A Month Without Plastic
This reporter in England, Chris Jeavans, has committed to going a full month without buying anything plastic - this means nothing wrapped or packaged in plastic either. She also has a toddler still in diapers. So their household is probably pretty typical of what most of us go through and our needs. This, of course, [...]
Are Vitamins Safe?
An important point to keep in mind, is that as pharmaceutical company revenues continue to fall and public buying practices continue to reflect a growing interest in natural or alternative healthcare, we are going to see a LOT more publicity/propoganda attacking natural herbs and substances. It reminds me of Comfrey. Comfrey is the most amazing [...]
Kids (And You!) Need LOTS of Animal Fats
I often get emails from my readers who are vegetarian or vegan and struggling to heal. Much as I respect the ideological and environmental motivators for veggie diets, in physical terms, they are simply not good for the human body. Dr. Weston A. Price was a dentist in the 1920's who spent 10 years of [...]
Dangers of Vegetarian & Vegan Diets Long-Term
I often get emails from my readers who are vegetarian or vegan and struggling to heal. Much as I respect the ideological and environmental motivators for veggie diets, in physical terms, they are simply not good (long-term) for the human body. Vegetarian diets can be very useful short-term for healing from certain types of cancers, [...]
Why Sunscreen Lotions Are Bad For Your Skin
My 3 Sunscreen-Free Kids in Puerto Vallarta Hopefully, many of you have already heard about why putting sunscreen on your skin - or children's skin - is actually damaging it. Sunscreen may reduce the outward appearance of damage (i.e. it takes longer for your kids skin to look and feel sunburned), but what you're not [...]
More Reasons To Eat Locally Grown Food
An article in the British newspaper this week, The Observer, highlights some sobering reasons why we need to eat locally and support our local farmers as much as we can. Buying food from small, family-owned farms (hopefully organic, or, no spray) tends to be better for the animals, the soil, the environment and our health. [...]
Homeschooling & Unschooling
I've been thinking and reading a bit about homeschooling (also known as "unschooling") lately and am feeling myself gradually coming round to embracing the idea more and more. I think, like many parents, my number one fear is: What will I do with the kids around ALL day, every day?? How will I ever get [...]
Safeguard Your Kids’ Teeth! – Holistic Dental Health Podcast
Many of you are already familiar with certain concepts of holistic dentistry, such as: mercury is poisonous, root canals promote ongoing infection, flouride is toxic, etc. Since that information is widely available and there is LOTS of documentation on it, I wanted this teleseminar to be more advanced and specific. Left-click on the link to [...]
Family Trip Goes Bust
My husband Ian had a brainstorm Thursday night and suggested we drive to California for what's left of Spring Break. So, adventurous souls that we are, we pack up the car and leave Friday. Here's what happened: We want to leave at around 7:30 pm and drive for as long as we can while kiddies [...]
Should I Have A Baby?
My three monkeys: Zara, Hugo, Oscar, many years ago! I have a number of friends who have chosen to remain childless. And indeed, this is a growing trend in the Western world. Recently, I received an email from a friend of mine who has been staunchly committed to not having children her entire [...]
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