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I Keep Seeing Peeps Everywhere!

This time of year the Peeps jokes start circulating, and it hit me, hey, I write about health and wellness, so perhaps I would write about marshmallows. The marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis) is an herb, a perennial herb of the…

Elizabeth Blackwell, MD

1821 – 1910 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England and came to America with her family in 1832. Her father, Samuel Blackwell, was a social reformer and an entrepreneur. His involvement in the abolition movement left little time for…

Hummus

Everyone loves hummus today. When I returned from living in Israel for some 4+ years in the eighties, nobody knew what it was. And nobody knew there were more than two types of olives, green and black. But today? Everyone…

Falafel Recipe

To serve falafels, you’ll need two sauces: a tahini sauce and a “hot” sauce. You can use anything for a hot sauce, but this recipe page contains instructions for two authentic sauces (one being more of a relish, because of…

French Salad Dressing — Low Carb

Low Carb, Low Fat, Fewer Calories Ingredients (as always, as organic as possible) ¼ cup MCT Oil (can use Olive Oil if you like) ½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar 1 ¼ cup Water ½ teaspoon Xanthan Gum (1 tsp if…

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Calling Dr Seuss

Here is where we get something straight. I know NOTHING about the “cancel culture.” I don’t know where the phrase comes from or who’s pushing it or what it entails. I know only that if we don’t stop the hatred,…

Credit Scores

As that famous humorist and social commentator once said: “Everybody talks about the economy, but only a Republican will pick it up and beat you to death with it.” Maybe I got that quotation wrong, but we do (and I’m…