by Brenda Watson | Nov 15, 2016 | Gardening, General, The Skinny Gut Diet, Uncategorized, Vegetables
I’d like to think that farmers are smiling across America (and hopefully receiving a bit more profit from their labor intensive work!) A new craze I read about in the Wall Street Journal takes a second and third look at previously discarded ugly veggies! As you walk...
by Brenda Watson | May 8, 2015 | Diet, Organic
I was walking through the produce section of the grocery store the other day and a lady looked at me and asked where the locally grown produce was located. I replied with “I usually look for the areas of organic vs. conventionally grown”. Her question got me thinking...
by Brenda Watson | May 21, 2014 | Diet, Environmental Toxins, Organic
America’s toxic burden may not be getting any lighter, but that doesn’t mean we’re defenseless in the war against toxins. There are simple steps we can take every day to protect our bodies, such as investing in household air and water filters, choosing natural...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 26, 2013 | General
Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list of the most and least pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables so that consumers can make informed decisions about how to purchase these foods. In general, the produce on the Dirty Dozen list, which...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 15, 2013 | General
I recently blogged about a review of studies on organic foods put out by Stanford University that spurred misleading headlines which surely sent a few shoppers back to the conventional produce aisle. Well, another report has been published by the American Academy of...
