Popcorn is mother nature’s most awesome snack. Almost everyone I know loves popcorn. And it is a healthy, good for you food. Bring on the popcorn! Popcorn is a whole grain. One cup of air popped popcorn contains approximately 30 calories. As a whole grain, it is high in vitamins, nutrients, and minerals while delivering
My oldest daughter (currently age 4) has suffered with eczema since she was an infant. At the time, I was told by her pediatrician to keep it moisturized and was given steroid cream to use. I only used it twice and for that I am glad. Steroid creams can work wonders, but can also
The struggle is real when it come to finding hair care products with ingredients that you trust. Not only do you need to trust the ingredients, but you need them to work! Sometimes this seems mutually exclusive. Did you know that the average adult uses 9 personal care products each day and comes
Am I out of my mind? It’s possible. Let me share a bit more about how this began. Recently, I took my youngest daughter to the doctor and we discovered that she is hovering on the edge of anemia. This is having low iron levels. Not good! My husband and I have struggled with both
Have you heard of it? Previously, I had read about oil pulling and always thought it sounded strange. It never interested me much until recently. My dentist pointed out to me on my last visit that my gums are beginning to recede in certain areas around my back teeth. Because of this, I have been
Christmas is going to be here soon. Have you finished your last minute shopping? I thought I could help out with providing some ideas to inspire a healthy viewpoint for the new year. I am still working through several of my last minute gifts and I love getting new ideas from people around me. Everyone
Full stockings are so much fun on Christmas morning for the entire family! In fact, many would say they are one of the best parts of Christmas. I always love looking for stocking stuffers each year before Christmas, but it didn’t start out that way. My husband’s family draws names for stockings each year and
What is in your toothpaste? Maybe you have thought about it before. Or like me, maybe you need a reminder to look a little closer. I know that it had never really crossed my mind until recently. There are so many things that we include in our daily routine without much thought. Toothpaste is one
As they say, hindsight is 20/20. And the truth is that most memories do get clearer when you are looking back on them. I remember feeling so overwhelmed and confused when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s autoimmune disease. I didn’t even know what ‘a thyroid’ was or what it did at the time.
Are you magnesium deficient? Most likely you are. Bananas, avocados, almonds, and pumpkin seeds are all foods that are great sources of magnesium. Even dark chocolate. Yum! However, it is extremely easy to be deficient in magnesium in our modern day world. This is because our diets are found to be increasingly lacking in magnesium for