Category: health

I absolutely love avocados. You can enjoy them diced up on a salad or sliced on a sandwich. You can make them into guacamole with lots of healthy garlic and fresh lemon or lime. You might exchange your mayo for a bit of mashed up avocado. If the texture of this fruit is an issue for you, enjoy the health […]

Spring time can be very challenging for those of us with seasonal allergies. My family struggles with both food and environmental allergies. I want to share what my family has been doing for years now to avoid taking pharmaceutical drugs. Before taking any supplements make sure to cover the basics for healthy living and discuss your plan with your doctor. […]

I know that buying organic foods can be very expensive. I advocate a plant based diet and I know that eating a whole foods plant based diet that is 100% organic is out of reach for most of us. I would encourage you to do what I do when it comes to shopping for my large family. I do not […]

I have a big family and my kids love sweets. It is really challenging to keep sugar and sweeteners out of the house with my kids wanting treats and sweets. This article by Ocean Robbins includes a helpful list explaining the cons about eating various sweeteners. I know gut health is so important for our overall health. Sugars wreak havoc […]

My family has struggled with various dairy allergies for many years. The media says you need to eat dairy to get adequate calcium and that is just not true! I wish I had know all I do now about plant based sources of calcium when I was younger. When I was a teen and college student, I didn’t feel good […]

I know most of us do not enjoy depriving ourselves of food and beverages. I would not recommend ever cutting out water consumption. Most of us are not getting enough water throughout the day as it is! I would recommend thinking about changing your eating times. This doesn’t work for all schedules, but the body does need physical rest and […]

I really love this newsletter article from Dr. David Eifrig. Most of us do not enjoy spring cleaning and we might need some motivation to take the time to clean up the house this spring. What might motivate us to make the time to clean the house is the lasting benefits of lower stress levels. The article below should motivate […]