In my last post, I shared about how I learned I was suffering from oxalate poisoning. This month, I want to share what I’ve learned to do about oxalate toxicity. Long story short, I had debilitating chronic pain that kept spreading throughout my body. Yet, I’ve never had a kidney stone. But despite lowering my […]
Chronic joint pain was my first symptom of what I suspect was oxalate poisoning.
What to do about Cell Danger Response if it’s holding you back? In last month’s post, I shared how I suspected I was stuck in…
Last year, I shared part of my journey of recognizing that I had mold poisoning. In this post, I’m going to share the specific signs of toxic mold that we initially missed around our house (and places we rented). My hope is that if you suspect that you are dealing with mold issues, you’ll use
Signs of Mold Poisoning I Missed: What I Wish I Knew Back Then Read More »
When I had reversed rheumatoid arthritis but still had chronic joint pain, I started researching other root causes. I stumbled upon antinutrients. You see, I…
What Are Antinutrients? (And How Do They Affect Me?) Read More »
When I bought a new house in February 2022, I didn’t know it would give me mold poisoning. However, that spring, I felt like my immune symptoms were flaring and getting worse. I reduced my work hours because I was struggling to get everything done. My biggest issue was fatigue. It wasn’t until another mom
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Could medical trauma be impacting your health? I went into the hospital to have a diagnostic medical procedure.
This is a guest post from Dr. Ana-Maria Temple, MD of dranamaria.com. It’s that time of the year where we see lots of sicknesses and the overuse of antibiotics. Important to note: This post obviously is not about COVID-19, because as a virus, a coronavirus is not touched by antibiotics and they should not be used
Long-Term Side Effects From Antibiotics {Plus a Gut Protecting Recipe} Read More »
If you thought doing a parasite cleanse or fast once is enough to get rid of parasites, you might not understand the tenacity of these pests and how often the symptoms of parasites might reappear—and yes, we’re talking in humans here, not just man’s best friend. <<insert shudder Just today I was couch shopping (not
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Does sugar cause inflammation? What is the link between inflammation and sugar? White sugar has plenty of reasons to be on the “bad for you” list, and today we’re with Dr. Madiha Saeed, MD digging into the issue of white sugar and inflammation. That’s right – all those sweets don’t just mess with your gut
Not Just a Sweet Treat: How Sugar Causes Disease on a Root Level Read More »
I was totally in denial. Or not? I’ve known for years that a strong sign of allergies is dark circles under the eyes, and on many an occasion I would have a little conversation in my head like this: My kids sort of look like they have the dark circles, a little baggy under there.
Why You MUST Address Your Child’s Environmental Allergies Read More »
Bet you’d never think constipation would have anything to do with bedwetting at night – but it might. I couldn’t believe how many people struggle with constipation in their toddlers, and it’s possible that those solutions will help the nighttime potty accidents as well! I have plenty of personal experience, unfortunately: You don’t expect to
No More Bedwetting Accidents – Simple Natural Solutions for Almost Every Kid Read More »
Does sunscreen cause cancer? Like almost any topic in the field of health and wellness, it seems there is a tangled web of research and opinions when it comes to cancer, sun exposure and sunscreen ingredients. Should we wear SPF 50 sunscreen for our walk from the house to the mailbox, or should we shun
Sun, Sunscreen, Skin Cancer, and Safety: How Much Do You Need? Read More »
Coal miners had their canary, I have the itchy spot on the base of my hairline. Ever since I fought candida off and finally had a name for the little itchy spot on my neck that spread over my chest and arms in 2013, I figured it would be an indicator of when I’d pushed
Please welcome our new contributing writer Lori from Third Day Farms! She lives in the same town as me and we’ve connected over raw milk pickups and oft commiserated about the problem of “our school feeds kids sugar and junk all day AHHHHHH!” It’s good to have someone on my team even if we keep
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It’s never good news to find out someone you care about has a chronic disease and needs medication. A while ago a good friend of mine was diagnosed with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which usually encompasses Crohn’s Disease, which my husband has, and Ulcerative Colitis. Because of our experience with IBD and our diet
My maiden name has 7 consonants in a row. And then one vowel at the end. That’s it. When telemarketers used to call, always during dinner (remember that?), they’d say, “May I speak to—” and then a massive pause. Most of them didn’t even attempt it, but they all were cursing the fact that they
No, Doc, I Don’t Have a Cavity! How to Argue with Your Dentist Read More »
Will a low FODMAP diet help IBS? What is a FODMAP? Here’s how low FODMAP for IBS helped one expert. Be sure to download the FODMAP diet pdf below! This is a guest post from Suzanne Perazzini, author of The Low FODMAP 6-Week Plan & Cookbook and Strands of My Life. I thought everyone hurt after they ate.
Why Cutting Gluten and Grains Didn’t Fix My IBS Symptoms {GUEST POST} Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get better, more healthful, more restorative sleep. I re-learned a hard lesson last week, and it was terribly, painfully ironic because I was writing about sleep. I have this great new schedule where I have more daytime work hours. My husband quit his job to work
If we can regrow/heal bone, why not teeth? When I posted this question on Facebook last week along with my story, the interaction and reactions were pretty intense, so I realized I need to blog about not only the aftermath of my little experiment, but my plan from the beginning. Note: Erm…I was wrong about
