Why I Eat My Sunscreen to Protect Skin From the Inside Out
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As warmer weather approaches (yay!), it’s time to start thinking about digging out the kids’ clothes, bathing suits, and flip flops. This is also my cue to start getting my…
Health
Simple solutions to help you improve your family’s health through a combination of a real food diet, and optimizing factors like sleep, reducing stress and avoiding toxins.
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Is Wisdom Tooth Removal Worth the Risk?
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Oral health is one of my favorite topics to research. I find it fascinating that nutrition plays such an important part in oral health (and conventional dentistry doesn’t mention this!).…
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Is Yerba Mate Tea Better for You Than Coffee?
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Yerba mate tea boasts some surprising health benefits and may even replace your morning cup of Joe. Much like green tea, yerba mate tea is rich in polyphenols and antioxidants,…
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How to Gain Weight Healthily
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It is easy to find articles that talk about weight loss, but not common to find ones on how to gain weight — let alone gain weight in a healthy way.…
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Is a Plant-Based Diet Good for All of Us?
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Over the last few years, I’ve felt an increasing unrest at something I’ve observed in real food communities and groups…. Mainly the idea that there is one specific diet that…
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Natural Ways to Improve Libido & Sex Drive in Women
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Whether it’s a recent pregnancy, new job stress, or an underlying health issue, many women complain about a lack of sex drive at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, many don’t…
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How to Recognize Signs of Frostbite (& Tips to Protect Kids)
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Extreme cold weather is nothing to mess with! This Southern girl got quite the education in winter weather safety while touring Tero Isokauppila’s beautiful (+ extremely snowy and cold) homeland in Finland.…
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Ways to Activate the Lymphatic System to Boost Immunity
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I recently wrote about the vestibular system and all of the benefits from large motion activation. This isn’t the only bodily system that large movement helps. We also have a…
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Reasons to Stop Eating at Night
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I remember getting into a night-time eating habit during one pregnancy. It’s easy to justify when you’re growing a human, but these habits can stick around later on. Though it…
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How to Improve the Vestibular System with Sensory Swings & Activities
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For Christmas, my kids all received various types of sensory swings, rings, and other things that are now hanging from their bedroom ceilings. The idea is that these all help…
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Cordyceps Mushrooms Benefits for Anti-Aging, Endurance & Balance
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I’ve mentioned how much I love medicinal mushrooms and all of their amazing health benefits. But today I want to talk about cordyceps, which many people call a mushroom (but they really…
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Why Childhood Food Allergies Are on the Rise (& What to Do)
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I have some natural remedies that I keep on hand for seasonal allergies, but food allergies are in a different camp altogether. While seasonal allergies are annoying, food allergies can be downright…
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What Is the Best Diet for Flu Season?
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As we enter the season of holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) and move on to the New Year, a main concern on people’s mind is getting healthy. This usually involves many…
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8 Benefits of Sardines (& How to Make Them Taste Great)
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Let me guess, you are one of two kinds of people when it comes to sardines: Statistically, it’s likely you are in the latter group, as 73% of people claim…
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Symptoms of Vaginal Atrophy (& Natural Ways to Protect Vaginal Health)
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I’m a huge advocate of giving women the information they need to improve their own health (which is one reason I love the menstrual cup so much!). When I received several questions…
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How Photobiomodulation Therapy Can Improve Skin, Hair, Metabolism & Thyroid
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It’s not just diet that matters… light can have a huge effect on the body and overall health. Adequate exposure to sunlight, for example, actually makes the body produce vitamin…
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Why Personalized Concierge Medicine Is the Future of Health
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Concierge medicine used to be something reserved for celebrities and the ultra rich, and it didn’t seem accessible to us mere mortals. The concept is great — having a doctor…
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How I Reduced My Cortisol Levels Naturally With Food & Light
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Oh, relaxation, that elusive activity that is often talked about and rarely achieved in today’s world. We all know we have too much stress and need to reduce it, but…
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Why We Chose Samaritan Ministries Over Health Insurance
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This could be a really short post since the answer is: because Samaritan Ministries health care sharing works so much better for our family and we save so much money…
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The Problem With Most Pads and Tampons (+ Natural Alternatives)
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It is always frustrating when something that is really convenient and time-saving ends up being really unhealthy… like plastic water bottles or antibacterial hand sanitizer. One glaring example of this…
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Top 10 Signs & Symptoms of Magnesium Deficiency
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Magnesium deficiency is a widespread problem and some estimates suggest that over 90% of us are deficient. I’ve been writing about magnesium for years, but am even more concerned about this…
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Reishi Mushroom Benefits for Immunity, Longevity & More
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Mushrooms are delicious of course (like in this homemade cream of mushroom soup recipe), but they can also be incredibly healing. Reishi mushrooms are particularly special as they are one…
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Lab Tests You Can Order From Home (Without A Doctor)
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For years, my own health journey to finally getting a diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease came to a screeching halt because I couldn’t find a doctor in my area who understood…
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Restless Leg Syndrome Symptoms & Natural Remedies
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Pins and needles, itchy, creepy-crawly… these are all terms used to describe the symptoms of restless legs syndrome, or RLS. It can be hard to put this condition into words,…