The liver must detoxify unnatural manufactured food and additives, as well as medicines. To do this, the liver must take vitamins and minerals from the body that were busy doing other jobs. If the required vitamins and minerals aren't present, the liver becomes toxic and the medicines won't work right. This is how 30mg to 50mg of vitamin C is destroyed by one cigarette.

The stomach has more sense in it than the heart or the head.

Store flours and nuts in the freezer.

Never use tap water for cooking. Only use distilled or reverse osmosis water.

Glass dishes conduct heat more effectively.

Broken nut edges, rubbed on furniture will remove appearance of scratches. Match the color of the nut to your furniture color.

Spray vegetable oil on a clean car bumper for no bugs.

Put a wide rubber band on a drinking glass for a sure grip.

A few grains of uncooked rice in a salt shaker will remove moisture.

It is estimated that the average person eats about 25 pounds of candy a year.

For a car stuck in snow or mud use the car mat.

If a ring won't come off, soak your hand in ice water.

To bleach or remove stains from your nails or hands, soak in real lemon juice.

Cucumber slices over the eyes will reduce puffiness.

If your hair is gray or white, you could be lacking copper. Check with a knowledgeable person at a health food store as to what kind of copper (copper sebacate) and how much to take. If you take too much, you can get into trouble, such as upsetting your zinc balance. I took the correct amount, and in 2 months, the color in my hair at my temples returned.

For weeds in the cracks of sidewalks, mix vinegar and salt, any amount in a spray bottle.

Crawling insects hate cloves, bay leaves and sage. They will not cross a line of baby powder or a mixture of 3/4 "20 Mule Team Borax" and 1/4 "powdered sugar".

Flying insects hate basil. Keep a basil plant in each room, and keep it watered well to increase the scent. Sprinkle dry basil in cracks or areas where flying insects get in, or put a small amount in a small piece of muslin material or old pantyhose, tie it closed, and hang it in areas where you see flying insects. Works on porches too. If flying insects walk in dried basil, they begin slowing down and a few hours later they are dead.

Mice hate peppermint. Grow mint plants around your house. Place a piece of cotton soaked in peppermint oil in areas where mice might be getting in.

Fleas hate lavender. Sprinkle a few drops in your pet's area. Make a flea collar for your dog with a Velcro closure, placing in it 1/2 dried rosemary and 1/2 dried oregano.

Potatoes and carrots are difficult to digest raw. It is better to cook them. Carrots lose almost no vitamin A in cooking.

Approximately 800 million pounds of additives are used annually in the manufacturing of foods. Each American eats about 10 pounds of these chemicals annually. Your liver must detoxify these harmful chemicals.

White bread and other wrapped products may have over a dozen chemical additives and preservatives in the wrapper.

Over 60% of Americans are overweight. The Attorney General reports obesity in the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions.

Commercial sauces and gravies contain numerous additives, preservatives and coloring agents. See the natural recipes in my main dishes and quick breads cookbook.

To give your homemade gravy a rich dark color, add a small amount of coffee the last few minutes before serving.

To thicken soups or stews, add a little instant mashed potato flakes.

For chigger bites, cover the bites with clear fingernail polish and leave on for a few days. Re-apply if still itching or spreading.

Spray a snow shovel with Pam spray or generic equivalent.

If antibiotics cause any stomach distress, take a little milk or yogurt that contains L.acidophilus, with each dose.

Keep vitamin E gel caps, any size, in your kitchen. When a burn occurs, puncture a gel cap and immediately cover the burned area with vitamin E, after flushing first with cold water.

Jello is higher in sugar than comparable amounts of Oreo cookies. Sugar is the bad, simple carbohydrate.

The brain is fueled by the good, complex carbohydrates such as fruit, honey, some vegetables and whole grains.

Unquiet meals make ill digestion.

It was a bold person who ate the first oyster.

Triggers for headaches can be: cheese, especially cheddar, nitrates in processed meats, yeast, wheat, sugar, soy foods, MSG (found in most soups), artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, preservatives, and alcohol. My recipes avoid all of these things.

Magnesium relieves headaches and helps fibromyagia as well as restless legs syndrome. My recipes contain foods high in magnesium. Many Americans are lacking magnesium, a mineral much needed for good health.

Bad fats include: the fat on meat, chicken etc., margarines, oils, solid shortening, too much butter, fried foods, trans fatty acids, hydrogenated oils, and baked goods that contain these.

Good fats include: olive oil, salmon, and nuts, especially walnuts. These are called "omega 3 fatty acids".

Dishrags and sponges spread germs unless disinfected after each use. Can-openers also spread germs. Do you keep yours clean?

Never place cooked meat onto an unwashed dish that contained raw meat.

Additives called sulfites can be harmful. The ones to be aware of are: sodium sulfite, sulfur dioxide, potassium metabisulfite, potassium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, sodium bisulfite. I read the labels of everything I purchase and limit additives as often as I can.

If a restaurant has dirty restrooms... run! Checking the restroom in your supermarket is also a good idea.

Foods placed on the lower shelves of supermarkets are usually the least expensive.

Canned foods can last around 2 years without any significant loss of nutrients.

Beta-carotene assists the body to produce vitamin A.

To remove a broken light bulb, turn electricity off and place a raw piece of fruit or a raw potato into the broken base and unscrew it.

If hangnails are a problem, puncture any vitamin E softgel and rub some around the cuticles every day.

A tooth brush is great for cleaning vegetable or cheese graters.

Try homeopathic meds found in health food stores. Homeopathic is stated on the label and the pills dissolve under the tongue. Often, these natural medicines for pain, headaches, sinus, colds, flue, and other problems, work as well or better than conventional meds. Homeopathic meds do not have side effects. Try them and see.