Using mass spectrometry analysis techniques, researchers in Luxembourg and France detected 69 biomarkers of pollutants and pesticides — 12 of which are banned in the EU — in hair samples from …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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9/6/24
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Even though I’m off the farm and off the air, I still keep up to date on agricultural news and markets. I still do a lot of road farming as well. I’ve written before about how I incorporated that …
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By Emery Kleven
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8/23/24
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As a young boy on the farm in the early 1960’s I was fascinated with machinery, and especially tractors. There was one tractor that was just my size. The garden tractor or lawn mower. I was too …
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By Terry Campbell
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8/23/24
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Chickens.
Yup – they would be the first livestock on Monica’s farm. But knowing nothing, she knew she needed to educate herself. It was time to start some research.
A church friend had six …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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8/16/24
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Aloe vera gel can help improve the symptoms of psoriasis as well as other skin conditions such as cuts and burns. Psoriasis treatments typically involve medications with serious side effects like …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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8/9/24
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Are allergies affecting your quality of life these days? As we move into the fall season, many will be challenged with hayfever, but others have been dealing with pollens since spring began. We often …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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8/9/24
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My older sister believes that everyone has had at least one great goat story in their lives.
For her and I it was the time one of the neighbors down the road received a goat for Father’s Day. …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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8/9/24
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I grew up with an active imagination and some of that would be my dad’s fault. My dad was a farmer, but he always thought up more adventurous things to do. That can happen when you spend hours in a …
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By Terry Campbell
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7/26/24
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Are you familiar with the game – JENGA? This game challenges you to see how many pieces you can carefully remove before the entire tower collapses. It is amazing how many pieces can be removed from …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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7/12/24
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Loneliness can have a serious impact on the life span of seniors. When older adults feel isolated or alone, it can lead to both physical and mental health problems. Studies have shown that lonely …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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7/12/24
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Once again Minnesotans have reached the time of the year where we all go outside. All of us. As much as we possibly can. After all, we only have a short period of time where we can be outside before …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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7/12/24
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Both Monica and Claudia were more adept at construction projects than the average suburban gal. Our father was an architect and engineer – always working on some building or mechanical project when …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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7/12/24
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Cicadas come out in the summer. It happens every year in Tennessee. They are best known by the high pitched buzz created by the male vibrating their abdomen over 120 times per second. This sound can …
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By Terry Campbell
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6/21/24
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Monica can be a very sound sleeper. There have been many nights when Claudia climbed the stairs from her living space (basement) to Monica’s (first floor):
Knock, knock, knock. “Monica, wake …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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6/7/24
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Over the course of my life my parents have always had a dog. And all of those dogs have had some sort of job that was either taught to them or they just naturally did.
The dog we had when I was …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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6/7/24
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June is national dairy month. So it is appropriate to consider this amazing food source, it’s health benefits, and the controversies and misunderstandings surrounding this food.
Milk is a unique …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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6/7/24
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Eat your veggies! I heard that a lot during childhood. As a kid, I was never a big fan. My favorite vegetable was corn. And corn isn’t even a vegetable, it’s a grain. Forget peas, carrots, string …
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By Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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6/7/24
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I have always been intrigued by the solar system. Growing up in the country the night sky seems so vast and captivating. The Big Dipper was one of the first constellations I was able to identify. If …
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By Terry Campbell
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5/17/24
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Two weeks before teachers were scheduled to return to school, Monica became the proud owner of her "new" 20 acre farm in Wanamingo township.
Moving In:
Friends came to help -- parishioners from …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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5/3/24
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One of the main differences between living in the cities, town, or a small town is the amount of time you can take to chat with people when you’re out and about. When you're in the city you might …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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5/3/24
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