More of My Story
This post is a work in progress. This is a difficult part of my story that I have to take in pieces, but I want to write about it as it may help others. ...
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wanted to share our homemade cranberry sauce recipe. Enjoy! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:2]
Part of My Story
Due to people making assumptions, I want to clear the air. I’m extremely health conscious. I have done a lot of research on the topic after following the ‘everybody knows’ approaches. ‘Everybody knows’ approaches...
Media Continues The Saturated Fat Myth
While I sat at the table this morning, I saw a headline in The Daily Mail (pictured) stating coconuts are not ‘good for you’. Knowing what I know about nutrition and health, my curiosity...
Lies About Salt
Salts, like natural fats, have gotten a bad reputation. It’s blamed for things like high blood pressure. While it may slightly elevate blood pressure momentarily, it is not the cause of chronic high blood...
Bacon Cheese Soup
Since nearly all canned soups are full of wheat, sugar, and other processed ingredients, we had to find a way to make our own. This is a keto (hflc) friendly soup, as well as...
Cooking Oils
In the health community, we’re told we should use certain oils to cook with over others. Not many people explain why some oils are better than others. Instead of taking the ‘everybody knows’ approach...
The Gallbladder
I used to have gallbladder attacks. I ate a low-fat diet as directed by doctors (yes, plural). I continued to have attacks, except more frequently even with the low-fat diet. I was even told...
Gut Microbes
The gut is the brain of your body, including your actual brain. Gut microbes are the bacteria (flora) in the gut (mainly large intestines). Your gut microbes, whether you know it or not, control...
Butter or Margarine
When I was in 7th grade, my home eco teacher asked us what the difference was between butter and margarine. Honestly, I didn’t know at the time. My family used margarine and called it...
