New Society Publishers initially contacted me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reading a pre-publication galley for Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home Healthcare, and if I liked it, write up a short … Read More
Today we’re chatting with Hilary Boynton and Mary G. Brackett, authors of The Heal Your Gut Cookbook: Nutrient-Dense Recipes for Intestinal Health Using the GAPS Diet. If you have health challenges, you may have read about or considered the GAPS … Read More
Americans spend $40 billion a year on medications to alleviate the symptoms of the common cold, even though research does not show that it is beneficial. Most people will improve within a week to ten days, regardless of whether they … Read More
If you suffer from any type of chronic pain, even just a bit of soreness when you wake up in the morning, you don’t want to miss today’s post! When I was in my early 30s, I started waking up … Read More
Luncheon meat was one of the first things I cut out of my diet when I started to learn about nutrition. Cured meats contain sodium nitrates and nitrites, which have been associated with stomach cancer. They also tend to be … Read More
11+ reasons you could be wrong! Since I started eating healthier a couple of decades ago, I didn’t think that I needed supplements. I believed that vitamins were for those people who were not eating a healthy diet. However, … Read More
In spite of claims that underarm antiperspirant is harmful to health, it is still used because we think we need it. Of course, no one wants to stink, but there are natural alternatives to deodorant that work for most people. … Read More
A few days ago, a friend said that one of her friends on Facebook had gone on a rant about how something natural is not necessarily good. The most outrageous example she gave was tsunamis. Just because tsunamis are natural does … Read More
If you want to improve your health, exercise more, and eat better, but you’re not sure where to start, then Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes by Tom Rath is the book for you. If you … Read More
One winter more than a decade ago after receiving my master’s degree and suffering through a class on research and statistics, I decided to finally put that knowledge to use. I then proceeded to design a study that I knew … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader is about creating a more sustainable life, but what exactly does that mean? It means making choices that will make you healthier...
