I’ve long known that soy isn’t the health food it’s been made out to be, but hesitated in writing about it much since I hadn’t done the hard research to put out a good comprehensive post on the topic.  (more…)

Would you like to see THE most clear and entertaining real story on some of the biggest dietary misconceptions out there?  I’ve watched the below video clips over and over because they explain in lay-person’s terms the heavy topics that have confused people for decades now. (more…)

Recently I’ve written about a new book by Drs. Mike & Mary Dan Eades.  I shared in the comments there my only concern about this diet, but I LOVE most everything in the book. (more…)

I’m reading Julia Child’s charming book, “My Life in France”, and wanted to find some old video clips so I could see her in real life. (more…)

Jenny McCarthy is bringing some much needed media attention to the issue of vaccination safety, mostly related to Autism awareness (more…)

Wonder what causes pot bellies or fat in other places?  (more…)

One of the topics I touch on in my blog now and then is the issue of “gut health” and a strong immune system, but I don’t know if I’ve ever explained the very basics.  (more…)

Thankfully, most of my friends are just as into eating better as I am now (more…)

On my recent trip to California when I visited Nutrilite (a supplement facility), part of that visit included personal fitness evalutions. (more…)

Do you remember watching Julia Child on television?  Sadly, I never did.  I was NOT into cooking back then.  But now that I’m a food blogger, and now that I’ve seen this movie, I’m ready to get some of her cookbooks and give her recipes a shot! (more…)

Yes, it’s sad, but we’re down to the last week of summer. (more…)

As most of you know, I’m ALL about getting your nutrients from nutrient-dense traditional foods instead of from more isolated nutrients in pill form (more…)

Thankfully, most of my friends are just as into eating better as I am now (and they’re also very real, meaning we don’t always succeed), but somehow I often still find myself in situations where I’m the lone weirdo.  (more…)

In this post I answered a reader question:  “We get invited to go out to dinner often.  How can we continue to eat the traditional way and still go out?  Are there “good” restaurants?  (more…)

When choosing healthy ingredients for cooking and baking, it’s not always easy knowing what to buy.  (more…)

Wonder about the best foods for baby?  Does your baby have acid reflux/GERD?  Need some breastfeeding support?  (more…)

Last week when I was cleaning strawberries all afternoon, I flipped on Oprah & Dr. Oz.  I probably shouldn’t have done that, some of what I heard made me nuts.  (more…)

A few years ago, Kent’s Dad, Ron, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.  This has been heartbreaking, as you can imagine, and he’s been in a nursing home for a couple years now. (more…)

Kent & I have never dreamed of owning a cottage.  We can’t figure out the appeal of having TWO places that fall apart and have to be fixed and kept up all the time. (more…)

When we went through our years of infertility struggles after our first baby, all I wanted was to have another baby to nurse – my heart would ache when I saw new moms breast-feeding.  (more…)