I am a grown woman person. I think of myself as generally capable and responsible, but I do get help with the REAL scary stuff like taxes and bills and dishes (Thank you, husband). In my adulthood, I have noticed that I may have tendencies towards deficits in attention. IContinue Reading
Parenting in a pandemic is hard- I think that is a safe statement to make. We are all in the same storm- though we each have different boats. We have different challenges based on stages of life, employment status, job type, family availability, overall health and baseline mental state. ThisContinue Reading
Butterscotch Apple Lactation Bites I might still do some fine-tuning on this flavor, but they’re still delicious! I used a full cup of finely chopped freeze-dried apples, but between the butterscotch chips and the nut butter, the apple isn’t as pronounced as I’d like it to be. I’ll update thisContinue Reading
I thought the nutrition space was this cozy little alcove between what people think is healthy to eat and what is actually healthy to eat. Conventional thinking and holistic thinking Western and eastern medicinal beliefs and practices And my job was to communicate the truth, which often lies somewhere inContinue Reading
Chiropractic Care has done a lot for me. I first started going when I was 30 weeks pregnant with my first babe, as soon as I learned the benefits of chiropractic care during pregnancy. The benefits of keeping an ever-changing and growing body properly aligned cannot be overstated. Every timeContinue Reading
He’s here! I want to share my third birth story. It was an entirely different experience from my first two births, just proving further that these things can’t really be predicted or fully planned for! My water broke at 2:35 am, while I was sleeping. I thought I was peeingContinue Reading
How to Stay on Track with Healthy Eating You have learned some important new information about healthy eating. You have tried to stop demonizing fat. You have learned to focus on real, whole foods instead of packaged ones. You have read ingredient labels until they were blurry. You were doingContinue Reading
What do we feed our kids?!? The short answer is: however much “real food” they are willing to eat, plus concessions made to make sure they’re fed. At the bottom of this post, I shared some pictures of common school lunches we send to daycare for our 2 and 4Continue Reading
1 red bell pepper One 15 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup tahini (I use Trader Joe’s) 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped or minced 2 tbsp cold water 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tsp salt (more to taste) 1/4 tsp cumin Preheat ovenContinue Reading
I shouldn’t say never, but I’ll get to that later. The short answer to this question is that humans cannot reach optimal nutrient levels with plant-sourced foods alone. That’s really where I’m coming from with this. Plant-based protein and fat sources are not as bioavailable to our species, and thereforeContinue Reading