Cast iron cookware is centuries old, and for good reason. It’s extremely durable, and when taken proper care, it will stand the test of time. Masters of cast iron can even take the oldest, most oxidized pieces and refurbish them to become good to use again!

More and more things reveal themselves for what they are and not for what we thought they were. One of these things is vegetable oil, any type of it: corn, canola, sunflower, grape seed, etc. Many of us cook with it daily or quite frequently, but does it benefit our health and wellbeing?

On August 7, 2022, the European Commission banned titanium dioxide as a food additive, but in the US, it continues to be actively used and can be found in a wide variety of every day products like milk, coffee creamer, salad dressings, candy and sweets, chewing gums, vitamin supplements and more.

We continue the series on food preservation, and today we are talking about how to preserve fruit using alcohol.

Having a healthy blood flow, free of toxins is essential for good health. Our liver and kidneys already do a great job of purifying our blood, but how can we help these hard-working organs to keep our blood clean and body strong? Fortunately, the Nature gave us all we need.

We continue to cover methods of food preservation, and today we are talking about a simple, wise, and amazingly healthy way to preserve food, dehydration. Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of preserving food.

Reading food labels or rather interpreting them correctly is becoming increasingly difficult. Most of us are familiar with the term GMO — short for genetically modified organism, but only few have heard of “bioengineered food,” the label that keeps appearing on food packaging more often now for those who pay attention.

Sweating is good for us, but sweating is smelly. How to keep our bodies smelling good? Keep it clean and use natural deodorants. Commercial deodorants often contain harsh harmful ingredients or potentially aggravating fragrance chemicals.

As summer months are here, and temperatures are getting higher in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, we find ourselves in “natural saunas” - dry or wet. Here, in Texas, we are mostly in a humid heat, so our saunas are similar to Turkish hammams or Russian banyas; our readers from Arizona or New Mexico enjoy Finnish or Scandinavian style of sauna. Whatever our “sauna” type is, the main benefit of it is to allow us to sweat.

Are you considering switching from being an omnivore or meat-eater to becoming a vegetarian (see Table 1 for different types)? If so, you would be joining thousands of people across the globe seeking a healthier lifestyle.