#Vitality – Add Up Health

When medical advice does not Add Up

#Advocating For Health #Agency #Autoimmune #Chemicals #Chemicals In Food #Clean Diet #Doctor #Doctor Visits #Drugs #Eat Real Food #Eat To Heal #Food Heals #Healing Food #Healthspan #Medical System #Nutrition #Pharmacy #Pills #Polypharmacy #Prescribing Medication #Vitality

March 27, 2024

Most of us were taught to respect, revere, and not question our doctors and medical team. I was no exception. After all, they are smart and went through lots of tough schooling that we did not. Then life happened. I see my loved ones, friends, neighbors sick and sad. And it breaks my...

Foaming non-toxic hand soap

October 21, 2023

Here’s a win for health I put together last weekend. I was tired of spending money on hand soap that I don’t approve of. All part of my ongoing journey to rid my home of toxic chemicals. I like Dr. Bronner’s products but find the soap to be runny. I did some poking around and...

Seed Oils

#Advocating For Health #Autoimmune #Chemicals In Food #Clean Diet #Food Heals #Seed Oils

October 19, 2023

Why are seed oils bad?

The Hateful 8 seed oils as as identified by leading researcher Dr. Cate Shanahan are: Corn oil Canola oil Cottonseed oil Soy or soybean oil Sunflower oil Safflower oil Grapeseed oil Ricebran oil These oils are in most packaged food products and are unhealthy because they...

Recipe revamp

Clean Eating Family Traditions Feeding A Crowd Holidays Recipes Wildfire

July 13, 2023

Does anyone use an online recipe organizer that they would recommend? I think it's time I get one. I access all kinds of recipes across a few different platforms but I have trouble finding them when needed. This is my OG recipe organizer. It was given to me at a wedding shower thrown for me when...

Solid food for Babies

#Baby's First Solid Food #Junk Food #Packaged Food #Read Labels #Snacks #Toddler Food

June 30, 2023

Today we are going to talk about what you feed your baby when they start to eat solid foods. Parents spend most of their life making sure their precious little bundle is safe, cozy, and comfortable. Why then, do I see these fabulous, nurturing parents feeding their babies junk food? It kills me....

Sleep is Magic Medicine

Blue Light Digestion Routine Sleep Sleep Heals Sunshine Walk

June 16, 2023

"Sleep is Magic Medicine" is what I used to say to my kids. Teaching and modeling good sleep patterns and sleep hygiene were priorities to me as a mother. I fully acknowledge that parents of babies and young children are probably going to be sleep deprived for a long time. I know I was. I also...

Where to shop for groceries?

Aging Cells Coop Grocery Medications Metabolic Organic Prescription Vitality

June 11, 2023

Notice. Notice and wonder (shoutout to my mtBos peeps here). Look at the people walking around you. Are they full of vim and vigor? Or are they slow and shuffling? Do they have pallor? Or are they rosy and glowing? This is not an accident folks. This is based on what they fuel their bodies with....

The old neighborhood

#Doctor Visits #Family Meals #Keep Moving #Neighborhood #Pharamceuticals

June 11, 2023

If you grew up in the 60s, 70s, or 80s in a city in the U.S. (shout out to Minneapolis Southside) I want you to think back to the neighborhood. If it was anything like mine we had old people. Some were sweet, others were scary. I learned so much from them and have fond memories. Go down memory...

Motor Oil vs. Healthy Food

#Food As Fuel #Food Coop #High Octane #Intentional Menu #Organic Food

June 7, 2023

I am sure you have heard me many times comparing the food we consume to the fuel we put in the engines of the motor vehicles we operate. A high-performance vehicle requires high-octane fuel. If you want a high-performing body you need high-octane food. What does it take to get that high-octane...

Food deserts and advocating

#Advocating For Health #Coffee Creamer #Conventional Grocery Store #Discriminatory Policies #Ezekial Bread #Fast Food #Food Deserts #Food Shortages #Food-like Products #Low-fat #Msg #Nitrates #Socioeconomic Disadvantage

June 7, 2023

Systemic inequities* in our food system have led to food deserts.

What Is a Food Desert?

A food desert is an area where it is hard for people to access fresh, healthy and affordable produce. In the United States, it is typically an urban area marked by socioeconomic...

Making kids sick

#Calm #Food Pantry #Healing Food #Hospital Food #Inflammation #Movement #Nutrition #School Lunch #Snacks

May 18, 2023

Hunger is no joke and I need your help. I aim to start a movement where we take ownership and prioritize the health of our own kids. And then take it a step further. We need to advocate for actual food. Step by step, in most institutions, for all ages. With every fiber of my being I believe we...

Doggy life and processed foods

#Canine Liver Disease #Dog Food #Food Heals #Natural Dog Food #Processed Dog Food

May 15, 2023

If you would have told me ten years ago that I would be cooking up meat for my dog I would have laughed so hard. Not a single chance. Well things changed. In reality lots of things changed but those are stories for other days. ***Before I begin my dog food story I will say that I have been made...

Why are seed oils bad?

What Is a Food Desert?

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