Day: April 12, 2008

Balance by oysteronahalfshellApril 12, 2008October 22, 2009

Homeopathic Remedies

I’ve been fortunate to have found a doctor who practices homeopathy and natural medicine. My children are yet to take antibiotics, and their bodies have almost always naturally healed without conventional medicine. Oatmeal for rashes on my three month old baby, water for the cough of my two year old (“that’s the first thing we […]

Living Deliberately by oysteronahalfshellApril 12, 2008September 9, 2009

Organic Food: When to Scrimp, When to Splurge

I read a great article on when it makes sense to buy organic and when the advantages are nil that it’s impractical to spend money on it. Here’s the rundown: FRUITS When to spend on organic: Apples: Among fruits, apples pack the highest level of pesticides overall! The pesticides pool on the apple’s top and […]

Living Deliberately by oysteronahalfshellApril 12, 2008September 9, 2009

Local v. Organic

I was just at the weekly market at the Jaime Velasquez Park (Salcedo Market). As always, the stall with the most people were the Organic Fruits and Vegetables stalls (well, ironically, aside from Ineng’s PORK barbeque.) I just realized that with the hype on Organic produce today, everyone’s rushing to buy anything labeled “organic.” But […]