This blog was inspired by a talk given by Sally Fallon Morell at the Wise Traditions conference in 2024. Let’s talk about vegetable oils. Vegetable oils are everywhere in our food supply. We are told that they are healthy– heck, they’re made from vegetables, right? Corn oil, canola oil, peanut oil, sunflower seed oil and […]
Traditional Diets
Your Gut Biome, What it is And Why it Matters
Your gut has trillions of micro-organisms floating around in it that actually outnumber the cells in your body. Most of these micro-organisms are bacteria, as well as a few yeasts, parasites and viruses. They number 39 trillion (whereas your body only has 30 trillion cells). There are more of them than you! Should you be […]
Late Summer Harvest
It’s August, and too hot in central Texas to grow much of anything in the vegetable garden. Most vegetables have burned up, dried up or given up. Except black-eyed peas! I planted black-eyed peas after the tomatoes and zucchinis were done for the season. Actually, my peas are called Mississippi Pink Eye Peas. And they […]
Oxalates- They Aren’t Just for Kidney Stones Anymore
Have you ever had a kidney stone? Very painful! I had a kidney stone exactly five days after giving birth to my first child. The pain was worse than childbirth. Even if you never had a kidney stone, this article is for you. Oxalates come from food and they can impact all parts of your […]
Growing My Own Food
I believe we could all be a little more self-sufficient. My grandparents had many skills when they lived in their rural community years ago. My Great-Grandfather plowed the field behind his house and planted potatoes. My brother still has a scythe that he used to mow hay! For me, it is too easy to go […]
8 Days and 8 Rolls of Toilet Paper later…
Eight days, and 8 rolls of toilet paper later, I recovered from food poisoning. The food poisoning started on my birthday! I had a nice celebratory dinner at a local restaurant. The food tasted just fine. It was a fabulous Fettucine Alfredo with gluten free noodles, and a green salad. Yum! I had been looking […]