Nourishing Traditions is one of the many great books I have been privileged to read as part of the Nutritional Therapy program. Here is my book review: Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions presents the compelling argument that Americans ought to go back to their ancestral roots when it comes to nutrition. Sally’s book refers to a dentist … Read more
It is commonly known that what a pregnant mother eats can impact her growing baby. What we don’t often consider is the nutrition the expectant mother had as a child–and what her parents and grandparents ate before her. Do these foods impact the health of her unborn child? What about that child’s future children? If … Read more
I am 3 weeks into a program I wish I had signed up for 7 or so years ago when I first heard about it. Every year, multiple times per year, I have looked over the NTA site, studied it, and prayed about if it was the right timing for me. This year, the May … Read more
Have you ever been told that gluten sensitivity isn’t real? Have you heard people say this to you? I have. And whenever I hear statements like this, it, again, drives me to reading medical studies. 😉 The truth is, there is SO much proof that a gluten-free diet is good for SO many people, and SO many conditions, … Read more
photo credit 1 and photo credit 2 We raise pigs. We currently have 24 pigs on pasture. Needless to say, fattening pigs is on our mind. Our last pigs, American Guinea Hogs, ate way too much feed for the amount of meat we got off of them (1,000 lbs of feed each–roughly $500, and they … Read more
Soy is touted as a health food, and yet it is found, unfermented and highly processed, in just about every junk food and processed item in the grocery store. And unfortunately, all commercial chickens, turkeys, ducks, dairy cows, pigs and beef cows (unless specified “grass fed”) are fed a soy-based diet, which impacts the health of the … Read more