Month: July 2012
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Chia Seeds: Benefits and How to Use
What are chia seeds? Chia seeds are small seeds, often dark grey, brown, tan or sometimes black in color. Chia seeds come from a plant called “Salvia hispanica”, commonly known as chia. The chia plant is a flower in the mint family and originates from Southern Mexico and Gautamala. Historically, like Spirulina, another popular ‘superfood’,…
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Keep Strawberries and Other Berries Fresh Longer
Here is a quick tip to preserve berries naturally. Instead of regular vinegar, we used apple cider vinegar. To keep the strawberries fresh longer in the refrigerator, use 1 Part White Vinegar to 10 Parts Water. Soak the strawberries, leaves and all in the vinegar/water mixture for a few minutes. Then drain the strawberries in…
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How to Use Spirulina in Smoothies and Cooking
*Update* Things are never as simple as they appear apparently. A recent post by Dr. Andrew Weil is critical of Spirulina and he claims it is not safe. Is Spirulina safe? No. To my mind spirulina never has been safe. I have been warning against it for years, and the finding that a neurotoxin found…