by Denise Mastrocola | Aug 6, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
August is the peak season for many crops, and depending on where you live you can find an abundance of locally produced foods at local markets. While local farmers produce many summer favorites, each state has different crops that are their particular specialty. These...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 30, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
As we head into August the first thing on most people’s minds is the intense heat, and how to keep cool in spite of it. The second thing may be what to do with the overabundance of certain vegetables which are taking over their gardens. It’s understandable that in...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 23, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
The month of July makes me yearn for home. Not because the weather is any more pleasant during July in Michigan than it is here in Pennsylvania, but because it is cherry season! Normally our local produce section offers only sweet cherries from Washington State and no...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 14, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
There’s an old adage that says: “If you put a cat and a bunch of bones in the same room, the bones will heal.” While that obviously can’t happen, there is a lot to be said for the therapeutic power of a cat’s purr. One of my...
by Denise Mastrocola | Jul 2, 2016 | Denise Brandell Mastrocola- To Your Health
If given a choice between a Hurricane, Tornado, Floods, a Heat Wave, or Lightning Strikes, which significant weather event causes the greatest number of fatalities? If you answered the Heat Wave, then you were right. According to Ari Sarsalari from the Weather...