Introducing Joan's Country Kitchen

Unfortunately, I've had to suspend publication of my Country Kitchen blog but here you'll find a link to my website Path2HealthyLiving, which contains recipes, weightloss and health tips.

Looking for country style recipes and cooking tips. How about a food blog with menu planning tips, way to save money on your food budget and healthy, weightloss recipes? I would like to introduce my new food blog, Joan's Country Kitchen

Grab a cup of coffee and browse through my recipe collection. Many of these recipes came to me from my grandmother, an Iowa farmer's wife. Also, find new, up-to-date recipes too like healthy smoothies, chia seed recipes and a series on making homemade chocolate.

I've got a nice collection of budget recipes too, like Spam casserole, pasta and hamburger recipes to help out in these tough economic times. Save money too with the coupon sites I've collected for you.

In Joan's Country Kitchen, you also have access to quality cooking and baking products from Watkins. Browse WatkinsOnline or request a print catalog. I also highlight various Watkins products and keep you up to date on announcements. For instance, from now until March 1, 2009, Watkins products is offering free shipping on orders over $50.

So come by my country kitchen and stop to chat. I value your input so drop me a line. If you'd like to send me your favorite recipe and a link to your food blog, I'd love to post it.

Anti Cancer Foods and Health Tips

In his book, Anticancer: A New Way of Life Dr. David Servan Scheiber lays out a great anticancer health plan. As a cancer survivor himself, Dr. Scheiber used this plan to help his body overcome brain cancer. He recommends certain anticancer foods and other measures you can take to protect yourself from cancer or better the quality of your life if you already have cancer.

Eating certain anticancer foods allows your body to protect you or to heal itself if you already have cancer. So what foods does Dr. Scheiber recommend for anticancer?

• herbs and spices such as thyme, rosemary, mint, basil, sage, turmeric and ginger.
  
• Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage
• Foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids like salmon, walnuts, green veggies and sardines
• Garlic, onions and leeks
• Berries like blueberries (first on every superfood listing), raspberries and blackberries
• Dark chocolate
• Green tea, pomegranate juice and red wine in moderation

Other suggestions Dr. Scheiber has are:

• Avoiding sugar which fuels cancer cell growth
• Taking a daily walk or getting proper exercise
• reducing stress with yoga, tai chi or meditation
• Avoiding toxic chemicals as much as possible in air, food, water, cleaning products and skin and body care products. (Watkins now offers green cleaning products and natural, toxin free skin and body care products)

Even if you don't have cancer, these health tips will boost the immune system making your overall health better. They will also boost energy and well being. If you do have cancer, doing something empowers you and makes you feel less like a victim.

I highly recommend Anticancer A new way of life, for anyone who seeks the path to better health.