As soon as November 1st hits, I have Elf on repeat, play Amy Grant’s Christmas album from the 90’s, non-stop, and fill my house with the aroma of Holiday Joy Essential Oil. Yes, I’m that girl…I live for the holidays! And even though it can be such a joyful time, I know there can be a lot of stress and sickness involved as well. I’ll never forget the year that my sister and her newborn couldn’t come visit us for Christmas because ...
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My Kid’s Supplement Protocol
When my son, Kicker, was diagnosed with cancer at 3 years old, we immediately locked arms with our team of holistic practitioners, and they put him on a therapeutic protocol complete with supplements and essential oils that benefited his specific needs. In addition to his regular chemotherapy, he probably took 30 supplements a day (in the form of capsules, as well as, liquid) during his 3.5-year treatment, and we didn’t lighten up on this ...
Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Safe? + Healthy Sweetener Options
In 1821, the average person consumed 10 lbs. of sugar a year. By 2005, the average person was consuming 199 lbs. Am I the only one who thinks that’s insane?! Don’t get me wrong…not all sugar is bad. However, most of the sugar options available can be detrimental to your health. So, let’s talk about one of the most harmful sweeteners used in many of the products that we’re consuming on a daily basis. In fact, this toxic ingredient is ...
8 Ways to Heal the Thyroid Naturally
I'm so excited Carrie is sharing her powerful story of healing with my reader's today. After receiving a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease, she took matters into her own hands. She used healthy food, natural supplements and essential oils to help her recover. As with any disease, it's important to remember to not simply band-aid the symptoms with medication. Instead, it is critical to address the underlying cause by using ...
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 ...
Healthy Halloween Tips
Is there any possibility that we can skip past October 31st and pretend like Halloween never happened? Call me bahumbug, but it really is my least favorite day of the year! Maybe it's the creepiness, my distaste for dressing up, the extra effort it all requires, or the toxic handfuls of "treats" passed out to small children. Either way, now that I do have young children and they think Halloween is fun, I have no choice. If you know ...
Let’s Starve the Cancer
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 ...
