Elizabeth Yarnell's Blog, page 23

“Meaty” Vegan Chili Recipe

In my family, finding a meal we can all eat can be tricky. Make-your-own-burritos can be a good choice, but I had an itch to make a pot of chili when my brother and one of my sisters came for dinner last week. I knew I wanted it to be a bean-based stew, but I [...]

Avoiding the Flu

Avoiding the flu seems to be a popular topic these days, not surprising as flu has now been reported in almost every state! Today, Mile High Mamas, an entertaining and informative online resource for Colorado parents, re-posted my article on 10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Getting the Flu. Looking back at recent posts, [...]

Why You Should Close the Lid When You Flush…

…because fecal matter and vomit can become aerosolized and molecules, including those carrying virus cells from flu or norovirus (better known as the winter vomiting bug), and these airborne cells can be breathed in or land in food or drink, contaminating a new person. Airborne fecal or vomit cells are a known viral transmission method. [...]

5 Things To Keep Clean to Avoid or Recover From the Flu

Sometimes a little hygiene goes a long way, especially when it comes to prevention of viral infection. 1. Wash your hands with soap any time you come into contact with others, and any time you walk in your house. Antibacterial gels are not a substitute for a good hand washing. Hand washing standards call for [...]

Who Eats the Most Fast Food In Our Society?

You may have heard the popular theory that the poorest or least educated among us are the ones that eat the most fast food, but you would have been misled. Rodale News reports on a recent study released by the University of California-Davis that found that most fast-food eaters are considered “middle-income” Americans: i.e., those [...]

Lentil “Meat” Balls

I was inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest Goop newsletter and her recipe for lentil “meatballs”. Of course, I couldn’t make it exactly as Gwyneth had suggested: for one thing, her recipe calls for cheese and I need to make my household’s lentil balls dairy-free. Her recipe also called for garlic and oregano, two herbs my [...]

10 Common Sense Ways to Avoid Getting the Flu

As much as we might try to avoid it, anyone can come down with the flu after exposure to the virus, even if you got the flu vaccine (now thought to be around 60% effective for this year). Sometimes it’s good to get a reminder of how hygienic you can keep your your immediate environment [...]

Natural Sinus Remedies for Stuffy Noses and Colds

This question was posted on my local mom’s listserve today: My son has had a cold for several months now and after rounds of antibiotics, nasal steroids and surgery, his cold isn’t going away. A nurse at his ENT dr’s office suggested a sinus rinse. Well, it appears that a sinus rinse is torturous for [...]

The Definitive Word on Fructose

Fructose makes you fat. Don’t be fooled: fructose does not come from fruit. It is made in a laboratory out of corn, beets, and sugar cane and is added to packaged foods to make them sweeter. You might have been under the impression that fructose was a healthier sweetener than, say, Aspartame or high fructose [...]

Homopathic Flu Remedy: Oscillo

Here’s a story about how I cured my flu last weekend. In what looks to be shaping up as a bad flu season around the nation, it’s helpful to have a remedy ready at hand to minimize the illness and speed the recovery. On Saturday I awoke with what I thought was a head cold: [...]