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Extended Breastfeeding Rant by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I wrote this rant for my personal blog, but thought I would share it here too.  It seems appropriate for a blog about health, because I feel that breastfeeding is one of th ... Read on »
Fish Safety by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I believe that human beings were meant to consume large amounts of fish and other seafood, considering that it is one of the best sources of many of the essential vitamins a ... Read on »
I'm Back by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I believe that human beings were meant to consume large amounts of fish and other seafood, considering that it is one of the best sources of many of the essential vitamins ... Read on »
Is Eating Organic Really Expensive? by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living We live in a culture that expects food to be cheap.  REALLY cheap.  Shows like Extreme Couponing now have shoppers obsessed with getting the best deals on what they feed th ... Read on »
Links of the Week by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Here are some health-related links that I came across this week Another McNeil Product Recall from July 8, 2010 for Benadryl, Tylenol, and Motrin.  This is the third rec ... Read on »
How To Make Raw Almond Milk by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Step 1:  Soak your almonds for at least 24 hours prior to making your milk.  For a nutritional boost, use sprouted almonds. Step 2:  Ri ... Read on »
Links of the Week by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I have a habit of saving interesting links I find in my favorites with the intention of sharing the information here at some point, but what ends up happening is that the l ... Read on »
If you want to get sick and gain weight... by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living ...follow the 2010 USDA Food Pyramid Guidelines. Here is a great article about the proposed changes, written by Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price ... Read on »
Homemade Soft Tacos by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living We love Mexican food in our house.  But most of the ingredients you find in the grocery store are full of artificial preservatives and other additives.  For example, ... Read on »
A Plastic-Free Life by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I've been slowly trying to reduce the amount of plastic in our home over the past few years. It all began during the great BPA ( Bisphenol A ) scare of 2008, when I decided ... Read on »
A Call To Action by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This is a post I wrote for my other private blog, but decided I wanted to share it here too. The intention of this blog is to help people achieve physical, mental and spir ... Read on »
Just For Fun by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living "Let food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be food." -Hippocrates Read on »
Homemade Tea by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Non-organic tea can be really dangerous.  Most of the popular non-organic teas that we drink here in America were treated with a number of chemical pesticides and fungicide ... Read on »
Toxic Bodies: Follow-Up by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I just wanted to share a few follow-up links that I have come across since writing my last post, Toxic Bodies .  First, one commenter, Lembit, shared a link to an iPh ... Read on »
Toxic Bodies by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living There are more chemicals in existance than I could ever count.  They are found in literally everything we use on a day-to-day basis.  But, the scary fact is that most of th ... Read on »
Homemade Soaked Granola Bars by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Granola bars are considered a healthy snack by many people - they usually contain oats, nuts, dried fruits and other things that are good for you.  But most of the processed ... Read on »
Coconut Oil by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I became a big fan of coconut oil a few years ago, when I discovered that it helped my Crohn's symptoms.  Originally, I was concerned about the amount of saturated fat in th ... Read on »
Homemade Menstrual Cloths by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living In honor of Earth Day, I thought I would tackle the sensitive issue of menstrual pads and tampons.  Feminine hygiene products contribute to our overall wellness in many way ... Read on »
The Whole Soy Story by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living After a visit to a homeopathic doctor in 2008, I discovered that I am soy intolerant, a diagnosis that has changed my life in many ways.*  I used to be a sushi addict and ... Read on »
How To Make Homemade Mayo by J Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living If you're like me, you probably have a lot of Easter eggs left over from the holiday and you aren't really sure what to do with them.  Egg salad is always the obvious choice ... Read on »