The Benefits of Yoga for Children with Autism

How Does Children get Benefits of Yoga? If you have a child with autism, you understand the importance of building a calming, predictable environment. Due to a highly sensitive nervous system, a child with autism experiences normal day-to-day interactions with an...

Temper Tantrum Prevention

If you have a child in the 2 to 4 –year- old range, you most likely have grown familiar with the dreaded  temper tantrum. Let’s say you interrupt your toddler as he is in the midst of building a block tower. When you inform him that he needs to leave it and accompany...

How Nutrition Can Help Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a painful rash around the ear that occurs when the vericella zoster virus infects a nerve in the head. The rash can also be on the eardrum, ear canal, earlobe, tongue and roof of the mouth. A weakness of the face on the same side of the rash...

Crust-Free Quiche (maitake mushrooms and kale)

I was recently asked about making quiche without cow dairy and I realized that I almost never make a quiche. I’m not really sure why, but it’s really easy and fast so I highly recommend it. There are multiple combination’s that you can use, here is a...

Alex’s Medicinal Chicken Vegetable Soup

  Serves 6-8 Ingredients   4 quarts water 1 onion chopped 3 small leeks chopped 4 stalks celery chopped 3 large carrots chopped 2 sweet potatoes peeled and diced into half moons 6 garlic cloves minced 1 whole chicken 6 juniper berries Juice of 1 lemon squeezed 1...

Coconut Tapioca Pudding

Serves 4-6   1 cup small pearl tapioca 1.5 cups water 1 can Thai Kitchen Whole Organic Coconut Milk ¼ tsp sea salt 2 eggs (separated) 2 Tbsp. honey or more 1/2 tsp vanilla ½ cup coconut flakes (optional)   Soak small pearl tapioca in 1.5 cups of water in a...

Lentil Salad

  1 cup dried lentils 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp/ turmeric 1/4 tsp cardamom 1/4 cup olive oil 1 Tbsp. brown rice vinegar 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 tsp salt 1 cucumber diced 1/2 cup Kalamata olives 1 carrot diced Handful chopped mint Handful chopped...

Diet Plan and Supplements for Alopecia (Hair Loss)

Alopecia Diet Plan – Alopecia is a medical term used to define an autoimmune skin disease that causes one to loose patches of bodily hair that evolves into alopecia universalis (complete bodily hair loss). Although it is neither a life threatening nor permanent...

Food Allergies and Solutions

Food Allergies – The disease symptoms caused by food reactions are many and varied. Depending on the individual, the allergy can manifest problems throughout the entire body depending on susceptibilities. Food allergies can cause sneezing, rashes, itching,...

How to Make Fermented Tomato Basil Relish

I just started a CSA again, and what I love about getting a produce box each week is that it makes you get creative. I get the same excitement when I am able to make a meal from my garden, and the results are always ten times better than from the grocery store. I...

Diarrhea Remedies

Diarrhea Remedies Diarrhea is the frequent passing of loose or watery stools. There are essentially two types of diarrhea: acute and chronic. Most cases of diarrhea are acute, or short term. Acute diarrhea is also known as non-inflammatory diarrhea. Its symptoms...

How to Prevent Dementia with Nutrition

— actually a group of symptoms affecting social and intellectual capabilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning — has many causes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of a progressive dementia. Memory loss often occurs in...

What to Take for the MTHFR Mutation?

MTHFR (Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase) is labeled for both an enzyme and a gene. A healthy functioning MTHFR gene produces a functioning MTHFR enzyme that converts folic acid to 5-MTHF and helps regulate homocysteine levels. If the MTHFR gene is mutated, the...