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Holiday Hints and Hacks for 2024: Part Two

December 6, 2024 |

A Plant-Based Holiday Dinner   The December holiday season is rolling quickly towards us and with it come festivities with family and friends and the inevitable foods of celebration.  Unhappily, the traditional foods we prepare at this time of year are not usually at the top of the healthy check list. Whatever holiday you may…

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Holiday Hacks and Hints for 2024: Part One

November 22, 2024 |

The Holiday Effect   Did you know that there are more heart attacks during the December holiday season than at any other time of the year?  It has been observed that, on a day-to-day basis, heart-related deaths are 4.7% higher from December 5th to January 7th each year.  Additionally, within this time there are two…

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Can Plant Milks Really Take the Place of Cow’s Milk?

November 8, 2024 |

Have you ever thought about the differences between the milk that comes from cows and the other “milks”, the ones derived from plants?  When you think about it, their disparities are many.  For a start, cow’s milk is produced by an animal for the purpose of providing the energy and nutrients needed for a calf…

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Plant-Based Diets Are Protective Against Covid-19

October 25, 2024 |

Though the world has mostly left the spectre of Covid-19 behind, scientists continue to study the data in order to learn all they can from the experience of this sudden new worldwide infection.  This has led to the publishing of a new study that examined the benefits of eating plants for dealing with a threat…

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A Surprising and Simple Way to Battle Bad Breath

October 11, 2024 |

When searching for the best defense against bad breath (aka halitosis), the best place to start is to understand its cause.  Setting aside foods that we all know can cause temporarily smelly breath, like members of the allium family of vegetables (garlic, onions, shallots, leeks and scallions), the major cause of disagreeable breath can be…

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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.