Monthly Archives: November 2011

Beneficial B’s: B12

Today we’re going to take another look at yet another vitamin. Today’s star is none other than one of the many B vitamins, B12. But just because it is one of many B’s does not make it any less significant … Continue reading

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Not a Primal Princess

        Motivation Monday with Brittany:    Oh well, what a fun-filled weekend of working to emulate our hunter-gatherer past (well as much as possible). My first deer camp with my Dad and brother. Taking what’s old, while also taking advantage of modern … Continue reading

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Mandatory Magnesium

Who knew that a little snooping into vitamins and minerals would bring about such an in-depth look at different versions of these nutrients. Today we’ll investigate a heavy-hitter in the realm of minerals, magnesium. Keep in mind even though we … Continue reading

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Family and Practicing Love

Motivation Monday with Brittany: Gratitude would be the obvious post for today, but I’ve already covered this for the month (check it out Gratitude). Today I’d like to explore a little further, specifically family. This is the time of year … Continue reading

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Killer Cranberry Recipes

Cranberry Relish 1 package cranberries 1 orange 1 apple 3 stalks celery 1/2 cup walnuts 1/2 cup Splenda To make: So simple; place all the fruit (skin, peel, the WHOLE thing) and nuts in a food processor. Remove, place in … Continue reading

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Featured Food: Cranberries

Next Thursday family tables will not only be laden with turkeys, pies, rolls, mashed potatoes (although I would cut out the rolls, make mashed cauliflower and make the pie gluten/sugar free), and of course cranberry salad. Cranberries have a short … Continue reading

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Activator X (or K2)

We’ve been looking at vitamins, which brings us to Activator X. When Weston A. Price was traveling the world, looking at indigenious peoples, he discovered the benefits of vitamin A and D, plus another factor, Activator X, that seemed to … Continue reading

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To Supplement or Not?

To supplement or not, that is the question. And a tricky question at that. As we’ve seen lately (as in the post on prostaglandins), the human body is a complex system of checks and balances (with loops and networks), that … Continue reading

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Awareness, Perseverance, and Reward

Motivation Monday with Brittany: I apologize now for the potential depth of this post, but I spent over 10 hours in a tree stand this weekend, which leads a lot of time for perpetual thought. The true challenge is to … Continue reading

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Vitamins and Minerals: what you need to know

I apologize now for the length of today’s special post on vitamins and minerals, but we have a lot to cover and I’m keeping it pretty basic. Later we’ll look at whether to supplement or not, but vitamins are a … Continue reading

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