Do you have any health related questions? About anything? If so, you are in the RIGHT place! This is week 3 of the "Ask Dr. Jake" feature! We have been loving all of the questions! You can read more about Dr. Jake and his qualifications or types of questions he answers here. Jacqueline from Deep Roots at Home asks:I have been trying to find out more information on maca, a possible substitute for HRT or bio-identical hormones. does Jake know this herb or have any experience with it? I … [Read more...]
New "Ask Dr. Jake" Feature {Fear about Getting Children Adjusted}
February 10, 2012 By
Do you have any health related questions? About anything?If so, you are in the RIGHT place!As promised, the "Ask Dr. Jake" feature is now ready and accepting questions. You do not have to have a blog to have your questions to be featured. If you do however, I will link back to your blog (if you want me to) if you ask a question! You can read more about Dr. Jake and his qualifications or types of questions he answers here. Here are the first couple of questions & comments (mainly) about fear … [Read more...]
Probiotics 101
November 30, 2011 By
This week is the final post in the Five Flu Fighting Food Series. If you have been following along, you learned about the other 4 in the series: pumpkin, breakfast, green tea and garlic and their amazing super food healing benefits they have on your immune system. This series is opened up to all of our readers who will be linking up their favorite recipes with these key flu-fighting ingredients, so that you can get lots of ideas for creative ways to serve them to your family! This series … [Read more...]
Easy Garlic Salsa
November 16, 2011 By
You don't want to get your garlic out if you are going to see Breaking Dawn, part of the Twilight series this week, but you do if you want to help your immune system! I believe the character Bella would not even get close to garlic because she is in love with Edward and my husband would know because he read the books! Yes, a 32 year old guy read the series! All joking aside, garlic is defined as a strong-smelling pungent-tasting bulb, used as a flavoring in cooking and in herbal medicine. … [Read more...]
Immune Boosting Green Tea
November 9, 2011 By
Over the past couple of weeks I have been participating in a series called Five Flu Fighting Foods. The first super food was pumpkin and then the focus centered on the fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and can help your immune system. Another immune boosting fact is making sure you are getting enough to drink. Water helps your cells to properly function, and is a necessary nutrient for healing and detox. Do you ever get tired of drinking plain old water? Each … [Read more...]
3 Things ever Mother Needs
November 1, 2011 By
If you're a mother you know your job is never done! There is always housework, clothes to fold, meals to make, kids to tend to, and so much more. Our check list is never completed.Although all of us are super busy, we need to make sure we are taking care of ourselves! This is actually something I am working on because life is happening and I feel as though I can't keep up so after pondering about this, I can up with this list.Here are a few things I believe ever mother needs to function … [Read more...]
The Power of the Plentiful Pumpkin
October 26, 2011 By
Fall is my favorite time of the year! I love saying it's "Fall Y'all" especially since I live in the South! photo credit The weather is getting nice, the beautiful leaves are changing, and that means pumpkin patches, seasonal foods like winter squash and all kinds pumpkin recipes, even egg nog and fun times in the crisp outdoors!With the season changing, that also means it's "flu season" and besides getting enough sleep, exercising, reducing toxins in your daily life, you can also eat foods … [Read more...]
How to have a Healthy Immune System Naturally???
September 28, 2011 By
The beginning of "Flu season" is here so that means???? For hundreds of thousands it means doing what they think they ought to, to be healthy. I have already begun to see that tables being set up at Walmart's and other places. According the the CDC , they "recommend getting a yearly flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease." However, for our family we will NOT be getting a flu vaccine or any vaccine for … [Read more...]
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