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Boost Your Immune System for the Flu/Cold Season

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Ever wondered how to boost your immune system and prepare yourself for the flu season?  The best prescription is always prevention so read on and find out how the experts do it!
 Then information below can be found at www.agriculturesociety.com they also post a wide array of healing topics using nourishing foods. They are a great resource to keep close to you medicine cabinet :)

Make bone broth – use apple cider vinegar to draw out minerals in the bones you use, and also use garlic and onions which are anti-fungal and very healing.
Drink raw milk from a clean source.... Read More

Coconut Oil, a Link to Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease

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The most cutting-edge research suggests that Alzheimer's may stem from an inability of the brain to process glucose, leading to cell death. But the brain has another source of fuel: ketones, produced by the body from mid-chain triglycerides like those found in coconut oil. It seems the most promising experimental Alzheimer's “drugs” being tested today is nothing more than medium-chain triglycerides derived from coconut and palm kernel oil. Dr. Mary Newport, a neonatologist and medical director of the newborn intensive care unit at Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Florida, was actually able to reverse her husband's Alzheimer's disease just by... Read More

Decoding Food

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FOOD; material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy.
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica

Ever wonder what all the terminology and verbiage behind food really means.  Below you can find common words often used in association with food.
DEHYDRATION or FOOD DRYING

A method of food preservation that is accomplished by removing water from the food, this inhibits the growth of microorganisms and prevents quality decay. Bacteria, yeasts, and moulds need water in the food to grow. Drying effectively prevents them from surviving in the food
Water is usually removed by evaporation (air drying, sun drying, smoking or wind... Read More

Recipe of the Month: Non-Dairy Cream

coffee and non dairy creamer

January
Non Dairy Cream

1 can (non light) can of coconut milk
one pastured egg
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp of vanilla (optional)

Pour coconut milk in processor then add egg slowly then coconut oil and vanilla if desired.

Should keep for about a week in refrigerator.

Recipe thanks to Patty from "following my nose blog"

To read the whole article and other great recipes please visit Patty at:

http://followingmynose.blogspot.com/2010/10/primal-non-dairy-coffee-creamer.html

Please note i made a few adjustments from original recipe to emphasize a dense diet.