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Need An Energy Boost?
By Joanne Jackson · 14 years ago
The primary source of energy for every function that occurs within each cell of the body is adenosine triphosphate (ATP). If ATP is depleted, cells cease to function properly which can result in many of ...
The Skinny On Fat
By Joanne Jackson · 14 years ago
Back in the 1980s health professionals were recommending low-fat diets for optimal health. Fat in our diet was considered the culprit in obesity, heart disease, and high cholesterol. In the last twenty-five plus years though, ...
Get Fresh
By Joanne Jackson · 14 years ago
With summer rapidly approaching it's the perfect time to purchase and consume fresh local fruits and vegetables. (What better way to supply the body with much needed enzymes).
The latest North American food guidelines recommend ...
Healthy Choices Shouldn't Be Difficult
By Joanne Jackson · 14 years ago
Every time I hear the news it seems that one thing or another has been found to be either good or bad for us. One week the "experts" are telling us to cut back on ...
Back To The Basics
By Joanne Jackson · 15 years ago
During these tougher economic times, many of us are faced with decisions of what, and how, we need to cut back on in order to help pay for the rising costs of necessities such as ...
Life's All About Balance
By Joanne Jackson · 15 years ago
When we think of the word balance, images that come to mind may be of a gymnast on a balance beam, a set of weighing scales or someone falling because they "lost their balance".
Balance, ...
Are You Getting Yours?
By Joanne Jackson · 15 years ago
"Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food ...
Beans, Beans The Musical Fruit
By Joanne Jackson · 15 years ago
As February is heart month I thought it fitting to write about things that are good for your heart, and beans is one of them.
As a child, I remember all the teasing that went ...
Beet The Winter Blues
By Joanne Jackson · 15 years ago
I don't know about you, but I just love pickled beets. We use to have a rather large garden where we grew a number of fresh vegetables such as peas, carrots, beans, lettuce, radishes, spinach ...