Tagged: healthy

Cloth Isn’t Just For Clothes…

A growing practice, quickly gaining popularity for many reasons, is that of using cloth diapers instead of disposables.  But, a less often talked about practice is that of using natural- even cloth reusable- feminine care products (pads and tampons) too.  And, many health/environment conscious moms who are not using cloth, opt to use natural/organic diapers, [...]

Transitioning

Because of the way that we eat and the habits we practice, I often get asked if I was raised this way.  The answer is- no.  I wasn’t raised on the “SAD” (Standard American Diet); we ate just a little bit healthier than that.  But, this was probably mostly due to my being raised overseas.  Americans [...]

Goblins, Goodies and Germs- OH MY!

“The terrain is everything; the germ is nothing.” – Claude Bernard “The symptoms of the flu or pneumonia—fever, chills, cough, and excess mucous production—are actually secondary illnesses; the first ‘illness’ was loss of health in the underlying tissues.  Bernard’s view is that disease is an ‘inside-out job’, meaning that when the body is disrupted by [...]