Healthy Junior Mint Squares

Chocolate and mint…mint and chocolate — such a delightful and fabulous combination! Who believes that a box of Junior Mints is a must-have while at the movies? I was excited to find this Healthy Junior Mint Squares Recipe that provides the taste of my all-time fav Junior Mints but in square form. Of course, the […]

I often get asked the question: “How can I know for sure if the produce sold at farmers’ markets is really organic, safely grown and healthy?”  This is a very valid question especially since most farmers’ markets allow just about any vendor to set up shop.  Most of us tend to equate farmers’ markets and […]

When anyone asks me what I consider to be the top health beneficial herbs, garlic certainly makes the top five. Did you know that garlic is called “the stinking rose”? Even though the “fragrance” produced by consuming garlic is less than appealing, the important health benefits of garlic, especially the reduction of inflammation, are certainly […]

The Environmental Protection Agency is about to decide on a petition submitted by Dr. William Hirzy to change the source of fluoride in U.S. drinking water this month (August 2013) according to an article entitled Arsenic in Drinking Water: Costly Change Could Lower Levels.  According to Dr. Hirzy, “The study and petition grew out of […]

Vegan chili fries…makes my mouth water just thinking about those words! When I saw this delicious recipe at fork & beans, I knew it was a recipe that I wanted to share with our OAWHealth.com readers. In the health department, you will not get much better than all the health benefits the ingredients provide in […]

Gluten-free, vegan and healthy dessert recipes that actually taste good are difficult to find. I tend to be a little cautious when the words healthy and dessert are used together. Know what I mean? All that being said, this gluten-free and vegan apple crisp dessert contains real food ingredients like gluten-free oats, almond flour, cinnamon, […]

Did you know that up to 80% of packaged foods on US supermarket shelves contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients? The battle for GMO labeling is a continual fight. While there are many food companies voluntarily labeling their GMO foods, there are still many who do not think it is important for customers (you) to know […]

Bud bugs infestation. Mention those three words in a group of friends and most likely you will get looks of horror accompanied by deafening silence. Even though difficult to control, a bed bug infestation can happen to anyone and a bed bug infestation can occur in even the cleanest of homes. The common bed bug, […]

With the arrival of summer comes annual trips to roadside stands and farmers’ markets where well-loved assortments of Texas’ succulent peaches arrive in consecutive waves, peaking in July and August, through the Labor Day holiday. According to the first Texas census, peaches were mentioned as a commercial crop in 1890, and by 1910, the peach […]

It’s just part of the summer ritual, right? Baseball games, apple pie, watermelon, water activities and a good old-fashioned sunburn. For those of us that are used to triple-digit summers, we are all too familiar with the high probability of having to deal with a painful sunburn. While sunburn might be an accepted tradition in […]