I cannot tell you all how excited I am about this post! A few years ago, I discovered why the things we put on our skin are just as important as what we put into our guts, and nothing’s been the same since. I learned the problems with deodorant, conventional makeup, and especially those conventional
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If you’re like me, sometimes you’d rather curl up with a book (or movie) and a blanket during pregnancy than sit on the computer to gain some knowledge! Fortunately, this is probably a much better way to gain knowledge and empower ourselves with information. So I’d like to share some of my favorite resources for
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One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “What vitamins and nutrients do you recommend for pregnancy?” As I like to do, I thought I would compile this information into a blog post so I don’t have to type it over and over all the time! After experiencing my share of pregnancy complications,
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Postpartum depression, antenatal depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder related to birth are multi-faceted, complicated illnesses that can be caused by a number of different things. While some experts propose that these things have physical causes, others report psychological factors as the main cause. And others, like myself (although I would not consider myself an expert),
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For some reason, our government cannot seem to stop using toxic chemicals for everything! This includes our own drinking and bathing water! What’s so dangerous about our tap water? Sadly, many things, but today I want to cover the water that we use to keep our little ones clean. If you’ve read my post about
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I know the feeling. Having more information than you know what to do with! And not knowing where to begin with it. And then feeling like giving up before you’ve even started because of being overwhelmed. If this describes you, then this post is for you! I’m going to share some resources to help you
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Pinterest is a great place to discover your inner creativity, isn’t it?! I used a tip I saw on there for Valentine’s Day today to make heart-shaped cupcakes. Of course, cupcakes at our house are healthy enough to eat for breakfast or lunch, so that’s what we did! If you’ve never learned about the benefits
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Even though I LOVE cooking and creating my own whole foods recipes, some of you may have noticed I unfortunately do not post many recipes on my website. Fortunately, there is no shortage for other websites that do! So I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorites for you to scroll through when you
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I’ll never forget the look on the poor girl’s face (and her mom’s!) when we said we don’t eat sugar and respectfully declined her Girl Scout cookies. And I didn’t even get to the part about them containing the even more dangerous trans fats! We’re not much for even natural sweets around here (give me
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Finding and eating healthy snacks can be one of the biggest obstacles to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We all know that store-bought snacks are nothing but processed, dead matter marketed as “food,” so I won’t beat a dead horse listing facts we all already know. Instead, I’ll just offer HFFG’s Master List of Healthy, Whole
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Teflon-free bread machines:
