One week before Thanksgiving, 2013, my almost 3-year-old baby boy stopped walking. He had been complaining of back pain, leg pain and tummy aches off and on for about a month, but we shrugged it off as nothing more than the 'terrible two's." Then, one day he stopped walking...like he literally began crawling and would say his legs hurt too bad to walk. I remember walking into my room, closing the door and calling my friend and ...
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How Eating More Fat Will Reduce Your Stress & Improve Your Libido
It should not come as a surprise that the current environment in which most of us live or work is stressful! Whether it is financial stress, the stress of caring for an ill family member, the demands of parenting, or high expectations placed upon us from our work place, we consistently are in a "fight or flight" mode. Ultimately, this contributes to poor physical and mental health. I have always prided myself on handling stress fairly ...
Bone Broth as an Alternative Therapy for Cancer
I believe that diet, alongside other therapies, can play an extremely important role in healing the body of cancer. And more specifically, I believe that one of the more important parts of that diet should include bone broth. Let's think for a moment...what if your grandma was right?! Seriously, what if that chicken soup really WAS good for the soul? I know it always made me feel better when I was sick. And to this day, people still ...
Choosing Strength + Cancer Detox Remedies
"You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." I recently read this quote somewhere, and it speaks volumes to our journey! Prior to Kicker's Leukemia diagnosis on December 4th, 2013, I had only met one other person whose child had beat cancer. From my perspective, it was totally unheard of, and if anything, cancer was a death sentence, especially for children. Seriously, have you seen the ...