Choose Another Pet Food if Yours Has These Ingredients
Pets today are suffering from the same diseases of modern civilization as their owners: Â obesity, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal illness, …
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The High Risks of Low Cholesterol
One of the most misguided things a doctor has ever said to me occurred during a routine physical when I was in my twenties. My blood test had come …
Washable, Homemade Filters for Clean Indoor Air
The easy process for making homemade filters that are washable and simple to keep clean and germ-free to keep you breathing freely all year long. Snow …
Using Lunaception to Improve Hormone Health and Fertility
Is lunaception, or harnessing the power of light to normalize menses and improve fertility, untested anecdotal bunk or a valid approach to …
What is Healthiest Resistant Starch for the Gut?
Carbs, amylum, polysaccharides, call it what you will, starch in all its forms has gotten a bad rap lately. Some of this negative attention is valid, …
Why I Gorged on Brie Cheese When I Was Pregnant
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do … That’s the way I felt about eating the best quality cheeses, especially brie cheese, when …
The (Priceless) $40 Gift that Gives Over $120 Back
Do you eat butter and embrace healthy fats, ferment foods like sauerkraut or kombucha, avoid soy, take cod liver oil, make your own bone broth, …
How Folic Acid is Making Us (Very) Sick
Editor’s Note: Â Cara has done extensive research on how nutrition relates to disability, has used the GAPS diet protocols successfully with her …
Intellibed: Why I Threw Away Sleep Number for a Gel Bed
If you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything at all. While I’m definitely no procrastinator (just ask my husband), this adage, …
Recovering the Health of Foster Children
Editor’s Note: Â I recently met Mandy Lee at the Wise Traditions Conference in Indianapolis. She shared with me her passion for foster children …
Traditional and Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
It is very difficult, if not impossible, to get a diverse group of people to agree on just about anything. This is especially true in the field of …
My Awesome Discoveries at the Healthfood Store
One activity I really enjoy is browsing the aisles of healthfood or specialty food stores, checking labels and searching for quality products. I …