It’s hard to believe it’s the end of the year already. Sometimes, I feel lost amid the rapids of life – the work, the emails, our farmers market and real food bank, the everything. Seriously, it seems that everything I do to simplify my life leaves me open to complicate it further. Which is why this [...]
My Favorite Things in December: Hot Springs, Magnesium Oil and Site Updates
December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Natural Sources of Vitamin D for the Dark Days
December 3, 2009 By 14 Comments
I’ve talked at length about the importance of vitamin D in health – particularly its role in maintaining immunity and protecting fertility. Moreover, insufficient and deficient levels of vitamin D are linked to chronic disease: autoimmune disorders, infertility, cancer, depression, chronic pain, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, cognitive dysfunction, you name it. This nutrient – truly a pre-hormone [...]
Iron Deficiency and the Breastfed Baby
August 15, 2009 By 21 Comments
“He’s iron-deficient.” “She’s slightly anemic.” I hear it often: mothers take their babies to the clinic for a well baby check up, have blood drawn and summarily learn that their baby is deficient in iron and needs supplementation. Or, if your baby’s doctor is like ours was you simply receive a prescription for iron supplementation [...]
Lovage Soup for Spring
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
campfire roast chicken with flowering onion and dill
Our Daily Bread: No-knead Sourdough
A Story of Recovery (and a Recipe for Grain-free Carrot Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting)
A Recipe for Beet Kvass: A Deeply Cleansing Tonic
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