EWG’s Dirty Dozen

Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes results from government tests on pesticide residue in conventionally grown fruit and vegetable. EWG’s Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen shows which fruit and vegetable you’d be better off buying organic (if you don’t care much for pesticide in your food).   Food to buy organically (Dirty Dozen […]

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A fearless and determined heart

“What matters most, more than training and luck, is the heart. Only a fearless and determined heart will get the the gold medal. It’s all about passion.” ~Isabel Allende My training for the upcoming Austin half marathon can be at best described as “taper first, train later”. You could call it “fearless”, but it wasn’t […]

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3 ways I use coconut oil

I have three jars of coconut oil in my house. One sits in the bathroom. I use it as a night cream. One sits next to the oven. I use it for frying and cooking. One sits next to the fridge. I use it for oil pulling. I could say, coconut oil has become the […]

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