Best Starter Phones for Kids and Tweens: A Parent’s Guide to Safe First Phones
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How to Get Rid of Food Sensitivities for Good
Ever wondered how to get rid of food sensitivities? Is it possible? During my senior year of college, I went gluten-free and dairy-free, hoping it would help alleviate the digestive issues I’d been dealing with. It didn’t help much. After more testing, my doctor uncovered that I had multiple autoimmune conditions. In addition to Irritable
“Almond Joy” Breakfast Bar Recipe | Healthy Breakfast Idea
With four kids and a busy schedule, I’m always on the lookout for breakfast ideas that are easy, nourishing, and budget-friendly. Of course they have to taste good too! My kids love any kind of breakfast bar recipe option. That usually means homemade granola bars, breakfast cookies, or even breakfast cupcakes! If you too love
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How to Avoid Seed Oils | Alternatives to Seed Oils
Last month, we looked at why seed oils are bad for you (hint: inflammation). This month, you’ll learn how to avoid seed oils and alternatives to seed oils. After I had worked on my leaky gut and addressing my food sensitivities, my digestion was no longer interfering with my daily life. Except, I repeatedly had
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Quick-Prep Crockpot Nachos Recipe for Busy Weeknights
Almost every Wednesday during the school year, my kids and I are gone from 7:30am to 5:15pm. It is our music co-op day. My kids are busy with band, orchestra, choir, color guard, jazz band, and private lessons for various instruments. A couple of my kids also go to another co-op partway through the day
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Why Are Seed Oils Bad for You? | Seed Oils and Inflammation
Why are seed oils bad for you? Learn the link between seed oils and inflammation so that you can take control of your health. After a few years of chronic pain (that I now suspect were caused by oxalate poisoning), I started having some intense digestive issues. I will spare you the details of my
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Protein-Rich Honey Mustard Dressing and Dip Recipe
I have been teaching a high school Health and Nutrition class at our homeschool co-op for three years now. But this is the first year…
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My Favorite Relaxation Technique for Racing Mind at Night: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What do you turn to when you have a racing mind at night? Even after doing a container exercise, sometimes I need to work the tension and anxiety out of my body to overcome insomnia. While deep breathing or visualization helps, I’ve found that I need to get into my senses to work stuff out.
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What to Do About Oxalate Poisoning
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
The Health Risks of Restrictive Diets
My journey with restrictive diets is a long one, starting way back in junior high. I decided to avoid fat as much as possible in order to lose weight (as did so many others in the 80’s and 90’s). I knew absolutely nothing about health or nutrition or even calories. I just knew that fat
Air Fryer Appetizer: Mini Mozzarella Cheese Balls Recipe
When I was little we went to the same restaurant every time we visited my grandparents. And every time I got the same meal -…
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Healthy Cosmopolitan: Electrolyte Mocktail Drink Recipe
Many young adults are excited about their first taste of alcohol. It feels like a very grown-up thing. I think I’m the oddball. There was never alcohol in my house growing up, so I didn’t really think much of it. No anticipation. No desire. But when I went on a trip to Europe for a
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Oxalate Poisoning: Is It Affecting You?
Chronic joint pain was my first symptom of what I suspect was oxalate poisoning.
What to Do about Cell Danger Response
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…
Your Bottled Water is Harming You: What You Need to Know About Reverse Osmosis Water
I can still remember my first client who mentioned that her kids just didn’t seem to be thriving. I was working with the mother, but she was sharing concerns about her kids. She happened to mention that they had a reverse osmosis (RO) water filter. I wasn’t well-versed in water purification methods at the time,
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Exhausted? Could It Be Cell Danger Response?
Do you find yourself exhausted? Could you be stuck in Cell Danger Response? I first started experiencing chronic fatigue in the middle of grad school.…
Skip the Pediatlyte: Stay Hydrated at Home When Sick
Have you ever felt sluggish and grumpy? Maybe you had a bit of a nagging headache too? Or maybe you noticed your child not acting like himself or herself? Then you remember to drink some water, and suddenly you feel like yourself again? If so, you know just how important hydration is. A decrease in
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What Is a Container Exercise? | You Don’t Have to Move for It!
Could a container exercise relieve your brain? Do you struggle to turn your brain off sometimes? Usually, a 5 senses meditation or a body scan will help calm me down. But in some moments, I need a different approach. For me, the thoughts have grown more intense as my family has grown. My heart is
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Easy Healthy Energy Ball Recipe | Nut Butter Free Energy Balls!
Last year I taught a health and nutrition class for 5-8 year-olds at our homeschool co-op. Hands down the activities they were most excited about were our kitchen projects. Kids love to cook! I only got a handful of days with them in the kitchen because it was used by another class. But when we
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Welcome Back to School: Sustainability, Lunch Ideas, and More!
Head Back to School Sustainably in 2024 It’s the time of year when school supplies seem to have taken over my house and I’m scouring…
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