Real Health

Real Food Alternatives For Wheat or Dairy Intolerance

So many people today are finding that they are intolerant to wheat or dairy. Our family has found that avoiding wheat or consuming it only in sourdough form has alleviated a few health issues. I have also discovered that while I can tolerate raw and cultured dairy, any type of cooked dairy does not make me feel well.

Please join me today as I share some of my favorite real food alternatives to bread and milk over on the Plan to Eat blog.

Another way to avoid the common allergens found in most processed foods is to plan ahead. If you’re looking for some help getting organized in the kitchen then check out the Plan to Eat free 30-day trial.

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How to Render Tallow or Lard (and how the science is in favor of animal fats)

This post was originally published in February of 2011… but our love for tallow and lard beats on. One of the most important changes to our family’s diet over the past few years has been to only use stable fats for cooking. Before this I used olive or canola oil to cook just about…

The Top Five Reasons We’ve Been Sick For Weeks

I used to really think I had this real food and natural health thing figured out. I spent years researching the topics simply because I had been ill for so long and I didn’t want the same for my children. So up until we made our move off-grid I was quite happy with our family’s…

Candida: The Unknown Epidemic? Finding Balance For Your Gut

photo credit I recently read that according to Rice University up to 70% of the population is affected by candida, a systemic fungal infection. (source) That is a shocking statistic, but when you get into the definition and causes of candida it is clear why most people have candida or will at some point in…

Now Is The Time For Vitamin D (and my real food journey)

Originally published in January of 2011. The view from our living room window right now is rather white and cold (and apparently damp). Don’t get me wrong, I actually enjoy the cold weather and the snow. But we’re not exactly spending hours outside every day and we’re starting to feel just a bit off. Which…

Adrenal Fatigue: a 3-part series

I have a time-consuming project in the works, which I hope to tell you about very soon, but for now I’ll be sharing a few of the series I have written that may be useful. Today’s series is one I wrote this year on adrenal fatigue. It is still something I am healing in my…

Healthy Fats for Children, The Best Omelet Trick, and Start a Backyard Revolution

It’s probably not surprising that the topics of my latest contributions around the web are saturated fat and growing food for freedom. The first of these articles is over at Simple Bites and covers children’s need for saturated fat. Here’s an excerpt from the full article: When all you have heard for 30 years…

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