Book Review: Chop Wood Carry Water

by Cara | Jun 8, 2017 | Book Review, Do it yourself and save, GAPS Diet, personal care

One of my recent reads that changed my attitude about daily life, Chop Wood Carry Water is an exceptional book that teaches us to appreciate the processes of life. The book starts by following a man training to become a Samurai archer, which surprisingly had lessons...

Book Review: The Web That Has No Weaver, Understanding Chinese Medicine

by Cara | Jun 5, 2012 | Book Review, GAPS Diet, natural health

The Web That Has No Weaver, Understanding Chinese Medicine by Ted Jay Kaptchuk OMD was recommended to me by a local practitioner and teacher of Chinese medicine when I asked for ‘something along the lines of Chinese Medicine for Dummies’.  I’ve just...

Review: Paleo Comfort Foods Cookbook (and Brussels Sprouts Slaw Recipe)

by Cara | Dec 20, 2011 | Book Review, natural health

Paleo Comfort Foods is a must have book for anyone who is or wants to go grain free. The enticing full color pictures on every page, clear directions, and easy to find ingredients make cooking grain free exciting! I’ve had grain-free-wannabe friends take a look...

Book Review: The Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates

by Cara | Apr 4, 2011 | Book Review, Chronic Conditions Caused By Leaky Gut, GAPS Info

The Body Ecology Diet, by Donna Gates, is a fantastic book that I found fascinating from the first page.  The Body Ecology Diet incorporates different health theories that author Donna came across when searching for her own healing.  The book will appeal to those who...

Review: Special Needs Kids Go Pharm Free by Judy Converse

by Cara | Dec 19, 2010 | Book Review, GAPS Diet

I was excited to learn recently that Judy Converse has a new book out. Her Special Needs Kids Eat Right book was what inspired me to start our whole dietary intervention journey with my daughter, who is on the autistic spectrum, over a year ago. I didn’t think...

Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

by Cara | Feb 19, 2010 | Book Review, Game Meat, natural health

The Omnivore’s Dilemma is a story of our whole American industrial food chain, from the standard American Diet, that surprisingly consists mostly of corn, to the hunter/gatherer diet of local self-gathered and hunted food.The first part of The Omnivore’s...