Helping your family be as healthy as possible is no easy job. There’s certainly plenty to consider. Improving the health of your family involves preparing nutritious meals. It also involves encouraging healthy everyday choices. But have you considered your home environment? The kitchen is often the ...
MEET KRISTEN MICHAELIS, AKA “THE FOOD RENEGADE”
Best-selling author and founder of Food Renegade, Kristen Michaelis CNC has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2008. She's a passionate advocate for REAL FOOD -- food that's sustainable, organic, local, and traditionally-prepared according to the wisdom of our ancestors. She earned a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) from Dallas Baptist University in Philosophy and Biblical Studies, then began her post-graduate journey as a researcher in the fields of health and nutrition. While she adores hats & happy skirts, nothing inspires her quite like geeking out over nutrition & sustainable agriculture. When her book ...
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Make Healthier Meals in 5 Easy Steps
Making healthier meals doesn’t have to put you off cooking or shopping. All it takes is a small shift in how you approach food and a little understanding of how some foods work. From choosing better fats for your cooking to choosing simpler recipes, here are some handy ideas. Making Healthier Meals with Better Fats…
Is Kombucha Safe When Pregnant or Nursing?
If you’re a new or expectant mother, you may want to know whether or not it’s safe to drink kombucha when pregnant or nursing. Ask enough people, and you’ll get a myriad of answers.
Here’s mine: Yes, kombucha is safe when pregnant or nursing. With qualifications.
What are those qualifications?
How to Make Magnesium Oil
Want to know how to make magnesium oil? The Journal of the American College of Nutrition says that at least 68% of us are magnesium deficient (most likely more), leading to a host of health problems — including insomnia, depression, and fatigue. Topically-applied magnesium oil is perhaps the best tool we’ve got to combat that deficiency and improve our health and wellness. While it’s true you can buy magnesium oil already made, it’s far less expensive to make magnesium oil yourself (and surprisingly easy)!
Want Some Turkey With Your Salt Water?
In a day and age when industrial food manufacturers bring us 100% orange juice that’s not really 100% juice, or shredded cheese packed with wood pulp, is it any surprise that when you pay $4.99/lb for a supermarket turkey (even an “organic” one), you’re actually buying a “bird” that’s typically 40% salt water?