The Whole Choice

With Easter coming up, I thought about coloring some eggs.  I remember coloring these ovoids as a child with the Paas little tablet that would turn the water pretty colors.  Truth be told, my eggs were never as pretty as the ones on the package.  But that was okay, because, I NEVER ate them after [...]

So a few years ago the good ol’ boys at the FDA (think Boss Hogg types) decided that almonds were dangerous to you and me when left in their natural state: RAW.  How the heck did we make it all these years without the government minding our P’s and Q’s?  Back to the nuts, the [...]

Not much makes me cringe more than hearing about a kid with an ear infection.  Why?  Not because I feel bad about the pain, although I do.  Not because I know there will be some sleepless nights for mom and dad, although there are.  No, not these things.  It is the thought of knowing what [...]

Lately, I have been out introducing my “Oquation” shea butter products to the masses (no, not the church kind).  And, what I have seen is interesting.  Most of you have dry skin that seems to only get drier in the winter months. Although it may seem natural for the skin to be dry in the [...]

Let’s introduce our special guest for this post:  The Wheat Berry (round of applause, please)  The wheat berry has somewhat of a three-way-split personality. The bran The germ The endosperm The outer shell is the bran – the layer where you’ll find most of the fiber. Next is the germ – the nutrient-rich embryo that [...]