You may have been wondering why my posts have become so sporadic of late, so I thought I’d share the news that I am now a fully-fledged Naturopathic Doctor (ND). These last 6 months have been a major push to complete my degree from Trinity School of Natural Health, but after several years of diligent […]
Living Naturally
Infections Can Affect Your Personality
It took a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis for me to fully understand that your physical state can affect your mental state. Struggling through the fatigue, mental fogginess, and physical pain of those early years gave me increased compassion for a friend’s mother who had passed away after a long battle with kidney failure during our […]
All-Natural Easter Egg Dyes
Take your Easter tradition natural with these quick and easy natural dyes to make your Easter eggs festive without making them toxic with petroleum-based food dyes. Orange dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 2 tbsp paprika Blue dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 1 cup blueberries Pink dye: 2 cups water, […]
The HGTV Green Home comes to my neighborhood!
This year’s HGTV “Green Home” contest is offering a sustainably-built home for sustainable living right here in my neighborhood. My friend, Gail Fenton, HGTV’s “Superfan”, gets the lucky job of filming the special details of the HGTV homes, and caught up with me to talk about how what it is like to live in this […]
Backyard Gardeners Growing More Vegetables
A nationwide survey of more than 1 million households indicates that spending for vegetables and fruits grown in household gardens now surpasses spending for lawns, trees, shrubs – and even flowers. The same survey unearthed the following trends among gardeners: 53% grow vegetables in their gardens 90% plan to eat the produce fresh 66% will […]
