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 […]
Traditional Diets
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 […]
I Made Cottage Cheese!
I believe there is some value in making your own healthy food, whether that means growing your own vegetables in the garden or raising your own chickens for eggs or baking a pie from scratch. These were skills our ancestors had and that we have often forgotten. So, when I saw the recipe for cottage […]
My 11th Weston Price Conference!
Weston Price Foundation Conferences never disappoint. I attended my eleventh annual conference in late October in Knoxville Tennessee. First, let me say that the countryside around Knoxville is beautiful! There are rolling hills, trees, and farmland. If I did not live in Texas I would live in Tennessee. Apparently a lot of other people think […]
Non-GMO verses Organic – a walk down the grocery aisle
If you are trying to “eat healthier” you are most likely reading package labels. If you are reading package labels you are most likely getting confused. The food industry wants you to be a little confused. A lot of the information on a label is regulated so that consumers are protected from false claims but […]