To earn the “certified organic” label, a product cannot contain any GM ingredients, so buying organic foods is the easiest way to ensure your food is GMO-free. This applies even to products labeled “made with organic ingredients,” which must be 100% GMO-free, even if not all their ingredients meet other organic standards. In many groceries, [...]

YES, you’re eating them. NO, they may not be safe. Our food supply is getting  full of genetically modified foods (GMO) foods that are sprayed with pesticides and more. Are they conventional or organic? Did you know… since 1996 we have been eating genetically modified (GM) ingredients in most processed foods. Did you know… GM [...]

Throughout history silver has been used  to fight infections. Colloidal silver is a suspension of the element silver in a solution, usually water.  Silver was used as a medicine starting in the late 1800s. Its primary application was as a topical antiseptic. We use Nature’s Sunshine Silver Shield… We know that silver is nature’s antibiotic, [...]

Why does one  person trust another person? Why would you trust one sales person over another? Trust is a perception and a realization. It’s based on initial feelings and perceptions. Who do you trust? Why do you trust? Who trusts you? Relationships are based on a foundation of trust. Trust is built through interactions over time, [...]

The truth – it is difficult to asses a product on an ORAC value.  Some notes from a class I was in. The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit, ORAC value, or “ORAC score” is a method of measuring the antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements. It was developed by scientists at the NIH. [...]

Did you know that feeding your body what it needs doesn’t cure anything. So, how do you explain diseases that have obviously improved when people rave about the latest nutritional supplement, health drink, or vitamin that they have taken? The fundamental truth is: health is normal. If you’re not healthy, something is interfering with this [...]

So many of us are now trained in school to find a job but are bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers. But many of these kids might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. While at a TED conference, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish — [...]

Wisdom means more than simply knowing a lot.  Wisdom  is how to use knowledge and put it to good use.  You can find all kinds of information -  on the internet,  books, classes, magazines, all with different people’s knowledge and views.  Just looking up “How To Start A Business”  brings up over seven million different [...]

It’s virtually impossible to provide a complete list of genetically modified food (GM food) in the United States because there aren’t any laws for genetically modified crops! Some estimates say as many as 30,000 different products on grocery store shelves are “modified.” That’s largely because many processed foods contain soy. Half of North America’s soy [...]

When you ask most people what it means to be successful they automatically think it is owning a big house, expensive cars, designer clothes and how big the bank balance is. However, how successful and happy you are does not necessarily depend on the material things you have in life. In fact, a good friend of mine explained it better then I had ever heard it explained before,of how many people evaluate success and I’ll share that story with you.

Even if you are baking challenged, this is one of those quick and  easy ones! 1 1/2 cups almond meal (Trader Joe’s if you have one) 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 3 large organic eggs 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional) Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a mffin [...]

The multiple intelligences theory was first published in 1983 in Gardner’s book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Gardner derived his theory from extensive brain research. He concluded that intelligence is not one inborn fixed trait that dominates all the skills and problem-solving abilities students possess. His research suggested that intelligence is centered [...]