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April 2, 2013
Natural Solution for Seasonal Allergies
It’s all over the news that spring allergy season has kicked off early across the country. Honestly, I hadn’t noticed. The hay fever that plagued me every spring and fall since childhood – the constantly dripping nose, itchy eyes and palate, and foggy brain– didn’t come this year. Or last year, or for several years [...]
April 1, 2013
Hidden Places Where GMOs Lurk
Here are a few places where you might not think you’d find Genetically Modified ingredients, so be aware. Breakfast cereals. Almost all of the corn and soy crops in the USA are now GMOs; unless your cereal sports the Non-GMO Project or Certified Organic seals, be certain that, by default, they contain GMO corn or [...]
March 29, 2013
Homemade Saline Spray Recipe
Cleansing your nasal passages regularly should be a basic part of everyone’s health maintenance routine. While I’m a fan of the pre-measured mixing packets and delivery system from NeilMed Sinus Rinse, here is a do-it-yourself recipe for homemade sinus rinse. ©2013 Effortless Eating. All Rights Reserved.. No related posts.
March 28, 2013
Natural Homeopathic Remedy for Sunburn
In Arizona a few days ago I was negligent about re-applying sunscreen when the kids and I were hanging out by the pool. We came home sporting varying shades of pink and red burned skin. As a mom, this was not one of my prouder parenting moments. As happens with sunburns, we didn’t feel the [...]
March 25, 2013
Are Probiotics Helpful for Kids?
In a word: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Probiotics can help with many, many issues for kids as well as adults, and should be de rigueur for everyone after completing a round of antibiotics, for starters. Probiotics, in case you don’t know, are the “good” bacteria that live in our guts and help us digest our [...]
March 22, 2013
An Organic Frozen Food Co-op: Town and Country Foods
It’s always an exciting day at our house when Town and Country Foods comes to stock our big basement freezer with almost a year’s worth of foods. Yesterday was one of those days. More than a decade ago my husband and I discovered this amazing service that allows you to buy organic, fresh-frozen vegetables; sustainably-caught [...]
March 21, 2013
Just Say No to GMO Salmon
Great news to see grocery stores taking a stand against genetically modified salmon even when the FDA won’t. Beginning with Whole Foods Market decision to require GMO labeling on all products sold in their stores by 2018, now we see Trader Joes and other grocery chains announcing their boycott of GMO salmon, if and when [...]
March 20, 2013
Gluten-Free Matzoh Ball Recipe
Check out this gluten-free matzoh ball recipe from Gluten Free A-Z Blog.It uses almond meal for the matzoh balls and only has four ingredients! Let me know if you try it out! ©2013 Effortless Eating. All Rights Reserved.. No related posts.
March 19, 2013
Sandwich Night: Tuna Melts with Crispy Kale
Some nights it just feels like too much to go all out for cooking much of anything, and the other night I remembered a favorite post on Sarah Zeldman’s Solutions For Busy Moms blog about it being okay to sometimes pull out sandwiches for dinner and have a Sandwich Night. I, for one, was appreciative [...]
March 15, 2013
Homemade Yoghurt Recipe – Can be dairy-free!
Can’t find a commercially-sold yoghurt that doesn’t have at least 9g of sugar and a list of unpronounceable ingredients? Need a dairy-free yoghurt alternative, because no matter how many people tell you that “lactose-intolerant people can tolerate yoghurt,” you still can’t tolerate yoghurt made from cow’s milk? This might be your answer. Today, the Health [...]
