Safe Home Sue

Slow cooking renders the toughest cuts of meat to falling-off-the-bone-tender and adds the flavor of the vegetables to the juices in the pot. The great thing about a slow cooker is that you can cook just about anything from meat dishes, to pasta dishes, dessert and bread. It also saves on the electric bill and in the summer keeps the kitchen from heating up since you don’t have to turn on the oven for a few hours to cook.

Juicing is one of the oldest forms of getting the benefits from fresh fruits and vegetables and the use of juices as medicine dates back thousands of years to biblical times and ancient cultures in India, Polynesia, Peru and Native America.

Is there a difference between water ice and snow cones? Well, as a matter of fact, there is. Not only that, there is a difference between snowballs and snow cones.

Remember when our mothers and grandmothers would drag out the red and white-checkered tablecloth? At our house, we knew that meant a picnic, with fried chicken, potato salad, deviled eggs, watermelon, and everyone’s favorite – homemade ice cream.

The first rule of hiking safety is to watch where you are going and be aware at all times of your surroundings. Carry a small first aid kit, water and a little snack. Wear a good pair of hiking boots. Stay on the trail and don’t venture off into the wild places unless you absolutely know what you are doing. Let someone know where you are going.

If you have ever had or known someone with arthritis, then you know how debilitating this condition can be. An overwhelming estimation of 43 million adults have some form of arthritis, and it is projected that by the year 2030 that number will soar to 63 million Americans, perhaps if you are reading this, you are one of them. There are several types of arthritis the two that we will be discussing here are rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

Did you know that the air we breath in our home can actually be worse than the air we breath outdoors? You would think the one place you could breathe ‘purer’ air would be your home, right? We may not be able to control the outside world, but we do consider our home the one place we can control what comes in and goes out.

Everyone at one time or another has experienced some sort of eye discomfort. If you have experienced eyes that are tired, bloodshot, burning, dry, infected, irritated, itchy, sensitive to light, ulcerated, or watery, then information on keeping the eyes healthy will be important to you.

Most people are familiar with the dangers of carbon monoxide, but very few know of the dangerous gas, radon, that can be in found in your home. And, like carbon monoxide, radon exposure causes serious threats to health, and thousands of deaths a year. Having a radon detector in the home can help to insure the safety of you and your family from this dangerous gas.