Karen Shepard

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Karen Shepard lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Her interest in food and alternative lifestyles began in the 60s when the evolving consciousness about the food we eat and how it effects on our heath and the world we live in, was just beginning to take root. On a long acre min-farm in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, she raised chickens, had a goat, and pursued cooperative gardening with friends. As part of the movement toward holistic medicine she studied spiritual midwifery, and experimented with recipes for things like Zucchini Canoes and Soy Bean Burritos until her children were big enough to form organized protests. She has launched two small business start-ups, Storyshirts and Good Dog Coffee, as well as taught and worked with at-risk kids at Campfire USA. Currently she enjoys hiking, horseback riding, and sharing the benefits of her experience with her three grandkids.

Latest Posts by Karen Shepard

To Sleep Per Chance to Live – Addiction And Sleep Deprivation

An empty stage

Like many people, I come from a family with a genetic tendency toward addiction. As a result I am always on point when the untimely loss of a celebrity like Robin Williams makes the headlines, wondering what all of the
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Alien Cookies

Alien Cookies (Made with Spinach)

What do you get when you combine a distraught, traditional chocolate chip making grandma with her desire for a vegetable consuming grandkid? – Alien cookies. Am I crazy? Well, try them and see! Basically they started out as a light
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Coffee Conflicts

a woman enjoys the aroma of a cup of coffee

O.K. Lets face it, if you love coffee it’s not much of a conflict, – you know it feels good, but is it good for you? Reports seem to change with the seasons, but here are some consistent findings. Surprise!
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Fabulous Flax

a measuring cup of flax with some brownie mix

I am about to share with you the most important thing I have discovered about Flax. You can put it in brownies! Yes its true. It makes them not only even better tasting, but also places them on the Shepard,
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“I’m Sorry I Poisoned You,” A True Story

a sick emoticon

Sounds like an epitaph or the ending to a murder mystery doesn’t it? But no, it’s what my husband said to me after finding out that a supplement he ordered for me had something in it called progoitrin that is
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