Things I love: That the sun has come out!! At least mostly! The kids have the little plastic pool out in the backyard and they have been playing like crazy! My peas are growing! My garden is huge (50 feet by 100 feet) and so far it’s looking beautiful! (Read: the weeds have not had … Read more
Around the holidays, I had to buy some store bought eggs so that we had enough to do some Christmas baking. I buy “cage free” eggs when I have to buy them at the store. That doesn’t mean anything, though. Neither does “free range.” So what. They have a 1 foot by 1 foot space … Read more
I posted yesterday about how to find out if you are deficient in iodine. Now, let’s say that you find that your body needs iodine. What do you do? Dr. Natasha said that you can keep painting iodine on your skin and let your body absorb it as it needs it. I say, … Read more
I have heard mixed messages about iodine from different doctors and medical studies. There is a massive amount of research available on what can happen in the body when a person is deficient in iodine. If you are not getting enough iodine, you could face: And yet, when I listened to Dr. Hilgartner at … Read more
Several weeks ago, we found out that Farm Princess is severely allergic to peanuts. The doctor mentioned that more and more people are becoming allergic to peanuts, and I asked him why that is. He said that there are two thoughts on this subject:
1. It is because of the way we process nuts in our country (I will cover that in another post)
2. It is because of the Hygiene Hypothesis
Modern Alternative Mama is doing a series on High Risk Pregnancies, so I thought I would share my experience! I am wondering how many ladies with gut and autoimmune issues are also experiencing high risk pregnancies? Share your stories!
We were watching an episode of The Office tonight, and The Farmer heard me say “I agree” about something Dwight said. If you watch The Office and you know who Dwight is, you’re probably laughing right now. No, I didn’t say we should grow a beet farm or purposely sneeze on each other’s food. 🙂 But I did agree that hand sanitizers are not good.