Note: I’ve included our video illustrations below as 2-minute mini videos so you don’t have to watch one long video. You can just watch the little video clips you want to. However, if you do want to see the full 30-minute video you can view the complete video HERE. As a single mom with three […]
Healthy Meals
The Benefits of the Family Meal
By Nancy Jewel Poer We did not feel television was a benefit to growing, creative minds … with TV you are taking in someone else’s story, not living your own. The only possible and logical daily gathering time was the evening meal. When I speak with adults about happy childhood memories, special meals almost always […]
Is Your Health Food Safe?
Ironically, last year, the only time I got sick from food was when I had just eaten a typical “health food” meal filled with vegetables as a main dish and a salad on the side. After this meal I had a very bad case of food poisoning for the next 24 hours. I am sure […]
What is an “Open Table”?
Today I took a look back in time. What were we doing on Thanksgiving five years ago? And how have things changed since then? What I discovered surprised me. Looking back I can see how what we did was very healing to our family as well as others and contributed to the way the children […]
Your Herbal “Financial Stemulus” Package
Ok, I admit I didn’t make that up. Our local florist has that on their sign and I thought it was so clever! But it also fits what I wanted to talk about today. During rough economic times (be it now or another time) I often find people struggling to keep up with their natural […]
Spring & Summer Protection-ade
Does the thought of a refreshing day by the lake or at the local swimming pool have you jumping up and down for joy or does it have you running to hide? If you or someone you love suffers from allergies, environmental and/or chemical sensitivities it will be the word “pollen” that is heard instead of “lake vacation” […]
My Favorite Detox Diet for Adults and Kids
Every change of season I do a detox. Sometimes I do a juice fast, sometimes I use a lot of herbs, sometimes I do other kinds of detoxes. However, for the next ten days I am doing my favorite detox diet. I almost feel guilty doing it because it is so easy. When someone says […]
A Meal Planning, Daily Planning, Organizational Chart (Gift for You)
We have updated our “Color and Grain of the Day” chart so it looks pretty for you. If you want to share this please send people to our BLOG here to download it. It is free for anyone who downloads it from us. However, please do not distribute it (re-pinning from our Pinterest board is […]
How Health Impacts Learning in Your Classroom
What if you were in control of the education your child was receiving and also the factors that could increase the effectiveness of this education? Wouldn’t that be exciting? Not only would you be able to teach your child but you would also be able to assure that they were learning at their optimum performance […]
Encouraging Kids to Love Healthy Food
“Don’t eat the salad!” the little girl warned me at the potluck. I was worried. What is wrong with it? Is it old? Did it fall on the floor? “No, salad is yucky!” she explained. I remember when my son used to tell me that. “Salad is yucky”. I even have some friends who won’t […]
Food as Medicine
In the past 25 years I’ve seen food help and hurt people in so many ways. If you think about it using logic it is not that surprising. Over the counter and prescription medicine is given to us in doses because they all have effects on the body. People know that food also has an […]
Pumpkin Smoothie for Balance & Nutrition
Pumpkin Smoothies are one of my favorite autumn treats and the best part of them is that they are super healthy as well! They are filled with vitamins, minerals and even protein and calcium. When you drink a pumpkin smoothie you are helping your body balance in so many ways. A smoothie can even be […]