Tag Archives: Health

Chicken Facts: A Roosters Crow

Roosters crow all the time. The connection with the sun coming up is a misconception.  They might, on occasion, crow right at dawn.  Foghorn starts his deep loud crow usually 30 minutes before the sun crests the horizon. However, roosters crow whenever they feel like it: morning, noon and night, not to mention afternoon, evening […]

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I’m A Recipe Guru! I Have The Badge To Prove it!

I am so excited!  I applied to Around The Plate an online nutritional community to be included as a Recipe Guru, and I got accepted!  YAY!!  My badge is on the right side of my page to prove it! 🙂 When I stumbled on Around the Plate I was smitten, I mean their title line “Live […]

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Guest Blogger Today – Jillian Mckee on Nutrition and Cancer

Jillian contacted me and asked if she could guest blog here on A Healthy Life.  I couldn’t have been more honored that she asked and was thrilled and quite excited to include her thoughts. Jillian McKee has worked as the Complementary Medicine Advocate at the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance since June of 2009. Jillian spends most […]

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The Mighty Roman Radish

The Radish is usually the first vegetable we harvest. Growing radishes was pioneered before the Roman empire; the name “radish” derived from “radix,” the Latin word for “root” We had a good rain here last Saturday and on Sunday I went out to the garden to find my Radishes showing off their sexy shoulders Radishes will push out of […]

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Why organic, cage free matters.

Having our own birds, I know how dirty they are and how important it is to keep the coop clean for their health.  My birds are only in their coop at night, so I can only imagine how disgusting a coop with 15,000 birds that live their full-time must be.  What goes in must come […]

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Chia seeds no joke to the health-minded

I’ve added these guys to my shakes, oatmeal, jelly,  yogurt and salads.  Try them the health benefits are extensive and because they have no flavor they are simple to add to your diet! Watch this video to find out about health benefits!! Chia seeds no joke to the health-minded ••••• 7 GOOD REASONS TO START […]

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