Health

So last year my husband really got into gardening. He built himself a nice big garden with raised beds and six foot high fences to keep the deer out. He probably had 300 tomatoes come out of his garden, along with a few other vegetables. The garden was a great success and he is already itching to turn his thumb green this year. I caught him scouring gardening websites last night, looking for just the right foods to plant and when to plant them.

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Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean you have to take down all of your heart decorations yet. February is also American Heart Month, so keep gluing glitter to pink construction paper while you educate yourself on all the ways to make sure your future is heart-disease-free.

To get you started, we've answered five big questions about heart health below.

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This time of year is filled with the sniffles and the sneezes. My boys have been coughing and hacking for the past couple months. It seems that as soon as one gets well, the cold has moved on to the next one. Pretty soon the whole family has had a cold for a month. If at all possible, I like to treat my family’s colds with natural methods. Here are a few natural remedies I have found to help soothe and cure those nasty winter colds.

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This soup is called potato pig, because I use either ham or bacon when I make this soup. All the boys in my family love both, but I definitely prefer ham. There is nothing quite like hot potato soup on a cold Montana day. It’s creamy and hearty. This is a super simple recipe. If you wanted to make it even simpler, you could always prep the potatoes and onions the night before then all you have to do is throw everything in the crockpot in the morning before work. This would save you at least 20 minutes in the morning. I don’t have a lot of spare time in the mornings, so this makes it way more convenient.

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We think we have air problems here in the Missoula Valley. Just last week I blogged about how the EPA said the air in Salt Lake City was the worst in the west. Well nothing is like the air pollution they h

The University of Montana Lady Griz basketball team will be raising money for Camp Eyabsut (say "YAWB-suit).

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My dad loved the Pearson's Salted Nut Roll. And they did right by a customer with a complaint from 1952.

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The Missoula valley can have some bad air but Salt Lake City has got a real problem. A thick fog over the Salt Lake City area is making some people sick. It's prompted more than 100 local doctors to tell authorities to immediately lower highway speed limits, curb industrial activity and make mass transit free for the rest of the winter

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A Stage Two air alert continues for the Missoula airshed. A strong inversion continues to trap polluted air near the valley floor. An anticipated storm system should move into our area Wednesday evening bring with it some winds and snow

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We have a friend who trains this breed for law enforcement and the military. Their focus and on-task attitude's amazing.

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Everyone knows you can’t use your hands in soccer, but that’s causing quite a stir in New York City.

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We could all use a little swagger. You know a little strut in our step? Some of you are probably, or hopefully, accomplishing that this year by resolving to eat healthier. I always try to eat healthy, but sometimes it’s hard to find a delicious HEALTHY, dessert

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