by michelle | | alternative medicine, family, Healthy Lifestyle, Your health
Growing up I absolutely hated practicing my instruments. Don’t get me wrong, I loved playing them but did not enjoy putting in the time to practice. Perhaps you can relate? I didn’t practice any of my instruments, with the exception of the piano,...
by michelle | | Dietary Supplements, family, Healthy Lifestyle, Medications, Recipes, Your health
Magic potions and elixirs…. sounds like a witches brew or sorcerer’s spell. Or, a maybe a more contemporary version would be a healing tincture. The herbs in the garden are plentiful this time of year and they have been a wonderful addition to my cooking....
by michelle | | Dietary Supplements, family, Healthy Lifestyle, Uncategorized
It started with thunderstorms… but as the years went on, the fear and anxiety worsened so that the mere passing rain shower was enough to trigger him. And when it did, it was massive chaos in the house. I’m talking about our dog, Austin- who at the time of...
by michelle | | family, Healthy Lifestyle, Medications, Mindset, Your health
You’ve heard of the placebo effect- where a medication doesn’t really have a therapeutic effect, but you THINK it does, so you experience a benefit. It’s the basis of most scientific studies …. and a statistic reported in every package insert...
by michelle | | Diet, family, Healthy Lifestyle, Recipes, Your health
Would you believe that I never cooked with garlic until I was almost 30 years old? I’ll admit that I was not a good cook… I would make food, but I definitely wasn’t a cook. Fortunately for my family, I became a cook and I discovered the magical...
by michelle | | Detox, Dietary Supplements, family, Healthy Lifestyle, Medications, Toxic Products, Your health
Essentials oils are AMAZING! You’ve probably heard about them by now. You may have even read my posts about them. What you may not know though, is that they CAN hurt you because they are NOT benign. The harm that they can cause has nothing to do with the...