Black mushrooms, vinegar, sesame seeds, rice, pasta, and licorice are being hailed as “superfoods” because of their anti-inflammatory properties and ability to protect against cancer and heart disease, and possibly slow aging. … Read More
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Everyone loves cookies. They are found in 90% of all homes. As parents you struggle with letting your children enjoy a favorite food and offering snacks that are good for them. This recipe for Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies is both. They are easy to make (we baked them with a 3-year old) and they freeze … Read More
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Do-it-yourself bypass surgery—walk. Walking briskly for 20 to 30 minutes several times a week dramatically increases blood flow through the arteries and can help some people with narrowed arteries safely avoid bypass surgery. … Read More
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Sixty and you play ice hockey. Seventy and you play competitive volleyball. Eighty and you’re on a basketball team. Ninety-five and you still compete in swimming events. These are just some of the state and national level master athletes in the U.S. today. This should come as no surprise. Baby boomers, the first of whom … Read More
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One third of all spam messages you receive are health related and current regulatory, legal and geographic boundaries are unable to monitor this information. Be careful taking advice or ordering health products in cyberspace. … Read More
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2 hours – the time food can safely stay a room temperature before it needs to be refrigerated or frozen. 2 inches – the depth of food in a pan so it can cool down quickly in the fridge. If necessary store in mutiple shallow pans to speed chilling and recombine the food into a larger batch when … Read More
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If you drink 3 or more cups of coffee a day you lower your risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, respiratory conditions, diabetes, infection, and even injuries and accidents. The evidence comes from a study that followed 400,000 American men and women aged 50 to 71. Coffee contains over 1,000 compounds all of which … Read More
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I recently had the opportunity to tour this bakery facility and they make some of the best bread I’ve ever eaten, though I am a sucker for hot bread out of the oven. Farm To Market Bread Co. is a family-owned bakery that produces and sells bread and rolls in Kansas and Missouri. Started in the early 1990s by Mark Friend, an expert on natural sour dough starters, he is still an active member of the baking team along with his son and 60 employees. This bakery is a perfect example of American small business at work. … Read More
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Use paper coffee filters. Cafestol, a compound found in coffee, raises cholesterol. But making drip coffee with paper coffee filters, removes coffee oils which contain cafestol. … Read More
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