A few months ago I shared my beginning protocol for Lyme disease. And you may have noticed, no antibiotics were mentioned. Along this path, I've received numerous questions. One question I've heard quite frequently is, "Why aren't you using antibiotics?" I want to answer that question today. I want to note, that I don't believe antibiotics are evil. I believe there are certainly times when using antibiotics is the best option. Specifically, if someone has just caught a brand new case of Lyme (and it doesn't take years to diagnose like my case), antibiotics can be a great way to take care of Lyme ...Read More
Foods Carrot Cake Fritter Pancakes
These carrot cake fritter pancakes are nourishing and delicious and make the perfect breakfast. Confession: I ate cereal for breakfast for over 30 years. I didn’t know any better. It was what my parents gave me, and they wouldn’t steer me wrong. Right? Not so right. Although I was really intelligent and referred to as the “model student,” I had a lot of health problems growing up in addition to being a stressed out mess most of the time. Knowing what I know now about nutrition, I always wonder what would have happened had my parents fed me some real brain food in the morning. You know—something much more ...Read More
Homeschooling FREE Autumn Copywork Pack
Can you believe we're already talking about Fall? September just snuck up on me and that means Fall is just around the corner. The cooler weather has already hit us here where we live, and I am loving it - the leaves are turning, harvesting has begun, which means hayrides and bonfires are not far behind. Even though school is in full swing around her, there are some subjects that just need some extra attention at times. Handwriting is one of those subjects I think needs constant work. It is a skill that takes a while to master and making it fun, rather than tedious and just busy work is much better - at least in my ...Read More
Fiesta Egg Scramble
This Fiesta Egg Scramble is the perfect family breakfast option. It's super healthy, easy to make, and you can serve it with a huge array of toppings on the side, so that everyone can add whatever toppings they want and be happy with their breakfast. Breakfast, why do you come so early in the day? Pretty much as soon as their feet touch the floor in the morning, my boys are "starving" and ready to eat. My brain is barely working at this point so some times are breakfasts are kind of boring. However, it is super important to me that my boys get a filling breakfast that is also nutrient dense. They need their bodies ...Read More
#ShoutYourAbortion: The New (and Ugly) Face of Women’s Rights
A couple decades ago, the ardently pro-choice Clinton administration said they wanted abortions to be "safe, legal, and rare." President Obama repeated the same mantra, calling it "the right formulation" on abortion. While pro-lifers adamantly disagree with the "legal" part, there has been at least the pretense of some common ground—we could all agree that we wanted to live in a world where the underlying reasons why women seek out abortions were eliminated. But today, that "safe, legal, and rare" rhetoric is slipping fast, exposing a new and ugly face of women's rights. With movements like #ShoutYourAbortion trending ...Read More
Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe
I just love pancakes. This grain-free sweet potato pancake recipe is the best comfort food and the perfect delicious way to enjoy a Saturday brunch. When I am pregnant, pancakes have been one of the comfort foods I frequently long for. Those cravings are for real—what everyone says about pregnancy cravings is true. Listen to those who tell you about pregnancy cravings (just don’t listen when Grandma Janie tells you that holding a black cat will steal away your baby's soul). Though, now that I am thinking about it, when hasn’t there been a Saturday morning that I haven’t wanted pancakes—pregnant or not? I certainly ...Read More
Secret Ingredient Scrambled Eggs
There are many ways to eat eggs, but few of them qualify as a childhood favorite breakfast like scrambled eggs. Fluffy and soft, scrambled eggs will make my kiddos happy any day—and I'm quite the fan of them, too. Even though they're technically a breakfast, they'll do for lunch or dinner, too. These scrambled eggs boast a healthy brain food as their secret ingredient: carrots. As a mom I'm always looking for new ways to sneak veggies into my kids' meals. While they do enjoy raw veggies, cooked ones can be a different story. So when they aren't looking, I sneak them in. Carrots in mac 'n cheese, sweet potatoes in ...Read More
Grain-Free Banana “Oatmeal”
This grain-free banana oatmeal combines bananas and eggs in the most delicious way for a healthy and nutritious breakfast that even picky eaters will enjoy. I love to eat eggs for breakfast, and two of my three boys also love to eat eggs for breakfast. My littlest guy is a somewhat picky eater, and also underweight from a prolonged sickness when he was about a year old. I try everything I can to get him to eat high calorie and high protein brain food for breakfast. Bananas and eggs have turned out to be my go-to combination. As odd as it sounds, cooked together they make a delicious grain-free banana "oatmeal"! Eggs: ...Read More
