Is there anything more inviting than the smell of baking bread? Freshly-baked bread spread with rich butter seems like one of the most wholesome things we could feed our families until we read about the problems associated with gluten, refined flours, or unsoaked grains. Perhaps, like I was, you’re confused by all the conflicting messages […]
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“Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.” Leave it to the great Beethoven to mix morality with soup. (A tall order for his distressed servants, no doubt!) Allow me to be “pure-hearted” here and share a recipe that represents a key nutritional foundation with a symphony
What a week at Homeopathy Works! I’m very excited and just as busy preparing for my upcoming webinar system, How to Raise a Drug Free Family. So, while I’m perfecting this year-long course, I’ll leave you with a brief consideration. A friend of mine, Liz Pitfield, uses this quote from Wendell Berry on her email
I love good food. Even my favorite movies attest to this: Big Night, Chocolat, Julie and Julia. And when it comes to foodstuff, I have a difficult time getting past the low-fat paradigm. As far as I’m concerned: fat is where it’s at. Now, not all fats are the same. Think of the distinction between
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Recently I heard a mom declare, “I wish I had taken my job as a mother more seriously. My kids might not have the chronic illnesses they suffer from today.” Indeed. Preparation for motherhood ought not to be random or casual. It needs to be faced with the same kind of intent and commitment as
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I’ve just returned to Buffalo after having spent a fantastic weekend in Chico, California. There was a great turnout for my two-day, intensive seminar on homeopathy and I couldn’t have asked for a more lively, warm and welcoming bunch! There were mothers, grandmothers, chiropractors, nurses, farmers, a truck driver, teachers, and herbalists. The vendors were interesting and informed, and
A Tribute to Chico…..No, Not a Guy, But a Whole Town of Got-Their-Act-Together-People Read More »
I’d like to thank The Healthy Home Economist for first sharing the following post with her readers. Now, I’m glad to share it with you, too. The quality of the teeth represents the status of the bone structure of the body. Therefore, it’s important that the teeth be sound. If they are, the bones
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I feel like I’ve hit the ground running this New Year’s! But I couldn’t be more thrilled since I’m busy preparing for my intensive, 2-day seminar in Chico, California. The WAPF chapter of Chico Butte has invited me to teach mothers and others how they can be the healer in their families using homeopathy
California Here I Come! Read More »
I always enjoy hearing from my readers and so I was especially grateful for the following message I recently received. I thought it would be nice to share with you since it embodies so much of what we experience on our journey toward health and wellness. So, thank you Michael for your great message and
Do you know how you felt on the first Christmas when you learned that there was no Santa? That feeling of exhilaration because of the festivities, family and gifts, but then a let down from the reminder that the kindly old fellow didn’t really exist. Well, that’s the way I felt at the Weston A.
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