We are all aware of the benefits of eating healthy foods. Fruits and vegetables contain many health supporting nutrients including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fiber, etc., so including more fresh fruits and vegetables in our diet can only be a good thing, right? Not when modern conventional farming uses many toxic chemicals on produce and buying […]
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The Dirty Dozen and the Clean 15
August 5th, 2016 · 1 Comment · Healthy Living
Tags:Clean 15·conventional produce·Dirty Dozen·organic produce·pesticides
The Not-So-Sweet Truth about Honey
February 3rd, 2014 · No Comments · Conscious Living, Healthy Living, home remedy
Using food to heal your body and to act as a medicine is something we at Hanna’s Herb Shop don’t shy away from. With hundreds of remedies and recipes from Hanna using items that can be found in a cupboard or refrigerator, we’re always eager to treat our sniffles and sneezes or bumps and bruises […]
Tags:antibiotics·chinese honey·chloramphenicol·Conscious Living·FDA·food medicine·hanna remedies·health concerns·herbicides·home remedy·honey·insecticides·lead·medicine·organic·pesticides·pollen
Foods You Should Buy Organic
May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Healthy Living
Do sweet potatoes have as high of a count of pesticides as sweet corn? What about grapefruit and cabbage? Read our lists of the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 for which items from the produce section should be an organic choice!
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