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7 Tips For Reducing Waste & Improving Health

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We've all heard about and likely seen the sad pictures of massive amounts of plastic waste and garbage floating around in the ocean. We've likely heard about rain forest deforestation and that glaciers are melting. I am not here…

08 Mar

7 Tips For Getting Your Kids To Eat More Vegetables

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Okay, so we all know that eating vegetables is good for us, and that most of us should be consuming more of them. That is all fine and dandy until you are in charge of getting those vegetables onto…

07 Feb

Why I Chose Homebirth

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Where a woman chooses to birth her child has many complexities behind it. Before I get started though, I want to make something clear. To anyone who has given birth, no matter how it happened, you are a rockstar. For…

15 Aug

Vitamin B12 – A Bacteria Story

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Maybe you've heard, but an increasing number of Americans are deficient in Vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin). This water-soluble vitamin is vital to our brain health and overall function. In fact, a deficiency is associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as…

Mullein - an herb that can be used for mastitis

02 Aug

A Natural Mastitis Protocol

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Oh, mastitis, how I don't love thee. If you don't know what mastitis is, just image that you came down with a very sudden and really bad cold. And then a train hit you. Really. You get achy all…

Iron source: Dandelion Seeds with Dandelion greens

Suffering from low iron? Diagnosed with anemia? This seems to be a common issue, especially among pregnant mothers and those who have recently had a baby. Can't I just take a pill? There are definitely a lot of…

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06 Jul

Herbal Remedies for Nausea in Pregnancy

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Pregnancy is an incredibly beautiful time in a woman's life. The ability to participate in creation in such a powerful, raw way, is something that I will always be in awe of. Unfortunately though, many women, myself included, have experienced…

7 Tips For Reducing Waste & Improving Health