Aloe Vera Leaf is one of the oldest healing remedies!

Remember having an aloe vera plant at home and using the leaves for accidental burns? Maybe you never did that, but the gel inside an aloe vera leaf is purported to heal not only burns, but offer other healing properties when taken internally. Good for circulation, inflammation, elimination, and a host of other benefits. Read about the benefits of adding aloe vera in your diet at the Medical Medium and try the recipe there for Aloe Pineapple juice cooler.

Is 100% Parmesan Cheese, 100%?? Maybe not...

A recent article on NaturalBlaze.com, tells us to beware of that grated parmesan cheese we shake out of those containers to top our pasta with... it may not be 100% cheese... it may contain additives, such as wood pulp! The article sites the FDA making a surprise visit to Castle Cheese and found evidence of the substitution. BloombergBusiness lists more details of the high jinx...

According to the FDA’s report on Castle, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, “no parmesan cheese was used to manufacture” the Market Pantry brand 100% grated Parmesan Cheese, sold at Target Corp. stores, and Always Save Grated Parmesan Cheese and Best Choice 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, sold by Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc., which along with its subsidiaries supplies 3,400 retail stores in 30 states. Instead, there was a mixture of Swiss, mozzarella, white cheddar and cellulose, according to the FDA.

Follow the links above to learn more about store bought Grated Cheese and what to be aware of. 

What About grating your own Cheese?! You can easily buy a hunk of parmesan reggiano, after grating it can be stored in the fridge or freezer, and is actually cheaper (not to mention a healthier alternative)! Simple tools needed are a grater and something to put the cheese in. Follow this link to  THE  YUMMY LIFE to learn all about grating your own parmesan cheese!

Hydrogen Peroxide is your FRIEND!

More than likely you have a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide in your medicine cabinet. Why? Maybe because your mother did when you were growing up, as part of the first aide equipment supplies. Yes, hydrogen peroxide is a disinfectant, something my mother always used to put on my cuts and scraps. But Hydrogen Peroxide can be used for so much more! Whitening, Brightening and even cleaning that cutting board! Here's a couple great links to Ways to use Hydrogen Peroxide for a more natural and healthy lifestyle! Leave those toxic chemicals in the store! Try natures recipe!

How Fresh are YOUR Supermarket Eggs?

We all love eggs, right? We all check the "Best-By" dates to get the freshest eggs available, right? Well, "Best-By" dates, which are usually dates around the time we buy them, don't necessarily mean they are fresh. It seems that there are TWO dates on packages of eggs... a "Best-By date" and a date that has what day of the year the eggs were put in that egg carton, such as 344 is day three hundred forty four out of 365. This video gives us all the scoop on supermarket eggs...

Love your K-Cups? Maybe you should rethink that...

The "Keurig" phenomenon started with the ease of making a delicious cup of coffee, one cup at a time, with a little pre-measured cup filled and sealed with your favorite coffee grounds. What you may be getting besides convenience is mold and bacteria, chemicals from composite plastic, and a whole host of other things that you should not be putting in your body. Erin Chamerlik, The Real Food Revivalist, writes in an article for GetBetterWellness.com entitled "Why I Kicked my Keaurig To the Curb", about how she started wondering about how clean her Keurig really was, which lead her to pick apart the convenience for what those K-Cups really offered.

Follow the link above and learn why you might want to go back to your Mr. Coffee maker instead.