Let’s just start with the disclaimer, this is not medical advice. That being said, I have seen more doctors than I can count, and this test put me on the right direction in my healing. Hair Tissue and Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is: Metabolic Type: the rate shows how quickly your body is metabolizing energy and what macro ratios are ideal for you. Mineral Status: this shows an overall snapshot of the major minerals in your body and if any are very high or low. Heavy Metal Excretion: this can indicate if you are being exposed to any specific heavy metals and whether your body is excretin ..read more

Just so you know- there is no physical pressure. But as soon as the responsibility feels that it is partially yours you feel it. May it be in form of raising a human or animal, having a job or from feeling judged, we all feel that energy. It is up to us to decide what is society’s pressure and what really matters. As a nurse (pediatric on top of it all), I felt an immense pressure to birth in the hospital, vaccinate my kid and follow society’s norms. But then I remembered, I tried societies way. I went to all the doctors, I took the pills, I had procedures and surgeries… Where did that leave m ..read more

For those of you who haven’t been a long for the ride, my business, my career all started with my blogging my feelings during my pain journey. This little glimmer of hope that one day I would figure out my pain. Well here we are, on the other side of it, still battling pain. This time not physical but the raw emotional pain I have been numbed to for years. Growing up I was always criticized for taking everything too heart. No one intends to do this— but here we are. Well I did literally take it all too heart. I am emotional and it led me to overthink my life. I now know my personality type (th ..read more

We had so many people ask about our itinerary and trip so I decided to write about it here. We traveled in May which is the beginning of their rainy season. We had beautiful weather with short rain storms in the evenings, but it was touristy and an amazing trip. I recommend a travel book to keep in the car incase plans change. There are a lot of things to do but it isn’t advertised. We used Foders from our local library. Between a book and help from a good friend we planned our trip and it was pretty successful! We began our trip in Playa Dominicalito which is 4 hrs south of the airport. We e ..read more

The food pyramid has changed at least four times since I have been on this planet. Eating ancestrally and real food is always what our bodies have and will always need. Enriched flours, cereals and processed foods have no business in our “food pyramid” or daily lives. The new pyramid is all about money. The creators are recommending ‘profitable’ foods in new food pyramid that have little to low nutrition. This is the new recommendation floating around and by no ways endorsed or supported by me or my community. Let’s break down this government recommended “health foods” label: We will discuss h ..read more

I may understand how my bio-individual bodyworks, but I also understand the indulgences of life. I know what my body needs way more than me one year ago, and even more so than three years ago. I had one of those facebook memories show a photograph of me with antibiotics, steroids, NyQuil, cough syrup and all kinds of things that did more harm than good thar I used to frequently use. I was (unknowingly) having chronic autoimmune flares constantly. I was visiting many specialists and having useless surgery after surgery and taking medication after medication. This holiday season I was tempted by ..read more

What is organic food? Organic is a labeling term that indicates food and products have been produced through approved methods. These methods include cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering may not be used. Because of thee restrictions organic foods are higher in nutrients, antioxidants, omega 3’s, lower in nitrates. These foods contain no artificial chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, toxic metals, genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In order for a food to be labelled organic, the p ..read more

Author: Kate Zink at Chronically Holistic Sadly we’re no longer eating the wheat that our parents ate. To be able to keep up with the amount of grain we eat in our diet it has been genetically modified to become drought-resistant, bug-resistant and faster growing wheat. It’s estimated that 5 percent of the proteins found in these modified types of wheat are new proteins that were not found in either of the original wheat plants. This is hard for our bodies to recognize and digest and are part of the problem that has lead to increased systemic inflammation, widespread gluten into ..read more

So you are here because you have some issues with dairy. May it be because you have an idea dairy affects you badly, are having hormone issues, you need to go dairy free for your little one’s tummy, you have chronic inflammation or want to just see how you feel going dairy free? Regardless of your reason I hope this product guide helps make your journey easier! I went dairy free almost two years ago in midst of my healing journey. Ironically my headaches stopped (I am still not too sure if it was coincidence or not), but I got pregnant two months later. Dairy can be a great part of your diet ..read more

I understand being busy with work, while raising children and keeping up with the house makes you not wanting to cook. Leaving you cooking somethings fast and easy and probably unhealthy. These meals usually involve a cardboard box and tons of preservatives and chemicals. Yes it was easy but was it healthy? Trust me, I hate cooking but I know how real food makes me feel. Is it worth the possible health consequences on us and our children? Obviously you are answering no to that one, but unless you’re informed it’s way to easy to do. There are plenty of healthier versions of your favorite meals ..read more