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I recently saw an ad on TV in which a smiling young model assures us that SPLENDA is healthy.  How can they dare do this? Are they out to destroy ...

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Germination04/09/12

 

Well, the deed is done. For better or for worse, I’ve planted the seeds in my Simple Garden for what will hopefully, some day, be parsley, sweet basil, and oregano. ...

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There’s a lot of talk these days about the harmful effects of  sugar, and its deleterious effect on our health. Unfortunately, there’s a huge number of people in America who ...

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I suspect the information in this column might come as a surprise to you, as most Americans have no idea what GMOs are, and why they are so dangerous to ...

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Lately I’ve been writing about food labeling. You know, that small print stuff that covers up what’s really happening in the food and supplement industry. Well, here’s another shocker that’s just ...

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First, some definitions: ANTI means AGAINST PRO means FOR. BIOTIC means LIFE. (As in the word, “Biology”) So, what logically follows is: Antibiotics are against life. Probiotics are for life. ...

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Live online Friday, 11am EST on The Colin Lively Show. If Hildamae had been your mother you would have learned when, why, and how a porch was a porch one ...

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My first Christmas, I came home with a 14-foot live tree hitched to the top of my Chevy Blazer. Having grown up Jewish, I didn’t know what to do with ...

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Friday you’re invited to an inside look at THE absolute social event of the year in Rainelle, WV. Colin Lively has arranged something never before done. Mrs. Lilly Parker of ...

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Christmas in Rainelle. I remember growing up there and Main Street would be draped in Christmas lights, back and forth, criss crossing the 13 blocks that make up downtown. Throngs ...

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