Well, it is that time of year again! Everyone is busy with decorating their homes, making party plans, and buying gifts for loved ones as Christmas Day approaches. How about you? Have you already finished your Christmas shopping? Did you pick out that perfect gift for each of your children (and grandchildren)? What if I were to tell you that there is a far better gift that you can give your child than what awaits them Christmas morning? You can’t purchase this gift at th

I'm standing in line at Panera Bread contemplating my healthiest choices on the menu and a lady and her two children join the line behind me. If you've ever been to Panera Bread then you know they have a magnificent display of baked goods and cookies at the beginning of the line - not one of my "healthy" considerations. Now granted, these pastries may seem far "better" for you than your average box of store-bought cookies, but the sugar load in them is still higher than desir

Book Review: Nourishing Traditions I have had the book Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon in my possession for about 5 years. It has been one of my favorite “cookbooks”. The recipe section of the book is well worn and I have enjoyed most of the new foods and cooking techniques found throughout its pages. In every section, she has wonderful little tidbits of information in the margins that complement the food at hand. What I never realized until I took the Nutritional Consu

My transition to whole and natural foods has not been a fast one. As I have transitioned, I have carried my family with me, sometimes at gun point (figuratively speaking of course). I didn't start our journey by adding new and strange food, but by cutting out processed and refined food. Six years later, I have lost 60lbs., never had those surgeries the doctors said I needed, nor did I take the statin drugs prescribed to me. So, it's been worth it. Recently, I successfully sta