TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON CAFFEINE?

Here is a neat tip taken from Healthy Living from the Inside Out by Mariel Hemingway: Decaffeinate any tea yourself by pouring in the hot water, letting steep for 15-20 seconds and tossing the water. This removes 80-90 percent of the caffeine from the leaves. Then pour in more water and steep for several minutes to get your beverage. Of …

Unhealthy Water Bottles

Recent headlines in the news have raised concerns about chemicals from plastic bottles leaching into our water. Apparently, if you look on the bottom of your water bottle and you see a 7 inside the little recycling triangle, the container may contain Bisphenol A. If you see a 1, 2, 4, or 5, the container does not contain any Bisphenol …

WHEN YOU CAN’T AFFORD OR FIND ALL ORGANIC . . .

Here is a great idea from an Oprah show – an easy recipe for veggie wash. I own a bottle of some kind of liquid, purchased many moons ago, which I have used to soak grapes from time to time, but this sounds easier and a lot cheaper: Veggie spray 1 c. water1 c. white vinegar1 T. baking sodaGrapefruit seed …