Mindful Matters & Delectable Dishes for a Happy & Healthy Family
Do you know where the food you eat comes from? Shouldn’t you know? Is buying organic food all you need to do to ensure your food is more responsibly grown and better for you? Buying organic food is great, you should definitely continue doing that! But there is more to it than just how your food is grown. Where your food is grown is actually even more important. The healthiest, most environmentally friendly combination is to buy organic, locally grown foods.…
It’s flu season, which means body aches and chills, congestion, sneezing, coughing, headaches, fatigue and more. A lot of people have unfortunately been raised on the idea of relying on synthetic medicines to combat the flu, but those medicines come with many side effects. Essential oils are a natural way to combat the flu.…
Hey Modern Wheat, I’ve got a bone to pick with you! You’re loaded with carbs and gluten, you are not good friends with Weight Loss, you can be hard to digest, your overconsumption can lead to several diseases, and your nutritional value just plain sucks. You are – simply put – unfit for a healthy lifestyle… But you do make bread, and I looove bread – I mean who doesn’t? – but knowing what we know today about modern wheat, I just don’t feel good eating it. Don’t you wish there was a healthier, great tasting alternative to modern wheat?
Well wish no more, because the answer to that question has been here all along, and it’s called einkorn! …
Essential oils may seem like a recent phenomenon to some, but they have been used by people from all over the world for thousands of years. Extracted from a variety of different plants, essential oils embody the phrase “natural remedy.” They can be used topically, diffused into the air, sprayed on, or even right out of the bottle for all kinds of different purposes such as hair & skin care, odor removal, first aid, pet care, surface cleaners, and more. In this day and age of big companies cutting corners to maximize profits, it can be scary to look at the laundry list of hard to pronounce ingredients found in many household products. What’s a girl to do?
Essential oils, that’s what! …