A Valentine’s Day Without Candy? Is it possible to celebrate Valentine’s Day with candy? Yep! I’m excited to share with you my best ideas for what to give kids for Valentine’s Day that isn’t candy. When we first began our...
How to Start a Real Food Diet Without Getting Overwhelmed “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” I know you’ve heard it before. Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu was right on. Often when we come to the beginning...
How to Make Kombucha Taste Better So, you decided to try kombucha because you’re intrigued by the health benefits. You grab a bottle of GT’s Gingerade or, my favorite, GT’s Guava Goddess, and you decide it’s not half bad. It’s a...
Why I’m Not A Vegan When people discover I’m into healthy, real food I’m sometimes asked if I’m a vegan. If you’ve looked around my website you know I’m not a vegan. The truth is that many years ago, before...
Weight Loss on a Real Food Diet Is losing weight with on a real food diet possible? Well, yes, of course it’s possible! I know because I did it. I would say that this is the easiest, most pleasurable diet...
5 Ways to Get Relief from Morning Sickness My morning sickness with my first pregnancy was fairly typical. I walked around in a nauseous haze from 6 weeks until 13 weeks. Then, except for a strong gag reflex that got...
Are Duck Eggs Healthier Than Chicken Eggs? As a lover of real food I am always on the lookout for new, whole foods to try. When our local farmer offered free-range duck eggs in addition to their awesome free-range chicken...
Why I Allow My Children To Eat Junk Food Yes. You read that right.I allow my children to eat junk food. Yes, I write about real food and importance of avoiding processed foods and even some foods that people commonly...
How to Protect Your Heart From Stress Okay, mamas. We need to talk about something important today. It’s not fun and it’s not pretty, but it’s The Heart Truth®. Did you know that heart disease is the #1 cause of death for...
Life Without a Microwave Are Microwaves Safe to Use? We ditched our microwave five years ago and we’ve never looked back. When we got rid of our microwave, we were convinced that it was a health-robbing appliance that should be avoided...
How to Make Kombucha Tea Kombucha tea is a wonderful, fermented drink that promotes digestive and over all health for those who drink it. Kombucha has quite an interesting history which can be discovered by searching “kombucha” on Wikipedia. Essentially,...
Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Diet? Are you a perfectionist when it comes to your health and the foods you eat? You might say, “No way. My diet is NOT perfect!” Well, neither is mine. That’s right. I write about the...
Five Changes for a Healthy New Year It’s that time again. You and everyone you know is vowing to make changes–especially changes in regard to diet and exercise–that will lead to health and happiness. Of course, we all know that...