Bellevue chiropractor shows you how to prevent gardening injuries.

Wow, can you believe its time to get back out into the garden again and start planting? Its this time of year that I see a lot of injuries that come from seasonal gardening. Kneeling, bending, and lifting are all an integral part of gardening and also strenuous physical activities. “Many people think gardening as an innocuous activity, but it puts the body in positions it hasn’t been in for months-bending, sitting on the ground, stooping, working on all fours,” says Dr. Hancock, DC of Chicago.

Embrace the Green Lifestyle: Start Growing Your Own Organic Food

If you happen to be from an older generation, you likely recollect when living green was commonly practiced. Before the introduction of fast food places and processed foods, typical food for most people was organic. Almost everyone had a garden and communities had farmer’s markets. There wasn’t the need to scrutinize labels to determine what the product had for ingredients. Gardening used to be a common practice in people’s lives and a way to provide food for their families, and to ensure they stacked away the surplus foods for the winter months when they could not plant their food. “Waste not, want not” was a favorite saying so what was not eaten up was put back into the garden.

The Pesky Mosquito

There are more than 3,500 species of the mosquito and they have been around for more than 30 million years. The word mosquito derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for little fly. They are comparable to crane flies and chironomid flies. Mosquitoes are a member of the Culicidae family, which means midge or gnat.

The Simple Guide to Growing Parsnips

Parsnips can be very beneficial to our health, packed with nutrients such as folic acid and vitamin C. They also contain a high amount of fiber to help cleanse our bodies. Furthermore, they’re quite versatile and can be enjoyed as a side dish to main meals or as an ingredient in soups. Growing parsnips of your own is a very good idea to ensure a continuous supply of these delicious and nutritious vegetables.