Sunday, February 23, 2014

Wow.

Great reminder .... Your Life is Epic.
http://theorganicmomma.com/

And a fun little recipe. Your can also do "pink" ice cream with frozen strawberries, or blue/purple with blueberries. Kids LOVE it! 

Food Pyramid!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

FINALLY!

After searching and searching … I think we finally may have found a product that we can feel good about using and that really works. I try to buy the best healthy pesticide free, non GMO food for my family (Blue Bell is an exception for me … my kids - I make them pureed frozen strawberries for ice cream) :) , I try to use the best non-chemical cleaning products, we use air purifiers in every room, whole house water filtration system, etc. And now I think I FINALLY found a skincare line that I can feel good about using on myself, my husband, my kiddos, and on my belly … because it's going to the baby. :)

The brand is NYR Organics. And they are made in China. HA! KIDDING!!!! It's all made in London. Europe is so much healthier than us. WOW. So, we need to drink more wine and eat less processed food. Yay! Wine and Gelato. Perfect!

Ok, really. So this company is way cool! It's a family business that's been around for 30 years. They have store fronts in other parts of the world, but only use consultants in the US. And they are new to the US … thankfully my aunt introduced me to the products. Just did the White Tea Face Mask … awesome! And now I am eating my third dinner of the day. Gosh … our grocery bill just doubled! :)

They also have make-up! Love the lip gloss. They have more, but this is the only picture I had. 



So, if you have been searching for a pure, organic, no nothing added skincare line … check it out:

Check out this site to see if the products you use are pure: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Then type in NYR Organic and check out their scores. Good stuff! 

Enjoy! Please let me know if you would like a catalog or samples. 

Really?

Well, long story shorter - I took our son to the ENT last week because for most of his life he has had not clear breathing (not sure how to describe). I just thought he was always congested because maybe he has allergies like his dad or whatever. Well apparently he has enlarged Adenoids and fluid in his ears. That would explain why he is SO loud! She immediately recommended tubes and adenoids out. I kinda didn't know what adenoids were, so I was not equipped with the right questions. At all. And she didn't explain or ask questions.

So, basically this is what I learned:
http://amyeaustin.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/tonsils-and-adenoids-surgery-is-not-the-answer/

So my question is: Why are his adenoids enlarged? Why is their fluid in his ears? Seems like common sense to me. There is a reason WHY! Although some kids may just have enlarged adenoids for no reason. So what's the reason? Is he allergic to something? What's irritating his adenoids to keep them enlarged?

I have a plan - we eliminated dairy. We'll see if that works, and may also get him allergy tested.

We will also try acupuncture to see if that helps drain his ears. Just talked to my acupuncturist today to try and understand how in the world they do that on a 2 year old. She said they don't leave the needle in … they just lightly prick and take out. And the needles are even smaller than they ones they use on adults … somehow. Those are real small.

And I have read article after article about chiropractics and how that works miracles for kids. Especially with this particular issue.

The next is cell salts - very fascinating! http://joettecalabrese.com/transcripts-give-away/
Take the time to read through it … makes so much sense. A little about them here: http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/for-clued-in-moms-fever-is-a-friend/
Hopefully I can rid my home of all drugs for me and my kiddos.

Another great article I just found:http://www.drpalevsky.com/general_guidance.asp
Awesome!

I am all about finding other people's articles! HA!

Will update what works and what doesn't. Say a little prayer for our buddy. He sleeps fine, eats fine, just sucks his fingers and has noisy breaths.

Peace!