When we think of spices we often think about them in terms of flavor. We think about how we can incorporate them into our foods so that the mealtime experience is more tasty and enjoyable. Perhaps what we should be thinking about though is what we should be eating (in terms of spices) that will promote health and fight disease because not only do they elevate the flavor of our food they also heal what ails us. Spices are powerhouses whose health enhancing compounds rival or even surpass … [Read more...]
15 Ways to Boost Immunity and Keep Illness Away Without Vaccines
Everywhere I go I am seeing signs and advertisements promoting flu vaccination. Local stores are all offering incentives for people to get their shots and doctor's offices are pushing for them strongly. This year for us will be just like every year previous though...we politely decline any vaccines and instead concern ourselves with boosting immunity and staying healthy naturally and without injecting ourselves with a chemical cocktail. There is no data to available to show that the benefit of … [Read more...]
Save Money on Healthy Organic Foods
Yes, the conundrum that most families into natural health and wellness will face. On one hand we have the argument that organic, healthier foods cost more and therefore cannot be justified when we have a modest budget. There is some truth to this no doubt. Organic cow’s milk might cost you $4.99 for a half gallon at the grocery store. The non-organic milk sits right next to it at $2.79 per whole gallon. The raw organic almonds I buy at $12.99 a pound to make breakfast bars with seems … [Read more...]
Celebrate Green!
Welcome to my first ever podcast!!! I am happy to bring you the Natural Family Living Podcast, a talk radio podcast for the natural mom and environmentally friendly parent. I hope to make this a semi-regular occurrence from now on and cover a variety of topics including green family values, environmental concerns, natural parenting, organic and sustainable living, and natural health and wellness. My guest this week is Lynn Colwell who is one half of the mother-daughter team whose passion is … [Read more...]
Carnival of Natural Family Living #5
More great entries for the carnival! Enjoy this fifth edition of the Natural Family Living Carnival... Natural Family First off is Mel of Bean Sprouts. She found an interesting query when looking through her blog stats she answers the question Can I Eat Bean Sprouts During Pregnancy on on her blog. Dave G share a precious story about he and his family came to a decision about selling their summer cabin. It is a good read! Stephanie at Stop the Ride shares a great article about creful … [Read more...]
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