This is more of a personal post I’d like to share with you… In May my beloved aunt- my mom’s only sibling- died only 16 days after learning that she had a very rare and aggressive ovarian cancer. Through a very unexpected series of events, she lost her life very quickly and her death left…
Keeping a Complete Medical AND Holistic First Aid Kit
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 It’s only when an injury or emergency occurs that most of us realize that we do not have all the first aid supplies we need ready and available in our homes. In preparing to have our third baby, I…
Vaccine Illusion with Dr. Tetyana Obukhanych
A few weekends ago I had the distinct please of attending a private workshop with Dr. Tetyana Obukhanych, author of the book “Vaccine Illusion”. Dr. Obukhanych earned her PhD in Immunology at the Rockefeller University in New York and did postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. and Stanford University in California. In this workshop…
Real Food Family University: Introduction
Do you want your family to be a Real Food Family? We live in a time when there are way too many options for “food”, yet most of what is available to eat shouldn’t even be considered food at all. Eating “real food” is fortunately becoming a popular trend lately and there is a ton…
Everything I Would Tell My Best Friend About Pregnancy
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14 AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! You’re pregnant!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!! I’m SOOOOOOO excited!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, are you ready to be brainwashed by me? You know that…
In the News: Fat During Pregnancy May Reduce Autism Risk
A recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health that was published on June 27, 2013 in the American Journal of Epidemiology was reported by Live Science, stating that “Eating Healthy Fats During Pregnancy May Reduce Baby’s Autism Risk”. In case you thought this article would be about eating a low fat diet during pregnancy, it…
AMAZING New Book and FREE E-Course for Fertility and Pregnancy: Beautiful Babies
Oh my gosh I am SOOO excited to tell you about this new book written by my blog-friend Kristen from Food Renegade!!!! Beautiful Babies: Nutrition for Fertility, Pregnancy, Breast-feeding, and Baby’s First Foods I am VERY selective about the fertility, pregnancy and birth resources I offer here at Real Food Family, and I’m telling you…
Real Food Family Homestead Summer Wrap Up
The official first day of fall this year is September 22, but I’m am SO ready for the cooler weather, awesome fall produce, and the many holidays! Fall is my favorite season, so I’m sure you’ll get an ode to Autumn when its inauguration comes. Even though we aren’t officially in fall, school has started,…
Reclaiming the Family: History of Childbirth, Part 1
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Across every continent, culture, religion and tribe, the birth of a child is a sacred occasion, representing new life, new breath, and the future. The act of a…
Reclaiming the Family: “Chronological Snobbery”
America is a great superpower of the world. In its short history, America has taken one of the greatest, if not the greatest, positions in the world as the establisher of modern culture and policy. The United States is a worldwide symbol of opportunity, education, and progress. The mighty American media has unquestionably molded the…