Do you have a vegetable garden?  If so, you may be interested in adding the latest edible plant to your garden this spring.  It is called “Ketchup ‘N’ Fries”.   This odd creation combines a cherry tomato grafted onto a white potato. This tomato potato plant is not genetically engineered.  It is done through a process called grafting, which has been practiced since ancient times. Grafting takes two different plants from the same family and fuses them together.  If it has been done successfully, the end result should be a plant that produces higher yields and...

We all have periods in our lives where things don’t  go the way we want them too.  Family issues, financial difficulties, the deaths of loved ones, and many other situations can cause anxiety and depression.  Drugs can make matters worse. Fortunately, there are natural alternatives to drugs to help us through challenging times.  Certain foods can help elevate our moods. Foods to Fight Depression Cashews are one of the best foods to eat to help when you are depressed.  They have a high concentration of the amino acid tryptophan, which the body makes into serotonin.  Serotonin...

Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is a natural substance that alkalizes the body, killing disease-causing microbes. It can be a powerful medical tool to help many different health conditions. There are  even alternative doctors like Dr. Simoncini who have had some very good success using baking soda to treat cancer. The viruses and colds going around this year have been particularly nasty.  I have one friend who has been ill for over 6 months with some sort of flu virus.  The alternative doctor she goes to has several patients with the same symptoms. He told her he has never seen...