Nourishing Our Children

May 3, 2012

Traditional Food: “Stick with it, and it pays dividends.”

Meet the Friedmans. Introduction: please provide an overview about you and your family: Kenny writes, “I am a professional musician and Wendy is finishing up her education on her way to being a full time ultrasound tech. We’ve been married almost 5 years and we each have two kids. We live in Long Island, New York. We are avid tennis players. We began…

April 30, 2012

“We feel great!”

Meet the Hazeltons: Rebecca, her husband and child. Introduction: please provide an overview about you and your family: “I am a nutritionist, my husband is a web developer. We are in our early 30’s and had our first child 19 months ago.” What are the ways you nourish rather than merely feed your family? “I cook most all of our meals. We…

April 20, 2012

Industrial Versus Traditional Cod Liver Oil Production

As I shared in a recent post titled Celebrating David Wetzel and Fermented Cod Liver Oil, traditionally cod liver oil was fermented. Green Pasture Products has revived the lost art. What follows is an explanation of why and how. The Industrialization of Cod Liver Oil As David Wetzel of Green Pasture Products explains in his presentation on…

April 11, 2012

Celebrating David Wetzel and Fermented Cod Liver Oil

David and Barbara Wetzel founded Green Pasture Products in 2000. They produce nutrient dense Fermented Cod Liver Oil and High Vitamin Butter Oil, as well as offering other products. Today is David’s birthday. I captured the photo of him above in Nebraska in January 2011. I feel incredibly blessed to consider David to be a…

April 7, 2012

Easter Basket Alternatives

Apparently, Easter is second to Halloween as the most important candy-eating occasion of the year. I have read that Americans eat about 8 billion pounds of candy each year and spend almost 2 billion on Easter candy alone! Traditionally, candy and chocolate bunnies are given to children everywhere by the beloved Easter Bunny. Many receive…

April 6, 2012

Dye Eggs Naturally

Learn how to use food as natural dyes!

March 20, 2012

Avoid Fluoride

Avoid fluoride in your toothpaste and in your water. A Google search for the definition of fluoride reveals a long list consistently stating, in essence, that fluoride is “a natural element, or mineral, that can be found in water and toothpaste that can help prevent tooth decay”. Yet, we propose that fluoridation is not about “children’s teeth” – but, rather that it is about…

March 13, 2012

Nourish Your Body for Fertility

Nourishing Your Body for Fertility Health is a guest post written especially for our readers. Daniela Freda, L.Ac As an acupuncturist specializing in women’s health, fertility, and pregnancy, I am passionate about supporting my clients to take an active role in their fertility health. Our ancestors were intuitively aware that couples needed to build a strong foundation of…

March 11, 2012

Why Eliminate Soy and Pasteurized Milk?

I received this inquiry today and decided to answer in a post so the answers are archived. The question is about our recommendation to eliminate both soy and pasteurized milk form one’s diet. The two topics are actually related. Cows in confinement are routinely feed soy meal and other grains, which is not a natural…

February 20, 2012

If we eat animal brains, will we be smart?

Yes, I would venture to assert that we are more likely to be smart. In order to develop our human brains, we need vital nutrients that are found in organ meats, such as animal brains. Many of the key nutrients needed for brain development: Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Choline, DHA, Zinc, Tryptophan, and Cholesterol are found…