Author: Shawna

The Age of Convenience

The Age of Convenience

The crock pot liner post struck a cord. You should know by now I’m all for a good life hack that saves me time and energy. I like to find ways to make my life simpler too. I try and do that in ways that add to my health and the health of my family rather than...
Ditch The Liner

Ditch The Liner

I keep seeing videos of people using plastic liner bags in the slow cooker so I’m sharing some info, hoping it’s helpful. Plastics are made of multiple chemicals including phthalates and plasticizers. One component of plastic more recently found to be problematic,...
Healthy Nervous System

Healthy Nervous System

There’s a lot more I can say but I’m not trying to overwhelm your nervous system. I just wanted to share a little reminder for us here. We do not do extremes in this place. We do what we can with what we’re able and as it makes sense for us. We understand that there...
Food Dyes

Food Dyes

Adding this here since so many of you asked. Many of us and our children have pretty recognizable reactions to these dyes and food-like products and this “news” comes as no surprise to us. Im glad it’s being shared for those that want more research to back up and...
Microbiome 101

Microbiome 101

Your gut starts at your lips and ends at … your end. The gut is where your body interacts the most with the outside world. It is the frontline of your immune system. It is impacted by all you eat, drink, breathe, and come into contact with. Around 100 trillion...