“Cardio” is the common language in the fitness world, and for good reason. Cardiovascular fitness is the ability of the heart, blood cells and lungs to supply oxygen-rich blood to the working muscle tissues and the ability of the muscles to use oxygen to produce energy for movement. Cardio is important because it boosts blood flow…
Clear & Healthy SKIN
Every Friday on the Real Food Family Facebook page we have a live health and wellness class. This is our class all about Clear and Healthy Skin! See below for the extra recipe videos, as promised during the class. Class points and links: The skin is a detoxification organ and will display problems on the…
Natural Health for ATHLETES
Are you or your kids ATHLETIC? It’s crucial that you are prepared to support an athletic body with proper diet and natural supplements and remedies to avoid injury and build the body’s strength and stamina the RIGHT way. Visit our Essential Oils Page to discover more about doTERRA and purchasing options. Contact us with any…
Change #10 Strength Training
I firmly believe that everyone should work out…meaning exercise regularly. I also firmly believe the the most important type of workout should be a form of strength training. Whether your goals are weight loss, pain relief, muscle tone, strength, stability, or general health- strength training is the first and most important kind of fitness training…
Change #9: Master Meal Planning
Changes #2-#8 in our “52 Changes…” series officially covered all the daily food requirements, in detail, from our Real Food Cheat Sheet printable. Hopefully by now you understand our silly collection of words on the cheat sheet: Violet Made Eloise Chew 5-Valuable Pickled Blue Feathers… That’s our funny sentence that helps us remember to eat: Vitamins, Milk, Eggs, Cultured foods, 5 Vegetables, Protein, Broth and Fat Do you get…
Change #8 Broth
“A good broth will resurrect the dead.” Not really. That’s exclusively a job for Jesus. But apparently this is a traditional South American proverb because of bone broth’s amazing healing properties. A good bone broth is an incredible and essential food for every home. I’m thrilled the bone broth is gaining plenty of attention these…
Change #7 Protein & Fat
Since beginning this 52 Weeks to Change Everything series, we’ve been working through my recommended foods to attempt to consume every day. These recommendations are outlined on our free Real Food Cheat Sheet printable. We’re almost done with the daily list! It’s easy to eat carbohydrates with meals, whether you make good choices like vegetables,…
Change #6: 5 Veggies
It’s Change #6 in our 52 Weeks to Change Everything series: Eat 5 Veggies Every Day We all know we are supposed to eat more vegetables, so I don’t wish to pontificate on this one too much except to offer some fabulous recipes and resources for you in this post! The truth is there is…
Change #5 Cultured Foods
Do you eat “cultured” food? By “cultured”, I mean food that has been fermented in a way to develop- or culture- beneficial bacteria, yeast and other organisms that will enhance health. Our favorite examples of cultured foods are: yogurt kefir sauerkraut and lacto fermented vegetables lacto fermented juice kombucha tea Cultured food is our dietary…
Change #4 Eggs
Last week we discussed milk, but what about eggs? Many of the same issues with milk come with eggs, too. Eggs have received completely unnecessary and unscientific attacks from the nutrition world. There are also legitimate ethical concerns over modern egg production. Just like milk, the quality of eggs you choose makes all the difference,…