• Environmental Issues

    How to Make Golden Milk (in Only 5 Minutes!)

    December 31, 2024 - By 

    Our family has drank this golden milk recipe for years and it’s a favorite of ours. I love curling up with a good book and a hot drink and golden milk is a great hygge option. Its earthy, golden spice is a powerful Ayurvedic medicine used for centuries. Naturally gluten-free, golden milk is a tasty way to get the health benefits of turmeric! Turmeric Golden Milk You’ve probably encountered turmeric in Indian or Asian dishes. It’s easily recognized by its bright yellow (and I mean very bright yellow!) color. Called haldi doodh in India, traditional turmeric tea is simply made…

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    Baking Soda Armpit Detox: Do They Work?

    December 27, 2024 - By 

    In an increasingly toxic world, more people are looking for natural remedies and simple ways to detox. If you’ve spent any time reading articles online or keeping up with social media, you may have come across something called an armpit detox. Baking soda is a common ingredient in these recipes, but does it really do what people claim? What Is an Armpit Detox?  An armpit detox is like a face mask for the armpits. It’s a paste applied to the underarm area to remove toxins, chemical buildup, and odor-causing bacteria. You apply it wet and allow it to dry for…

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    How to Clean An Oven (With Non-Toxic Cleaners)

    December 26, 2024 - By 

    Oven cleaning stinks, quite literally! It’s time consuming and commercial oven cleaners are toxic. I also don’t feel like scrubbing stubborn spots and buildup for ages with wimpy cleaners. When I switched from conventional cleaners to natural ones figuring out how to clean the oven was at the top of my list. I don’t have a self-cleaning oven (which may be a good thing) so I had to find an easy, non-toxic cleaning method. Here’s how to clean your oven from top to bottom with DIY cleaners. Plus cleaning tips for those who want something even faster and easier! How…

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    Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing (Dairy Optional)

    December 24, 2024 - By 

    I have a history with Caesar salad dressing. Many years ago, before I liked salads (yes, I know!) I thought I didn’t like creamy Caesar dressing. It turns out I just needed to give it a chance! I’ve since come up with this homemade classic Caesar salad dressing and it’s seriously good! A while ago I was at a meeting at a nice restaurant and the hosts served Caesar salad. I didn’t want to seem rude, so I ate it… and loved it! I’ve been semi-obsessed ever since. The crunchy romaine lettuce, creamy dressing, and parmesan cheese make for some…

  • Weight Loss

    You Are Drinking the Wrong Eggnog

    December 24, 2024 - By 

    For centuries, eggnog has been a part of America’s Christmas festivities. George Washington was rumored to have his own recipe, and the concoction was the catalyst of a riot at West Point in the wee hours of Christmas morning 1826. Today, the grocery chain Kroger sells nearly 3 million gallons of the drink each year. But for a drink with so much tradition, eggnog has long divided Christmas tables. When BuzzFeed ran an article in 2016 titled “Eggnog Is Delicious and If You Disagree You’re Wrong,” it was paired with a missive the same day calling the drink “Absolute Garbage.”…

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    Rudy Giuliani’s Lawyer Is Out Of His F*cking Gourd

    December 23, 2024 - By 

    The question is: Why should the court abstain from exercising its “inherent authority for an order holding Defendant Rudolph W. Giuliani in civil contempt and imposing sanctions” for failing to comply with discovery in the collection action filed by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss? And the answer is Hunter Biden. This Court should know that one or more of Plaintiffs’ counsels was partners with Hunter Biden as Boies Schiller Flexner LLC, President Joseph Biden’s son, and had been involved with, upon information and belief, Burisma Holdings and/or Ukrainian issues. These issues became very, very political and charged during the 2020…

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    Say Goodbye to Your Tasteless Tortillas

    December 23, 2024 - By 

    At about midnight each weekday, a group of five men and women arrives at the darkened restaurant doors of Sobre Masa in Brooklyn and performs a sacred art of transformation. Heirloom corn—hundreds of pounds in shades of blue, yellow, red—is boiled and steeped for hours in an alkaline solution, a process called nixtamalization. Then it’s rinsed, milled, aerated, and finally passed through a machine that cuts the resulting masa dough into perfect tortillas and griddles them. By 8 a.m. or so, the workers will have made about 1,000 pounds of masa and many hundreds of tortillas, which smell like popcorn…

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    COVID’s End-of-Year Surprise – The Atlantic

    December 20, 2024 - By 

    The twinkling of lit-up trees and festive displays in store windows have come to mean two things: The holidays are upon us, and so is COVID. Since the pandemic began, the week between Christmas and New Year’s has coincided with the dreaded “winter wave.” During that dark period, cases have reliably surged after rising throughout the fall. The holiday season in 2020 and 2021 marked the two biggest COVID peaks to date, with major spikes in infections that also led to hospitalizations and deaths. But something weird is happening this year. From September through November, levels of the virus in…

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    The Dangers of Coconut Oil Pulling

    December 20, 2024 - By 

    I’ve been oil pulling with coconut oil for years. I read about oil pulling benefits a long time ago and how it may reverse tooth decay and help remineralize and whiten teeth.  I’ve definitely noticed less plaque and better dental health since starting! Recently, I came across some articles online that questioned oil pulling and whether it could be dangerous. Here’s what I’ve learned about oil pulling and its pros and cons for overall health. What is Coconut Oil Pulling? Oil pulling is an ancient practice that comes to us from Ayurvedic medicine, the traditional medicine of India. It’s long…

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    America’s Bird-Flu Luck Has Officially Run Out

    December 19, 2024 - By 

    Yesterday, America had one of its worst days of bird flu to date. For starters, the CDC confirmed the country’s first severe case of human bird-flu infection. The patient, a Louisiana resident who is over the age of 65 and has underlying medical conditions, is in the hospital with severe respiratory illness and is in critical condition. This is the first time transmission has been traced back to exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency after weeks of rising infections among dairy herds and people. In Los Angeles,…