Tag Archives: Health

Indian Cooking Spices and your Health

Posted on August 28, 2018 by rsingram

Can a meal  with  no meat satisfy all  your craving  and  desires? You bet! Anyone who has ever tried  being a vegetarian, a vegan or even  just  wanted to reduce animal meats and eat a more balanced diet that included … Continue reading →

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Summer Weather Safety

Posted on June 30, 2017 by rsingram

  Summer Weather Safety 2020 Posted on June 30, 2017 by rsingram Now that Summer is here, these extreme weather conditions is something that we should always be aware of.  Phoenix, Arizona just went through a week of temperatures peaking … Continue reading →

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CityTrees a Creative New Idea for Cleaning the Air of your City!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by rsingram

With Climate Change and burgeoning populations our Urban Air Quality is suffering! Air pollution in the worlds largest cities contributes to 7 million premature deaths each year. It is estimated that by the year 2050 two-thirds of the worlds population … Continue reading →

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Urban and Rural Food Deserts

Posted on October 14, 2014 by rsingram

Have you ever heard about food deserts? No I didn’t mean desserts, I meant Desert as in dry…barren, where living conditions are not favorable for either people or plants. I started working at a downtown office  little over a year … Continue reading →

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Control Your Garden Pests Organically!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by rsingram

If you garden, you must wonder what to do when the Bugs invade! It is a dilemma, let them eat the fruit of your labor…or…fight back!  The only problem is, is that most advertized bug killers are poisonous chemicals.  So … Continue reading →

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The Chemical Creep!

Posted on August 7, 2013 by rsingram

Why should we be concerned about chemical creep? The Huffington Post recently (May 2013) published an article called; Chemical Creep: How Chemicals Are Creeping into Your Food, And Your Body? This article talks mostly about BPA’s, phthalates as well as … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of the Chemicals!

Posted on July 13, 2013 by rsingram

How to get rid of harmful chemicals in our homes is a quandry that we have all had! Whether it be poisonous pesticides, paint products, cans of gasoline, solvents or things as simple as soaps and dish detergents, they all … Continue reading →

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Urban Sprawl, a Vision From Space!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by rsingram

Urban Sprawl has a major impact on all our Resources! In the Sun Belt Areas of our country, phenomenal growth has occurred over the past 30 years.  Satellite images from 1984 through 2012 show the impacts on the Landscape in … Continue reading →

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Whats Fermentation got to do with it?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by rsingram

To Ferment or not to Ferment is, I guess, the age old question! Sandor Katz from Tennessee is a fermenting master.  He holds seminars all over the country and the world. Many of his recipes seem strange to the average … Continue reading →

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Do our eating and drinking habits affect our Health?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by rsingram

Duh?…Of course they do! One of the most publicized political events concerning health and food is being played out in New York City. New York City Mayor Bloomberg recently spearheaded an effort to ban large soft drinks over 16 ounces … Continue reading →

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