for the love of real food: weekend reading & links

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You all know how much I value keeping healthy, and for those of you who follow Nourished Kitchen on Twitter, you saw my update about a miserable and unexpected cold.  Thanks to all the helpful advice, our household is on the mend and in addition to the unconventional ways to fight the colds and flus that we typically use, I gleaned [...]

3 Unconventional Ways to Fight the Flu

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Cold and flu season has already hit – and it seems early.   My coworkers have been sniffling, sneezing and hacking their way through the workday since late last week.   And while my first line of defense is to limit exposure, try as I might, I can’t control the behavior of other people.   [...]

The Chicken Soup Cure

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This is part of 2009′s series The Traditional Foods Primer. January focused on sweeteners, and February’s focus is on the nutritive power of bone broths.   Earlier this month we addressed the Benefits of Bone Broth. Chicken soup is known for its curative properties.   And anyone who has ever been tucked away in bed, [...]