Why You Can’t Out Supplement A Poor Diet

Supplements

One trend I’ve noticed in the real food and health communities lately is an almost fanatical obsession with an certain aspect of healthy living, while completely ignoring (or just not doing) other things that are just as important for health. I’m calling myself out on this one! For instance, I wrote my post about The [...]

Benefits of Sunbathing

health benefits of sunbathing- benefits far outweigh cancer risk!

Sunbathing and tanning often get a bad rap in our society, but mounting evidence is revealing that moderate sun exposure at healthy levels is not only safe, but necessary. While burning and extreme sun exposure can lead to a slightly increased cancer risk, Vitamin D (obtained from sun exposure) has been linked to a lower [...]

Homemade Sunscreen Bars

homemade sunscreen bars

I’ve had fun lately creating a lot of different varieties of lotion bars. I started with the basic recipe and realized that the options were truly endless for variations. Another of my favorites so far is the sunscreen bar! It’s basically a bar version of my homemade sunscreen, and it avoids all the chemicals and [...]

9 Easy Ways to Boost Your Child’s Health

nine easy ways to boost your child's health

As parents we know how tough it is when little ones are suffering from illness or discomfort (or when they don’t sleep well!!). Fortunately, there are some (rather unexpected) things you can do to boost your child’s health (and they are easy to do!). 1. Throw Some Salt in the Tub Due to depleted soil [...]

Eat Your Sunscreen?

eat your sunscreen natural sun protection alternatives

As summer approaches (or feels like it is already here, as the case is where I live), sun protection is definitely something to plan for, though I do it differently than most. Conventional wisdom says to slather on some sunscreen and call it a day, but this is problematic for a couple of reasons. Wearing [...]

Should I Take Supplements?

supplements for a bad diet

This is another question I get relatively often from readers. Should I take any supplements? If so, which ones? With the literal sea of choices out there, there are certainly a lot of options! I’ve known people who will read information about a particular supplement and start taking it… and they do this a few [...]

The Best and Worst [Giveaway!]

Vitamin D for weight loss cancer prevention

This week, the focus is on adding in all the extras. I’m not a big fan of taking a lot of supplements, but Vitamin D is the one exception! There are a lot of Vitamin D supplements available, but  fermented cod liver oil is the cream of the crop when it comes to absorption. In [...]