Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are on the rise. The more we learn about these disorders, the more apparent it is becoming that they affect many aspects of health. As of 2007, approximately 9.5% or 5.4 million children 4-17 years of age have ever been diagnosed with ADHD, according to the CDC. […]
Category: Kids & Family
The real story on healthy food for children – and why our kids are starving to death!
As a culture, we’ve been conditioned to believe that breads and grains are an irreplaceable part of our diets. Bread has become synonymous with flavor and variety in the foods we eat. Now there are more foods made with grains available than any time in history. Thanks to processing, advertising, chemicals, and marketing, we now […]
Do you want to learn how real food can change your life and your health, but aren’t sure where to start? If so, there’s a great online eCourse I’d like to tell you about from Kelly The Kitchen Kop. Over 12-weeks, you will learn through multi-media tools that will show you the basics – real […]
Many people have yeast overgrowth in their bodies and don’t even know it. Candida albicans is a type of fungus or yeast which naturally occurs in the human body, and especially in the digestive tract. Candida levels are normally kept in check by microbes found in the digestive system. Each person normally has some yeast […]
I got so jacked up when Jamie Oliver’s first season of Food Revolution was on last year. I had such high hopes for the outcome of his visit to Huntington, VA. Although he didn’t achieve his desired goal of changing the food in the schools of this city, he did make a lasting impression and […]
I’m so glad to have such a timely post to share with all of my readers. It seems like more and more I have conversations with people about using natural means versus drugs and over-the-counter medication for health problems. It is my most sincere hope to inspire some interest in using natural remedies instead of […]
I’d say this is the straw that broke the camel’s back…but I dare not, because I know this is only the beginning. Whole Foods, leader of natural grocery stores nationwide, and other industry leaders in “organic” foods Organic Valley and Stonyfield Farm relented under mounting pressure from all angles Thursday, and gave their approval for […]
It has been stated over and over again in pro-vaccine communities that Dr. Wakefield and his colleagues claimed there to be a direct “connection” to the MMR and autism. But the truth is, never was there an outward statement by any of these doctors that MMR was the cause of autism. After research in 1998, […]
What happens when you have a whirlwind trip to the heart of Nebraska farmland for the weekend? A lot, actually. On August 6th, 2010, my family and I flew to Grand Island, Nebraska to be picked up by David Wetzel, owner and CEO of Green Pasture Products, manufacturer of fermented cod liver oil. Our trip […]
Have you been thinking about going sustainable and reducing waste? Well, what are you waiting for? There are many ways to do it. From changing foods in your diet to exchanging items you commonly use every day in your home or place of business, there are endless ways to make your living environments less toxic […]