experienced a major…
