Top 5 Immune Boosting Supplements: Magnesium

Americans are chronically low in magnesium. The signs are everywhere with all of the road rage, abuse, high blood pressure, and stress that people live with on a daily basis. It’s most well known as the calming nutrient because of its ability to relax muscles, help us sleep, regulate hormones, relax blood vessels, and relieve depression. […]

Healing Food Allergies and Chronic Illnesses: Baby Step # 7 |One Grain-Free Meal|

This week’s Baby Step is One Grain-Free Meal. It’s time to begin the transition into a grain-free diet. A major part of gut healing and eliminating chronic inflammation is to remove grains from your diet. This change may be temporary (a full healing diet usually takes 1-3 years), or you may decide to avoid grains […]

Top 5 Immune-Boosting Supplements: Iodine

We’ve reached Day 4 of our mini-series on Real Food Supplements. Iodine is one that you are likely familiar with but don’t know much about. Since you are now eating unrefined salt that isn’t supplemented with iodine, it is even more important to eat foods that naturally contain this important element. And isn’t it better to get nutrients in […]

Top 5 Immune-Boosting Supplements: Vitamin K2 (Dr. Price’s Activator X)

It is day 3 of talking about real food supplements, and it seems to be a popular topic. Today, we’ll discuss Vitamin K2. Vitamin K is not usually something you hear much about unless you’re giving birth. And then it’s only a quick blurb about the Vitamin K1 shot for blood clotting. As a side […]

Top 5 Immune-Boosting Supplements: Whole Food Vitamin C

We’re on our second Top 5 Real Food Supplement. “C is for cookie. That’s good enough me. Oh, C is for…” Wait. I think I got distracted. We’re here to talk about the immune-boosting and all around popular antioxident Vitamin C. I, of the original Sesame Street generation and having a 4-year-old, break out in Cookie Monster’s […]

Top 5 Immune-Boosting Supplements: Cod Liver Oil

Mmmmm. Cod liver oil. The supplement that us real foodies have a love/hate relationship with. If you would rather jump out the window than swallow a spoonful, you can always hide it in a smoothie or rub it on your bum. No seriously! IT WORKS. Applying cod liver oil topically (to the skin) has been […]

Healing Food Allergies and Chronic Illnesses: Baby Step # 6 |Real Food Supplements|

  This week’s Baby Step is Real Food Supplements. Our bodies are pretty depleted by the time we start feeling ill. They are run down and need a long-term nutrient boost while healing. Supplementing with nutrient-dense foods is the best way to increase your intake of vitamins and minerals while keeping the body balanced. (Tweet […]

A Chicken Broth Recipe: Allergy-Style

If you missed this week’s Baby Step to Better Health |Broth|, check it out here. Chicken broth is such an old-timey concept that brings to mind the comforts of home and doting grandma’s. Broth is a well-documented staple of many traditional cultures and is a very important component in many of my witch doctor brews. […]

Healing Food Allergies and Chronic Illnesses: Baby Step # 5 |Broth|

This week’s Baby Step is broth. Broth may just be the most important food to incorporate into a healing routine. Think of it as the ultimate multi-mineral supplement and a great way to get a balanced and easily absorbable source of calcium. No dairy? No problem! I wanted to save this Baby Step until the […]