Welcome back friends. I'd like to continue on the topic of reducing our exposure to toxins with today’s blog and a  discussion about a very common herbicide: glyphosate.    What is glyphosate? Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is the most commonly...

Welcome back everyone! I really didn't intend to write this post. It wasn't on the agenda. But the opportunity presented itself when I was cooking dinner and my husband lined the baking sheet with aluminum foil. I plopped the potato, onion and pepper mixture on there...

I'm back to the blog and today I'm talking about GMOs or genetically modified foods! I think there is a lot of confusion out there about GMOs - what are they, are they good or bad, and what foods are genetically modified? So today I'll try to shed some light on this...

Ah yes, kids and veggies. It's the eternal struggle. Why, why won't you eat this broccoli?! Well, to be honest I can't really blame kids. They don't really understand (or care about) the health benefits of eating veggies. There are a lot of other foods that taste...

My little girl has a fever, 103 degrees F. I know fevers serve a purpose, our bodies are trying to kill the germ invaders that are making us sick. But I find myself reaching for medicine from time to time just to make her more comfortable and help her sleep. She's a...

This question knawed at me for years. How do I know if a supplement brand is trustworthy? What guarantee do I have that what is written on the bottle is actually what’s in the bottle? I have a quote here which I took directly from the FDA’s website - “FDA is not...

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Hi there and welcome back! If you’ve been following along on this series, you know I’ve been walking through the many ways we can reduce exposure to toxins in our daily lives. The warmer months are upon us and I love spending time outside with my daughter. We’ve got...

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I'm back and talking about what we can do to reduce the toxins in our shower or bath water. I’ll be honest, I’ve taken a lot of baths in my life. I love them. I even have a little bath tray to hold my ice water and phone so I can watch the Great British Baking Show,...