Have you hit a place of futility your own or your child’s eczema and food sensitivities? Does everything you eat seem to aggravate your symptoms while the list of trigger foods and intolerances is increasing to the point that you wonder if there will be anything left to eat in your family’s future? You’ve already tried…. Replacing all your staple …
It is important not to think of infants and children as little adults in our feeding of them because essentially their digestive systems do not mature until about the age of 6 or 7. Their digestive enzymes are not as plentiful or as efficient as ours and they are less able to assimilate the nutrition that is provided. “Intestinal materials …
Looking for an alternative approach to introducing solid foods to babies that is based on nutrition from REAL food, digestive physiology and intuitive wisdom of the ancients? Given that our grandmothers lived much closer to the natural course of the rhythms of life, they were likely more in tune with nature`s plan for feeding babies than we are. It seems …
What does it mean to be “cultured“ at Birth? As our babies are being birthed, they are literally being “cultured“ by our vaginal flora. “The medical science shows that the flora in the vagina comes from the gut. What lives in the woman`s bowel will live in her vagina… in women with recurrent thrush, no matter how many powerful anti …
Did you know that cultured foods are nature’s probiotics? Cultured foods, unbeknownst to many of us are actually a missing food group! That means in order to provide your child with optimal digestive and immune health, it is essential to make cultured foods a part of your family’s diet. Before refrigeration, our ancestors used lactic acid fermentation in the form of …
“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world. “Charles Malik If I had one wish for humanity, I would want our generation of women to leave a new legacy in childbirth. And I would want all of us; mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, sisters, brothers, aunties, uncles, cousins and neighbors to be part of the conversation -because …
You might be wondering, can I feed my children Kombucha? There are varying opinions about this, but generally be cautious in children 4 & under. This not to dissuade you from sharing Kombucha with your children, but to ask you to exercise care in how much and how often you give it to them. Reasons that it might be wise …
Have you ever wondered why so many babies and children these days seem to suffer from a variety of types of digestive distress?
Do you have a few little (or not so little!) juice addicts in your family and you wish you could get them to drink something else? Or, do you withhold juice and pop from your kids and wish that you had a healthy substitution so that they don’t feel deprived at family gatherings and birthday parties? If this is you, …