November Health News
Calcium and Vegans When vegans consumed at least 525 mg of calcium per day, they had no difference in fracture rate when compared to meat eaters, fish eaters, and lacto-ovo vegetarians. When vegans had a... More »
Calcium and Vegans When vegans consumed at least 525 mg of calcium per day, they had no difference in fracture rate when compared to meat eaters, fish eaters, and lacto-ovo vegetarians. When vegans had a... More »
by OA member X-tine Goodreau Some say vegetable and some say fruit. And, some say poisonous, some say aphrodisiac! The tomato is a sweet, yet sour fruit indeed. Loaded with lycopene and folklore, the ubiquitous... More »
Fruit and vegetable consumption decreasing in youth Guess what? Fruits and veggies are healthy. Apparently youth in the United States didn’t get the memo. A sample of adolescents from Minnesota was studied to assess current... More »
Melons are sweetly confusing. They hail from Africa, the Middle East and/or India, depending on whom you ask, and the cantaloupe we eat in North America is not cantaloupe. Huh? Let me briefly explain. Some... More »
Last night the OA team gave a presentation in Tallmadge, OH. We had a good, receptive group of about 10 people. Thanks to OA member David Rodenbucher for organizing this! I met Dave in 2003... More »
Until Charity got hungry.
Amagaki Persimmons now available.
Got in 3 hours steady state en route to a fig tree on Dry Creek Road. This is what Charity and I came up with.
I have to admit that Oregon Strawberries are better than California strawberries. For the 2nd day in a row, Charity and I bought a flat of locally grown berries for $19. In less than 24... More »
If you ever have the chance, you really must ride your bike up Sweetwater Springs Road . I went out today for a couple of hours that turned into about 2.5. I was heading up... More »