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Running Hope Through America: One American is Running 50 miles in 50 States for Orphaned Children

This past Sunday morning I had the honor of running with a nun! Sister Mary Beth is running 20 miles per day as one part of Running Hope Through America. Her friend Lisa Smith-Batchen is running 50 miles in all 50 states in two months. From April 19th to June 19th, 2010, they will cross [...]

Put Your Mouth Where the Money Is? Federal Food Subsidies Contradict Nutrition Guidelines

I came across this very interesting chart recently showing the disparity between federal food subsidies and federal nutrition recommendations. The information was originally published in 2007 by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in Good Medicine Magazine. Does it concern anyone else that the government chooses to subsidize foods we’re supposed to eat less of? [...]

Kids Konserve Discount for Earth Day: Save 15% While Saving the Environment

You’ve heard me talk about wasteful one-time use plastic water bottles and wasteful packaging of food and other items. In order to avoid those wasteful items, you will need to invest in a few reusable items, like a water bottle, food containers, cloth napkins, plates, lunch bags, etc. Now I’m going to share a way [...]