Hey mama, if you have a picky eater in your house, you are not alone. It is totally normal for kids to go through picky stages. Your sweet babe, who once ate anything you put in front of her, is suddenly turning her head and refusing to eat foods she used to love.  Suddenly meal […]

Do you feel a connection between spirituality, food, and the ability to fulfill your work and purpose? To me, eating is a spiritual act as much as a physical one. I have experienced the profound difference between how I feel after eating nutrient-poor foods versus foods that are as close to nature as possible.  And […]

Sauerkraut and other fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, and kvass are considered some of the first (good for you!) processed food products consumed by humans. They have been a food staple of nearly all cultures for thousands of years.  Once upon a time, fermentation—when Lactobacillus bacteria beneficially alters food—was one of only a few […]

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When it comes to finding clean drinking water, many find a false sense of safety and comfort in bottled water. However, bottled water brings its own list of possible contaminants and environmental concerns.  While it seems like there should be, there is no regulation or policing agency for the safety or purity of bottled water. […]

Simply stated, clean water is important.  There is little else that we will consume as much as water.  In fact, if achieving at least 64 ounces of water ingestion per day, every day, a person will take in over 23,000 ounces of water per year.  By that rate, we will have consumed over one million […]

Hi there! It’s Amy here. In this crazy time of covid, over-sanitization of everything we touch, election stress, homeschooling while working from home, all piled up on top of the normal cold and flu season — our immune systems are taking a hit. But the good news is that there are dietary and lifestyle practices […]

In 2012, approximately 91% of U.S. adults aged 20-64 had dental caries in permanent teeth.1 The number of children needing braces has quadrupled since the 1960’s 2, and it’s now considered a rite of passage to have wisdom teeth pulled. Why are we seeing so much dental decay and overcrowding? Is this something we merely […]

INGREDIENTS 1 lb ground sausage1 medium onion, chopped4 cloves garlic, minced6 cups chicken bone broth2 red or russet potatoes, diced (swap out with cauliflower to make RESTART-compliant)1 bunch of kale, de-stemmed and roughly chopped1 cup coconut milksalt and pepper DIRECTIONS 1.    In a large skillet, brown sausage. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the […]

What comes to mind when you think of metabolism? Is it this mysterious control panel in our body that determines whether we will be slim or not? Is it possible to change our metabolism — from being “slow” to “fast?” And what is it anyways?? Let’s discuss the definition of metabolism, symptoms of metabolic dysfunction, […]