Digestive health is a big topic these days.
People are talking about digestive enzymes, probiotics, the GAPS, SCD, gluten-free and candida diet.
Truth is, our digestive systems are a big deal and people are starting to pay attention.
Good News, Bad News, and Some Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Your Gut
April 12, 2013 By 2 Comments
100 Reasons Why Breast is Best – Part Two
March 28, 2013 By 13 Comments
I mentioned in the First 25 Reasons Why Breast is Best that I started this series to point out the many benefits of breastfeeding aside from it being a food.
There’s been a lot of stir in the whole food community about breastfeeding maybe not being the best option out there.
Here is where this is all coming from….
Eczema and Food Allergies – Our Story from Despair to Healing – Part One
September 3, 2012 By 31 Comments
Autism, food allergies, Asperger’s Syndrome, eczema, and chronic fatigue are health issues that my family has dealt with over the past 12 years.
And over the years I’ve repeated a number of stories to friends to
- connect with others about our life
- share what might help others as they battle similar issues.
This is one of them.
It’s the story of how our son’s eczema basically terrorized our family for the first year of our life with him.
And how we beat it. With God’s help.
This is that story.
It was a very tough road, but I hope our trials and what we learned are a blessing to someone else.
Autism, Anxiety, and A Real Miracle
July 16, 2012 By 54 Comments
Over the past four months or so, I’ve shared with you all on Facebook a number of times that my son has been dealing with pretty severe anxiety. And you all have been very helpful offering recommendations. Thank you! If you haven’t “liked” Whole New Mom on Facebook, please do join us. It’s a very supportive community over there.
You see, my son suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. And Asperger’s almost always comingles (goes together) with anxiety.
Over the past 5 months, his anxiety has increased to the point of being well—really bad. Mainly it’s been anxiety about his life threatening food allergies.
It’s been hard some days to handle it.
To wonder if we can keep going.
To wonder if he’ll get better.
Surprising Help for a Healthy Home ~ and a Giveaway (NOW CLOSED!) {at The Better Mom}
June 28, 2012 By 6 Comments
Here I am again.
Needing to confess.
I don’t do a great job of balancing.
I focus too much on one thing
and not enough on another.
You too?
Do you find yourself spending too much time focusing on healthy recipes and clean living stuff while leaving other important things undone?
Me too.
Come join me over at The Better Mom where I’m sharing about changes I didn’t expect to make in our home.
Sigh. I wonder if I’ll ever really be a Better Mom. I think I’m a little better than I was yesterday at least…..
Why You Might Be Missing Me (and Others) on Facebook ~ and What to Do About It!
June 19, 2012 By 20 Comments
I love interacting with my readers on my blog, but I also like interacting on Facebook.
(I’m not much of a Twitter gal, so at least for now you probably don’t want to try too hard to keep in touch with me there 
. What do you think about Twitter, by the way?)
Anyway, I don’t know if you’ve heard about it, but Facebook has made some changes recently that have made it:
- easier for them to make money
- harder for fans to stay in touch with the pages of those whom they “like”
Saving Money on Special Diets, Vaccines, Autism & ADD, & the Best Probiotic ~ Whole New Mom Q&A
June 15, 2012 By 28 Comments
I’m back with another installment of Whole New Mom Answers Your Questions.
I so love hearing all of your thoughts and questions. I feel honestly inadequate to answer them sometimes, but I will for sure do my best.
And I hope that all of you super sharp readers will chime in with more information on all of the great questions that were asked…
So…..here goes with your great questions from this week!
Could You Have Heavy Metal Poisoning and Not Know It? ~ Part One
June 5, 2012 By 201 Comments
Balls of Mercury – Photo Source
Heavy metal poisoning.
Sounds alarmist, doesn’t it?
I almost can’t believe myself that I am writing that title.
But then–life has a way of teaching us lessons that we really didn’t want to learn.
Metal poisoning is one of them for me.
Are Essential Oils a Scam? ~ A Skeptic Looks at Thieves Oil
March 7, 2012 By 207 Comments
**NEW INFORMATION!! I am now working on evaluating a bunch of oils companies as a whole lot more information has surfaced. I am not convinced about which company is “best.” See Which Essential Oils Company is Best?**
I’m not one to trust in alternative remedies easily.
Really, I’m not.
However, when one is really sick and mainstream medicine isn’t helping, one starts looking elsewhere.
Did Vaccines Cause My Son’s Autism ~ Part Two
March 2, 2012 By 92 Comments
Today, I continue where I left off in yesterday’s post, “Did Vaccines Cause My Son’s Autism ~ Part One“.
If you didn’t read that post, you’ll want to. The comments there, and on my Facebook page, are compelling – and some get a little feisty.
So we vaccinated our son–with several vaccines.
Starting sometime after his 5th birthday.
At age six, almost to the day, things changed radically in our home.
His unstoppable panic attacks and anxiety ruled our lives.
I’ll never forget the day that I knew something was really wrong.
The day that I knew our lives had changed forever.
The history–For weeks, or maybe months, our son had been developing an anxiety about his clothing being wet. He would repeatedly ask us if he could change his pants, shirt, or socks if he got even the smallest amount of water on them. It was sad to see him so distraught about it and to wonder if this obsessive questioning would ever end.
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