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9 Foods that are good for the brain – including chocolate!

Foods good for the brain include the pictured items: tomatoes, green tea, walnuts, broccoli, and coffee. Photo: Sally Kneidel Readers, this is a guest post from writer Cindy Cullen. Find more info about Cindy plus her email address at the

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Vitamin D: recommendations increased to 1500-2000 IU per day…..for bone health and more

Our Science News arrived in the mail today with an interesting article about vitamin D. It says adults should take 1500 to 2000 IU of vitamin D every day – a big increase over the earlier standard recommendation of 400

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My daughter says black elderberry got rid of her H1N1 virus

My daughter Sadie, in her 20s, got sick a few days ago with a flu-like illness.  We didn’t figure out for a couple of days, after talking to a nurse, that her affliction was almost certainly swine flu.  Fever of

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What’s this blog about?

These days, I blog mostly about nature and wildlife. Even the tiniest creatures make me happy! You'll also find here lots of posts about plant-based foods, health, and ecotourism. Ecotourism can support local people who make a living through sustainable use of wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

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Link to our other blog, Veggie Revolution

Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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