Browsing Category : Health & Fitness

Top Uses for Coconut Oil


This past year, our household made the switch from using olive oils to cook with to coconut oil!  I personally think food tastes better when coconut oil is used as a base (compared to other oils).  Beyond the health benefits of cooking with coconut oil, did you know there’s a TON of other uses for coconut oil?  Well there is…and…

A Little About Bromine and the Safety of our Food


  Common sense would dictate most people do not choose to drink pool or hot tub water to quench their thirst.  The taste is not particularly delightful, but more importantly, the chemicals in these waters are not something we want, or should have, in our bodies.  Yet, many people consume large quantities of the same chemicals in their daily diets.…

Losing my Hair Postpartum


I am about 4 months post partum now, and for the past two weeks my hair is rapidly falling out. This is just one swipe though my hair after showering this morning.  It’s allllll over my bathroom floor, in the tub and on my clothes.  I know this is to be expected after having a baby but I don’t recall…

Anti-colic chart


I saw this chart posted online today and I had to share it!  For anyone with a new baby you know how hard it can be to eat right for you and baby.   I felt helpless when my little guy would scream off and on those first few months.  This is very helpful for any Breastfeeding mommy. 

Pregnancy Induced Nausea Survival List


Originally I thought I was due Oct 3rd. Well I had my first doctors appointment last Friday and come to find out, that day was only day one of week 7!!! THAT was horrible news for a girls who is counting down to the end of the 1st trimester since she can’t function for more then an hour without feeling…