I am a lifelong learner. I have lived experience in many, many forms but what I hold dear is my connection with the land, my spirituality, my ancestors and teaching others that there is another way to live besides the current offering!
When we hear the word Crone, it suggests the negative stereotypes of a haggard, ugly old woman, cackling with a type of madness. A witch-like woman who lives outside of society and community in a decrepit hovel in the woods. Generally presented as disagreeable, jealous of youth and beauty and, often, exhibiting supernatural or magical […]
Grand Rising and Welcome! I have been absent for a few weeks as I needed a bit of time away to do some serious thinking about what I was doing, where I was going and what I ultimately wanted my life to look like. I have been struggling a lot lately with the questions of […]
The global shift away from phytochemically and biochemically rich wholesome foods to highly processed diets enabled 2.1 billion people to become overweight or obese and increased the incidence of type II diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Unimpeded, these trends will add to a projected substantial increase in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) from producing food and […]
Based on the above definition by Merriam-Webster, pretty much everything we come into contact with in modern day society is inflammatory; Our food, our water, our air, the products we clean our homes and bodies with… just about everything in our modern environment has been made in a way that it negatively effects the human […]
We all know that home cooking is better for us than eating out or buying ready-made food at the store. However, what is it about home cooking that is so beneficial to mind, body and soul? There have been many studies done on the subject over the years. In my mind, the most important difference […]
Recently, I have been reflecting on my health journey. March 9, 2015 was the day that changed, literally, everything for me. (If you are unfamiliar with my story, you can find it here.) I was your typical over-worked single mom with 2 special needs kids. I ate the cheapest, quickest, standard American diet I could, […]
The arena of health has always filled with buzzwords. Some of them are related to fads, corporate interests or marketing ploys. Think sugar-free, heart healthy, low-fat, the list is extensive. However, some of them are actually important to our survival as humans. One of those is the advice to eat local and seasonal. A lot […]
We have all been there… Last night, after hurting my rotator cuff over the weekend, sleep just wouldn’t come until almost 11pm. This morning, at Oh God Thirty, my adult children were (as I perceived it) unnecessarily loud in the kitchen, getting ready for their day. I drug myself out of bed for coffee. They […]
SLEEP HYGIENE Sleep… we’ve all heard the adages. We all know it is important but yet it seems to be one of the most common reported health issues in modern society. I, myself was a lifetime sufferer of insomnia. I couldn’t fall asleep, I couldn’t stay asleep, I was a very light sleeper, and I […]
QUANTITY VS QUALITY: HOW TO QUIT COUNTING CALORIES FOREVER Last week we talked extensively on why the concept of energy balance doesn’t fix the problem of obesity or calculate into health. So how do we make healthy choices about what to eat? Do you need to continue using all those calorie counting apps? Points? Calculators […]
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