I am a grocery-price freak. Yup, I memorize how much items are per pound, and I know where to get them cheaper. Azure Standard is one of those companies I order from once every month or two for some particular staples. I like Azure Standard because: A lot of the stuff is organic I can buy in bulk and by the case Some of the products are from their own farm, in Oregon It means less trips to the store for me It makes real food more affordable for me There is a minimum $500 order through Azure Standard, but this isn’t a problem if you combine orders with friends. Usually, one…

I’ve never craved a lot of water. I would much rather drink tea than water. I think I would feel bloated and pukey (is that a word?) if I drank 8+ glasses of water a day. There are some people who seem to crave water–they always have to have it. This is seen as a bad thing, because it’s a sign of diabetes. And yet, mainstream health articles seem to say “drink more water!” How much water are you drinking every day? Half of your body weight in ounces? A huge jug? Several glasses full? Have you bought into the idea that you need to drink a lot of water and you…

photo credit This great post about Oxalates. Jill is a chiropractor and a nutritionist and she is incredibly smart! Her family sticks to GAPS/SCD. If you have not checked out her blog, do! I’ve had people ask me about oxalates and GAPS & I’ve thought about writing a post about it, but I did not feel like I’d researched it enough. Jill knows her stuff, so check it out! Grain Free Birthday Cakes This post gives a great overview of the different kinds of cakes you can make if you’re going grain-free. It’s got pretty photos, and links to the recipes (including 2 from this very site!). Farm Princess has…

If you’ve read this blog much, you know that I’m anti-soy, anti-sugar, anti-processed foods. If you know much about the USDA guidelines for food, you know that in our country, eating dry cereal is considered healthy and eating more than 1 egg per day is considered hazardous to your health. It is one thing to have these healthy standards “out there” and to be able to make our own choices. It is another thing when the schools start dictating what our children can and cannot eat based on these ludicrous government standards. Check out the following clip: I would be apalled if that was my child! The Weston Price Foundation…

I hate math…kind of…I’m a homeschool mom, and I love teaching my kids. My children are well versed in many events in history, lots of literature, some science, some geography, and they know their grammar and spelling pretty darn well. But when it comes to math, I lose patience with spending an hour over a workbook with a kid who still doesn’t get the thing I taught him 5 times so far this week…youknowwhatImean? Is it just my kids? To make up for this problem, we use an online math program (Math IXL) and hands-on math (i.e., give them dollars and change and let them figure out what to buy…

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a mis print.” –Mark Twain Do you read health books? Lots of them? Or do you watch the news and 20/20 and cling to the current health trends? Are you stuck on what you learned in your high school health class? Do you believe the Cherrios box when it says it’s “heart healthy”? Are you still buying margarine because someone said you should back in the 1980’s? However you eat, whatever you choose, do it with conviction. Every bite you put in your mouth will impact your body in one way or another. Every time you scan your bank card…