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Know Your Salts: Different Types of Salt and Their Benefits “Salt is what makes things taste bad when it isn’t in them.” – Unknown Salt is arguably the most important ingredient…

but that's noone's business... Right?

Love this quote by Mark Hyman, MD! Do you agree?

Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Sun Dressing (Gluten-Free Recipe) Turmeric is getting some well-deserved attention these days. I love it for all its amazing anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and detoxifying properties, just as much as I love the vibrant color it

Given that our government deems the profits of chemical companies to be more important than the health of its citizens, is it any surprise that 41% of Americans will get cancer and 21% of Americans will die from cancer? More here:http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/05/another-reason-eat-organic-decrease-pesticide-exposure-90/ -12224

Buzzzzz Worthy! Fantastic Friday from Mixed Greens

BREAKING NEWS: The City of Eugene, Oregon, became the first community in the nation to specifically ban from city property the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, scientifically linked to the decline of honey bee colonies. The passage of the resolution came just one week after the Oregon state legislature passed a pollinator protection bill that removed language requiring the restriction of neonicotinoid pesticides, and includes instead a weaker requirement to set up a task force that will examine the possibility of future restrictions. In addition to neonicotinoid restrictions, the City’s resolution also expands Eugene’s pesticide-free parks program and now requires all departments to adopt integrated pest management (IPM) standards...

READ MORE: http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=12881

THEN TAKE THESE ACTIONS TO HELP THE BEES:

Tell Home Depot and Lowes' CEOs to stop selling plants pre-treated with bee-killing neonic pesticides: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/home-depot-and-lowes

IN THE USA, Ask your Congressional Representatives to support H.R. 2692 to ban neonics: http://bit.ly/PollinatorBill

Tell the EPA to ban neonics: www.foe.org/epa-bees

IN CANADA, sign this petition to ban neonics: http://elizabethmaymp.ca/get-involved/ban-neonicotinoids/

So we heard about this a while back & tried it a few times. Pretty interesting results....

Have you used the egg float test before? It's a great way to judge freshness...both with eggs from the store AND those you find in a "secret" nest from your chickens. ;)

Think twice about what you put into your body. ;-)

Read more tips here ---> http://healthandnaturalliving.com/tips/

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