Let’s Debate Raw Milk
Do you seek the real truth? Not information crafted to sell products to the masses? You be the judge who won…just watch the debate. Kudos to Harvard for hosting on this controversial (because of the...
View ArticleMy hometown is waking up…to the microbiome
This post is dedicated to the new fermenters along the lakeshore of beautiful West Michigan. Great job to the students from my White Lake Area Community Education classes, Nourishing the Lakeshore,...
View ArticleDoes it bug you that you’re eating Roundup? It should.
I watched this video last week and felt so sad knowing many of my loved ones are seeking help for illness from the medical field while they’re eating foods that not only can’t sustain them, but are...
View Article7 Simple Steps to Better Digestion
Specializing in digestive wellness, I have to encourage people to eat the highest quality food they can afford. Yes, I’m aware that grass fed animal products and organic produce cost more. Yes, they...
View ArticleTips for Fabulous Ferments
This post is dedicated to my local fermenting buds – Fermenting the Lakeshore With the recent evidence from the Human Micobiome Project proving we are more bacterial than human, fermenting is coming...
View ArticleWhy are we fat?
This post is dedicated to that amazing group from Unity of Muskegon who meet for Let’s Talk Wellness and are making positive changes toward better health every day. I am SO proud of you all! Last year...
View ArticleGluten 101
We’ve been hearing the word gluten for some time now…WHAT is up? For the newbies, I thought I’d write a simple “Cliff Notes” version of the issue. Humans have been eating bread for millennia, what’s...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Make-at-Home Medicine
This post is dedicated to the outstanding group of health conscious individuals who attend meetings of the newly formed Nourishing the Lakeshore of West Michigan chapter of the Weston A. Price...
View ArticleBEHIND THE SCENES ON VACCINES –
It’s been 5 years since I began to study the dangers of vaccines. Their effect on our most vulnerable is both sad and maddening. Thank goodness there are now reliable sources for all to find the truth....
View ArticleWhat to do with all those summer veggies – STIR FRY
Do you have a CSA share (community supported agriculture)? Are you growing your own veggies and want to use as much as you can while they’re fresh? I’m doing both so it’s the season to get creative....
View ArticleWhy Detox?
We live in toxic times – from the poisons in our air and water, to the denatured foods we eat that lack the nutrients needed to build healthy bodies, to harmful medications and dental work, to the...
View ArticlePlague Tonic in Pictures
Dedicated to the Fall 2014 class of Fermentation 101. Welcome to the world of culture! It’s that time of year again…time to prepare for cold and flu season, especially because flu shots are being...
View ArticleKombucha for Beginners
Simple Kombucha Instructions – makes about ½ gallon 1. Bring about 6 ½ cups pure water to boil 2. Pour into glass vessel and add ½ cup sugar (or you can do this in the pot). Stir to dissolve. 3. Put...
View ArticleApple Squares – gluten, casein and nut free
Apples, coconut and a hint of orange spice Here’s a yummy way to use those delicious apples that are in abundance this time of year. Coconut and coconut oil help add to the nutritional value of this...
View ArticleReal Food. It’s the New Medicine.
A typical breakfast* Welcome to 2015 health conscious truth seekers. I decided to take a friend’s suggestion and change my tag line. I hesitated because it was Hippocrates, way back in 460 B who...
View ArticleEasy Crockpot Chicken for Detoxing
As the New Year progresses, more and more people are jumping on the opportunity to detoxify their bodies. Here’s a simple recipe that helps support the liver’s detoxification pathways. 1 head...
View ArticleBest Liver Pate Ever
I never thought I could consume liver in anything but dessicated form, encapsulated. Then I became a regular at the Weston A Price Foundation conferences and at least ate liver during the meals where...
View ArticleHow’s Your Thyroid?
Dr. Dan Gleason and I recently shared a presentation at Nourishing the Lakeshore, our local chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation. This post is based on our presentation. What is the thyroid? A...
View ArticleA Must Read – The Iodine Crisis
We need to be AWARE – we have a severe nutrient deficiency in the U.S. (and many other places on the planet). The book, The Iodine Crisis, by investigative reporter and whistleblower, Lynne Farrow,...
View ArticleHow Vaccines Make Humans GMOs
This is a copy of my letter to the Weston A Price Foundation which was published in their Fall 2015 Wise Traditions Journal. A main focus of the Foundation is the promotion of therapies that do not...
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