Feb 27
The word oregano is derived from Greek and ancient Greek words rigani or oros (mountain) + ganos (joy) or “Joy of the Mountains.” In Greece the scent of oregano fills the air when you hike hillsides in summer. The pretty blooming plants grow aggressively, helping to hold the oil on slopes and for centuries providing a popular medicinal herb. The plant thrives on the mineral rich hillsides, and from a purely nutritional point of view it packs an incredible variety of common and trace minerals. Continue reading »
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Feb 20
First, Get the Right Oregano Product
No, I’m not telling you to eat more pizza. In fact the thing called oregano used to season food is usually not even oregano at all, but a type of Marjoram. Only a few species of true wild oregano have the medicinal powers we are interested in. Much commercially available “so-called” oregano oil, is actually thyme or Marjoram oil. Also, to preserve the natural curative strength, oil of oregano should be made using cold pressing and steam distillation, not chemical extraction. Commercially processed essential oils can even be 
toxic when taken internally. Continue reading »
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Jan 08
I’ve been trying to save money lately by buying the bulk of my groceries at a discount
store. I saved an amazing amount of money, but there were some nutritional trade offs. I’ve really become spoiled by the quality and variety of produce available at better grocers and even Super Walmart. I just can’t accept any spots on my cauliflower or broccoli and I enjoy having choices of varieties of apples, and finding the perfect cantaloupe. The bargain store usually has something decent like a tasty bag of apples, and buying a bag of green bananas actually worked out just fine for me. But I end up also in the end getting a lot of canned vegetables and fatty soups. Continue reading »
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Nov 23
Vitamin B is actually a group of 8 water soluble vitamins. Once thought to be a single vitamin they are chemically distinct vitamins often existing in the same foods. Vitamin supplements often contain B-complex, with all 8 of the B vitamins. Continue reading »
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Nov 17
Having nutritional information is all well and good, but what do we do with it? Everyone has some concept of what foods and how much of them we should eat, but we can be lacking in the integrity to “walk the walk.” Continue reading »
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Tags: Buddhism, Diet
Nov 15
I hate when I’m sick and don’t feel like doing anything! Continue reading »
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Nov 07
Recently I thought it might be a good time for me to try oil of oregano. As usual this was based on bits of information I had collected from the media. A radio nutritionist seemed to suggest it now and then when talking about fighting “those winter bugs” and I thought I had heard it helped with the digestive tract and even skin problems like athletes foot. Beyond this I knew it was called Oil of Oregano and not oregano oil; maybe for the same reasons it is “eye of newt” and not newts eyes; or maybe this is to keep you targeted on the herbal oregano and not cooking oregano. Continue reading »
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Tags: anti-bacterial, antibiotic, antifungal, antiseptic, essential oil, oregamax, oregano, thymol
Oct 20
I have to admit, I was just thinking about vitamin A and while I know it is an essential nutrient, only negatives came to mind regarding vitamin A supplements. While researching multi-vitamins, excessive amounts of vitamin A were discovered in tests of many brands. Surprisingly this was the case for many store brands and popular MLM home sales brands. Lab tests found levels far exceeding what was on the label quite often. Continue reading »
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Tags: carotene, retinol, vitamin a
Oct 18
I just ate a banana. Thanks to “Pop Nutrition” (not sure if that corollary phrase to “pop psychology” is in use or if I just invented it) I know that I just gave myself a nice serving of potassium. Like many people, when someone has a leg cramp, I suggest eating a banana. This is a result of reading some news story, or hearing an informative bit on the radio long ago. Continue reading »
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Tags: banana, Nutrition, potassium, vitamin c
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