What would you think if I told you that braces, asthma medication, decongestants, ADHD medications, and even CPAP machines could be replaced by a simple $2 roll of tape? No, it’s not actually the tape that’s solving the problems, it’s just training you into the habit of nose breathing and out of the habit of…
Making Room For Healthy Changes
The Soup Challenge
Congratulations! You’re ready up for the soup challenge happening October 2018! Did you get to this page without signing up? Get your checklist to keep you on track and loads of new recipes Click here to Sign up For the Soup Challenge Soup soup soup – easy to digest, nourishing, frugal, and full of amazing…
How to Start the Ketogenic Diet & What You Can Eat on Keto
Thousands of people every week are jumping on the keto diet bandwagon, but the basics of how to start the keto diet can be both overwhelming and simple at the same time. Simple to think of what we don’t eat on keto: bread, cereal, sugar, or even fruit. Overwhelming to figure out what we will…
Campground Etiquette for Families
This is a continuation of our Down and Dirty Guide to Family Tent Camping! Among first-time campers, it’s tempting to think this is a time to be free and let the kids finally run wild, taking some relaxation for yourself. This can be inconsiderate of others, it’s important to teach children to be respectful. Here…
The Down and Dirty Guide to Family Tent Camping
Tent camping has been the great adventure of this summer, which my children have been talking about since we reserved a spot 6 months ago. I grew up camping, and being out in nature, away from cell reception and wifi is really how I love to spend my time. When camping with children, it’s time…
How Your Gut Flora is Keeping You Awake at Night {Holistic Sleep Solution}
When sleep works well, we enjoy the time of rest and wake up without an alarm feeling refreshed and ready to start the day. On the flip side, not being able to sleep causes frustration at night, impaired cognitive function, hyper alertness, cardiological and neurological decrease in function and mortality, mental health issues(1) immune system…
Mamas, You Are Not Messing Up Your Kids
I’m going to take a minute to discuss this with you. I’m the mom who’s on her cell phone at the park. Yes, I get judged for it. No, I don’t think I’m messing up my kids. This isn’t even about ‘understanding my point of view’ as much as it is encouraging YOU, mama, to…
8 Ways to Get More Vegetables In Your Diet (without hiding or sneaking!)
Where it seems like there are conflicting opinions about everything from fat to carbs to beans, thankfully most of us agree that vegetables are great for us! Full of vitamins, minerals, and many plant compounds (phytochemicals) that can do everything from lower our risk of cancer, stroke, asthma, and eye disease (source) to promoting healthy…
Hold Onto Your Kids: Attachment Theory {Book Review}
As I mentioned, I’m in ongoing education on how to better parent the emotional aspects of raising small (and growing!) humans. The most recent discovery that has been helpful with this process is learning about attachment theory (which is different from Dr. Sears’ attachment parenting). I recently listened to Hold Onto Your Kids on audio…
A Food Blogger’s Confession
Note from Cara: This just went out to my email list, but based on the response I got I think there’s a need for me to share this publicly as well. The idea of only showing your ‘good self’ isn’t anything new, our parents did it via picture-perfect Christmas cards sent to distant friends and…
Essentials for Starting Whole30/Paleo
Whole30 is a program that is sweeping the nation, with millions of people successfully completing the program and finding Food Freedom Forever. Whole30 touts itself as a ‘tough love’ approach that is very cut and dry- you include the foods allowed on the Whole30 program for a full 30 days, and nothing else. If you’re already…
DIY Soup Packs for Cheap & Instant Soups Loaded with Veggies and Protein
An afternoon spent rinsing, peeling, chopping, and roasting vegetables yields 6+ different beautiful, nourishing, and delicious soup combinations for cool fall days to come. This method is outlined with video as a bonus unit in our Freezer Cooking Class, but using the directions to follow anyone can have the rewarding experience of turning a pile…
