If I wanted to kill something, I would starve it and stop feeding it. I would figure out the least violent path with a 100% guarantee that it would die. Seriously, it isn't rocket science that a person can only go without food and water so long before they eventually shrivel up and die, right? So, when your baby gets cancer, you begin racking your brain, thumbing through research, sleep less and read more...until all of the sudden ...
Butternut Squash & Bacon Stew
This Butternut Squash & Bacon Stew is one of our favorite healthy, nutrient dense meals. I've shared that we follow a Ketogenic diet to assist Kicker's body get rid of the cancer. Well, many people assume that eating this is boring, too bland, and maybe a bit too complicated. This delicious recipe will prove all of those assumptions wrong! So, here's what we are having for dinner... PrintButternut Squash & Bacon StewYield ...
Grain-Free Graham Crackers
I have always LOVED graham crackers, especially with cream cheese on them...oh my!! However, I don't love that most store-bought graham crackers have high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, enriched flour and an endless list of less than healthy ingredients. So, after a year of experimenting with a few different recipes, I finally perfected the yummiest, grain-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free graham cracker...you're will love ...
The Ketogenic Diet & Where to Begin
The Ketogenic Diet is a high fat, adequate protein and low-carbohydrate diet that forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Typically, carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body. However, if there is very little carbohydrates in the diet, the liver will convert fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. Cancer is an obligate glucose metabolizer. A person's normal cells ...
Raw Milk Baby Formula
Today, commercial baby formula is none other than toxic! And because the first five years of a child's life are the most important to the future of their health, do you really want to begin a child's life with this: I mean...what the HELL are those words?! Well, those are the ingredients of Similac Sensitive Powdered Formula for infants. Similac is the number one commercial baby formula brand that US hospitals use...and ...
Death by Drugs, Not Disease
Did you know that cancer is the #1 disease killer of American children? Yes! In fact, every year, cancer claims the lives of more children than AIDS, asthma, cystic fibrosis and diabetes combined. Here's some other startling statistics: The average childhood cancer victim loses 71 life years, which is a significant loss of productivity to society. One in 5 children diagnosed with cancer in the United States die. Three of 5 ...
Grain-Free Granola
Until recently, my sweet Selah had never had cereal in her short little life. Well, the other day we were out of eggs, so I just broke up a granola bar into pieces and poured milk in the bowl to serve for breakfast. Immediately, I hear..."MAMA, THIS IS COLD! WHAT'S IN MY MILK?!" Seriously, she flipped! And even though she loved it after I convinced her to give it a try, I think my little girl will always prefer her warm breakfasts of ...
