Mushroom Coffee: Is This Healthy Trend Worth Trying?
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Have you heard of mushroom coffee? The flavor combination doesn’t sound delicious, I know. But these aren’t the mushrooms you eat on pizza or in stroganoff. These are medicinal mushrooms,…
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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 MSG Bad For You? (or Not a Big Deal?)
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You’re probably familiar with the food additive MSG. It’s notorious for its use at Asian restaurants and for giving sensitive people migraine headaches. In fact, the headaches and other symptoms…
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10 Easy Tips to Balance Hormones Naturally
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When it comes to health, hormones and gut microbiome play a big role. Even if everything else is dialed in, these factors can destroy health. On the flip side, regulating…
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Is Dairy Healthy or Dangerous?
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Dairy is a tricky topic when it comes to health. We all depend on it in some form as babies. But the question about adults and dairy is a tougher…
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Creatine Benefits and Why I Use It
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Creatine is a popular supplement for strength training and high-intensity exercise. It’s not surprising because this compound is known to improve energy and endurance. Creatine can also enhance the physical…
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Is Protein Powder Healthy?
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In college, I loved taking protein powder as a way to add in nutrients and calories without having to take the time to eat a full meal (spoken like a…
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What is Einkorn Flour? And How to Use it
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After a long hiatus, pasta is back for many of us! Why? Because pasta isn’t synonymous with wheat anymore. You can get chickpea pasta, lentil pasta, rice pasta, and more.…
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Scoliosis: How to Address it Naturally
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Before starting my natural health journey, I never really understood how much our choices affected us. These diet and lifestyle choices have far-reaching effects. Over the years I’ve seen firsthand…
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What is Period Underwear? (Plus the Best Brands)
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As we become more focused on sustainability and being financially savvy, we have to stop and think. How much does caring for our monthly cycle add to the landfill? Most…
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Health Benefits of Fermented Foods
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Before I started eating real foods, ferments like sauerkraut and kombucha weren’t even on my radar. These fermented foods tasted and smelled too strong to me, and I had no…
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The Benefits of Meditation (and How to Do It)
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If I had to name one of the most commonly recommended health tips from hundreds of podcast guests, it would be to adopt a meditation practice. In fact, on-air or…
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Aronia Berry Benefits (and How to Use Them)
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In my Home Remedies For Pink Eye article, I briefly mentioned a little-known super fruit called black chokeberry or aronia berry. While you may have noticed it on an ingredients…
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Seed Cycling for Hormone Balance: Does It Work?
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Mom life has plenty of ups and downs. There are joys and blessings, but also stress (both emotionally and physically). Besides everyday life, we also have the ups and downs…
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Is Low Fat Healthy?
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Like most things in the nutrition world, fats are back in style. At least certain kinds, and in certain amounts. Some healthcare providers still recommend a low-fat diet, but is…
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Is Melatonin Safe? Plus How to Use it
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We all know what it feels like to get a terrible night’s sleep. We wake up feeling foggy and disoriented. We’re easily frustrated, overwhelmed, or forgetful. Many turn to melatonin…
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75 Hard Challenge Review (and What I’d Do Differently)
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Have you heard of the 75 Hard workout challenge? It’s one of the many recent challenges presented by influencers in the health and wellness space. Is it just a passing…
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Oil Pulling Benefits For a Healthier Mouth
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Oil pulling is an age-old regimen rooted in ancient Ayurvedic medicine. It’s now a home remedy that uses natural substances to clean and detoxify the mouth and teeth. But is…
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Is Grass-Fed Beef Healthier Than Grain-Fed?
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Ever since I started writing about health, the great debate over whether or not to eat meat and from which sources has continued. Have you ever wondered if grass-fed beef…
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Dealing With Anemia: How to Increase Iron Naturally
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Have you been told your iron is low? More and more people today are being diagnosed with anemia, often (but not always) caused by low iron levels. Although iron pills…
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The Best Diet for Crohn’s Disease
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Those with Crohn’s disease know just how much of a pain it can be. From abdominal pain to rectal bleeding, and other symptoms Crohn’s can be really painful and frustrating.…
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Natural Alternatives to Hormonal Contraceptives
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While I’ve primarily dedicated this website to the everyday experience of being a mama, not everyone wants a large family. Some women feel their family is complete and it’s not in…
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Resistant Starch: Gut Superfood
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We often hear about the importance of the gut microbiome, and rightfully so. It’s central to a healthy digestive system, nervous system, immune system… basically every body system. But did…
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Is Butter Bad For You?
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There’s been a lot of anti-butter propaganda in the past. For the longest time, people even thought margarine and vegetable oils were healthier options (not so much). So is butter…
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Neem Benefits for Health and More
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You may have heard about neem for garden pests, but there’s a whole lot more to this wonder plant. Neem benefits people too and has been used for thousands of…