Rising Cost of Living

Printing presses are whizzing along, sending more and more EuroDollars and American Dollars into the marketplace. To learn more about this, check out The Daily Reckoning's article today, by Adrian Ash, "The Great Flood ... of Money."

And, why should Simple Living Afficianados learn about such things? Living simply, and more abundantly, doesn't mean that we are ostriches with our heads in the sand nor does it mean that we're 60s-hippies-wannabes. It means we appreciate living smart, and that means living simply. Part of Smart means knowing the marketplace, and not being apathetic about its impact, or afraid of its ramifications.

Food as Medicine: Olive Leaf - Alternative to Antibiotics

Want to avoid taking antibiotics? Try Olive Leaf Extract.

Not only has it been proven to be effective against viruses and bacteria (along with fungus and yeast), a recent Australian study has shown its potential as a cancer-fighting agent. It's also shown to be effective against high blood pressure, to lower cholesterol, and to help fight AIDS/HIV.

You can buy it in capsule or pill form, or you can purchase the liquid and take it by drops (best in water or juice). Smaller dosages are sold for dogs and cats, it works for them, too.

It's not expensive. A bottle of pills can be had for $5.00 - human or pet form. Plus, there aren't any huge side effects. It will lower blood sugar and blood pressure, which may or may not be an issue for you.

And, it's been around for awhile. It's been used medicinally for centuries.

For more information:
Science Direct
Sloan-Kettering
Advance Health (long link list - research studies)
University of Queensland/Southern Cross University Study-July 2006

New Food Ranking System: Overall Nutritional Quality Index

Soon, all the food at the grocery store will have a single-number ranking, somewhere between 1 and 100. It's called the Overall Nutritional Quality Index ("ONQI") and it's been developed by a group of nutritional experts, with a Yale PhD at the helm.

I haven't seen the actual rankings yet, but I'm assuming that organic cabbage gets something like a 97 and cotton candy gets a 2. Something like that.