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How Much Fluoride Do You Drink?

April 26th, 2013 · 28 Comments · Food for Thought, Natural Health

Parenting isn’t easy. If you’re not being awakened at night or having to quell arguments between siblings, you’re researching like mad trying to figure out the best foods to feed your brood, and then making the time to cook from scratch and source quality ingredients. You have decisions to make about the health, schooling, and [...]

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Tags: Berkey·fluoride·oral health·teeth·water

Oil Pulling Tips and Success Stories ~ Do You Swish?

April 25th, 2013 · 51 Comments · Food for Thought, Natural Health

Quiz: What did you do upon getting out of bed this morning? Pray a morning offering/devotion. Get back in bed and pull the covers over your head, screaming, “I’m not facing the day! Go away!” Immediately start breakfast for ravenous mouths, still in your PJs. Look bleary-eyed into the face of a toddler and ask, [...]

Amazingly Natural Toothpaste–New Kid-Friendly Flavor {GIVEAWAY-NOW CLOSED}

April 24th, 2013 · 22 Comments · Natural Health, What to Buy

Our family has more or less been using Earthpaste for a year now, and I’m excited to share a brand new flavor with you that is more “kid-friendly” than ever: Lemon Twist. My husband and I (and my mom and dad too!) have been enjoying the previous three flavors immensely: Cinnamon, Peppermint, and Wintergreen. We [...]

Monday Mission: Learn How to Brush Your Teeth Like an Adult

April 22nd, 2013 · 19 Comments · Monday Missions, Natural Health

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to learn how to brush your teeth like an adult. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps I’m rating this one as “baby steps” because you don’t have to buy anything new or find more time in your already-packed day to complete the mission, but it’s far [...]

Would You Suck on a Piece of BPA Candy?

January 11th, 2013 · 25 Comments · Natural Health

It seems the whole country is trying to avoid BPA – in food storage containers, water bottles, cups, plastic baby toys. The “No BPA!” sticker is as popular as the “og Trans Fat” and “All Natural” labels I ranted about yesterday. If bisphenol-A is bad – and I have to believe it is – then [...]

Look into your Mouth…What do you Wonder About?

January 2nd, 2013 · 35 Comments · Natural Health

See my dazzling smile? I’m happy about butter, raw milk, and cute babies. But I have no clue what I’m talking about when it comes to taking care of that smile. I’ve been making real food and natural health changes with great focus for about four years now, along with a gradual shift for the [...]

Monday Mission: Find and Replace SLS

October 31st, 2011 · 52 Comments · Green Living

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to read your soap and cleaning labels, seek out “sodium lauryl sulfate” and “sodium laureth sulfate,” then begin to look for natural alternatives. (Can you see why I just wrote “SLS” in the title?) Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides Since last year’s natural personal products [...]