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Baby and Toddler Broth Gummy Bites

Broth in gelatin treat form is a great first food for little eaters! This nutrient-rich broth is store-bought, making it easy to whip up dozens of broth bites for your little one in just minutes. Of course you can make your own broth, but if time saving is what you’re looking for, I highly recommend …

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Homemade Labor-aid (lemon-flavored electrolyte drink for pregnancy and labor)

Do you feel crazy thirsty during pregnancy, but also feel like you’re peeing everything out that you just drank?! This rehydration drink is for you! Whether you’re in the early stages of pregnancy and building up your blood, in labor and need a replenishment, or breastfeeding and just trying to keep up with the …

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Postpartum Recovery Essential: The Down Stairs Basket

Minimizing going up and down stairs helps speed recovery for women who just gave birth, whether it’s a vaginal or c-section birth. No matter how you gave birth, you have a placenta-sized wound in your uterus. Your body is transitioning to making milk and establishing breast milk supply, and you have swelling that needs to …

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Why Would a Christian Celebrate Hanukkah?

This year we are excited to be celebrating The Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah. When I say that we are celebrating Hanukkah this year, people are usually surprised and ask if I’ve converted to Judaism, or ask if we don’t believe that Jesus died for our sins. The truth is that we do believe that …

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6 Effortless Productivity Hacks for Overwhelmed Moms

Especially right now, it feels like many of us are just barely holding our heads above water. When we try to be more productive, we get frustrated and burn out. In the extreme, we may even be making ourselves sick from taking on too much, beating ourselves up internally, and sleeping too little. This isn’t …

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My Kids Don’t Need Braces Because Of Meat and Butter

I got back from the dentist with a huge feeling of relief a couple months back. He told me that all 3 of my kids don’t need braces, and if I did want them, they wouldn’t be covered under insurance because they are considered cosmetic. As I’ve been on our journey to reverse autism by …

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Coronavirus (Immune Boosting) Precautions

Coronavirus… I did a YouTube Live on my thoughts on it, you can view that here. In that contains all the immune-boosting things I do for my family all school year, and this time is no exception. Immunity boosting priorities: Everyone gets enough sleep. This is #1 for us, and partially because tired kids don’t eat healthy …

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30+ Sensory-Friendly Holiday Gift Ideas for Children

Holidays can be hard for those who have different sensory needs than the average person. We talked about holiday routine and schedule changes as well as holiday activities for those who are more sensitive in this post, and today we’re going to talk about gifts that not only are fun to give, but they also …

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Our Drink-Your-Broth Sick Policy

Are they really sick, or are they trying to get out of chores/school/eating Sunday’s roast? This question pops up often during cold and flu season, even more when we have more than one child. How do you both honor when your child is actually sick, and avoid giving in to little white lies? Enter the …

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How Your Gut Flora is Keeping You Awake at Night {Holistic Sleep Solution}

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 hinderance (2), obesity (3), and more. In our children lack of enough sleep can have harmful effects on mood, behavior, performance, social function, and physical health. (4) Sleep …

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The Food Allergy-Behavior Link (how an allergy can cause rage, depression, and more)

Childhood behavioral and emotional problems affect all our families – if you don’t have a child with behavioral needs, it is likely there are one or two of them in your child’s class. Understanding and solving these behavioral problems is on the forefront of in-tune parents minds. One thing often missing during desperate searches for …

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5 Signs You are Fat Adapted (Keto)

When people start the ketogenic diet, they often quickly notice a weight loss of 10 lbs, increased energy, lessening of anxiety and depression within the first week, along with less hunger and carb cravings. These quick wins are so encouraging that it’s a no-brainer to stick with the keto diet. Want to start the keto …

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