Foods 
"Bone broth?! What is the world is THAT?" I asked incredulously. I was baffled. How was this any different than regular broth or stock that I purchased from the store? And why was it so important to drink bone broth regularly? If you're new on your real-food journey, you might be wondering the same thing I was just a couple of years ago. This former Sprite-drinking, Trix-loving, microwave popcorn-snacking, raw cookie dough-loving girl has come a long way in just a few short years! If I can learn how to incorporate healing foods into my diet, you can too! Skip nutrient depleted store-bought broth that’s filled ...Read More
The Great Debate: Should You Ingest Essential Oils?
One of the main questions people have about how to use essential oils is whether they can be ingested. In fact, you could say there’s an all-out fight about it in the essential oils community. When you’re looking into this issue, a good place to start is researching how essential oils work. Knowing this will help you understand how they are best used. You can find a good beginning in your research with The Skeptic’s Guide to Essential Oils here on Intoxicated on Life. In that post, I share the science behind essential oils and how to use them. Many Different Opinions on Ingesting Essential Oils Some folks say you ...Read More
Homeschooling A Homeschool Spanish Curriculum That Really Works: Excelerate Spanish
Need to find a Spanish curriculum that works for you and your family? Learn more about excelerate spanish, which is a wonderful language teaching program for homeschoolers and anyone else interested in learning on their own. I knew when I had children that they would need to learn at least one other language. For me Excelerate Spanish is the only way to go. The way the world is changing, it may be best for them to be fluent in a multitude of languages. While there are no firm statistics available to distinguish where Americans lie on how multilingual we are compared to the rest of the world, the fact remains that we ...Read More
15 Days of Delicious Grain-Free, Sugar-Free Meals
I'm excited to share this meal plan for 15 days of grain-free meals with you. Bonus: they're also sugar-free. I have a confession: I get stuck in "meal ruts." I don't like it. I like to provide my family with delicious, easy-to-prepare, unique foods. I like to introduce them to new dishes. My taste buds get bored with the same ole' same ole'. I need inspiration for grain-free meals. If you do too, read on: Looking for more gluten-free recipes and resources? This Everything Gluten Free page is a library of everything gluten free we’ve worked on. Most of us, when cutting out gluten and/or all ...Read More
10 Warning Signs You Have Thyroid Problems
We need to discuss the warning signs you have thyroid problems. Thyroid disease is on the rise these days. Sadly, due to our lifestyles and the toxicity of daily life our thyroids take a beating. While the problem is common many people experience symptoms that they think are normal or they don't recognize the role their thyroid plays in them. My first major indication that I had a serious thyroid problem was when I woke up with a panic attack. It was out of the blue and I had never experienced one before. It totally scared me! I began to look at what could be the root of it and quickly decided that my ...Read More
101 Things To Do With Your Kids When It’s Cold Outside
I recently spent a few days coming up with this list for 101 things to do with your kids when it's cold outside. You know the days. Whether it's a rainy week in summer, or snowy cold days in winter, there are times when your family just plain gets stuck in the house. Then the cabin fever sets in. Thankfully this blog post is here to help you with 101—yes 101—things to do with your kids when it's cold outside, and bonus: you can do them inside with minimal setup. Don't worry there are plenty of activities for older kids as well as the younger ones. There are two rules for this list of things to ...Read More
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Fudge Chocolate Brownies
Gluten Free and Grain Free Brownies! Who doesn't like brownies? Well, I guess there are some people, but most people love them. Our family especially loves fudge style chocolate brownies. These grain-free fudge chocolate brownies are dairy free, sugar free and amazing! Gluten Free and Grain Free? You Can Do This! (and enjoy it too) It was a real disappointment to my family when we had to go gluten free and then we later went grain free. What? How were we supposed to make anything good with out grains? Now we all know how invalid that idea is. However, when one first makes big lifestyle and dietary changes it ...Read More
Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Communion Wafers
The closer the communion plate moved toward our aisle, the more uncomfortable I got. I was supposed to be completely grain-free, but what do I do about these gluten-filled communion wafers? The communion plate reached our aisle, and by now I was completely preoccupied with the question of what to do—do I take a communion wafer or do I skip it? I squirmed in my seat and looked around me. This was question running through my head: what will people think if they notice I don't take communion? (This is definitely NOT what I should have been thinking about, regardless of whether or not I decided to take the communion ...Read More
