Inspired by a post I saw by Super Healthy Kids, I decided to make my kids pink pancakes for breakfast this morning! The trick to the pink color is the use of beet puree! To eliminate some of the work in the morning, I cooked and pureed the beets the day before, as suggested by…
"You Want to Hire a What?"
The What’s and Why’s of a Doula via My Experience I fully believe that if it wasn’t for my birthing support team, which consisted of my midwife, doula, mom and husband, that I would not have had what was as close as could be to the birth that I wanted for my son. When I…
Cheap Jewelry (both child and adult) Poses Serious Health Risks
(Check to See if Yours Made the List!) Your jewelry very well could make you sick, if it is of the cheaper variety often found at stores like Kohl’s, H&M, Claire’s and Target. This is nothing new, as past studies have shown that a significant amount of this jewelry contains cadmium, which is toxic if a…
Getting Kids Into Veggies and Veggies Into Kids TWO
“Slip some cauliflower puree into a bowl of instant mac and cheese, and aren’t you also inadvertently cementing a kid’s belief that cauliflower does not exist in a beneficent universe?” – Dara Moskowitz Grumgahl (Experience Life Magazine) I want to start by commenting on those naysayers of ‘hiding’ veggies. I fully support “hiding” veggies in…
Creative Play Using Natural Ingredients
I discovered the idea of sensory boxes a few weeks ago while checking out some great creative project and play pages. It was soon after this discovery that the teachers at my son’s preschool told me that his favorite things to play with at school are the sand and the fake snow sensory boxes. After…
What's Really in Your Food? You May Never Know!
A friend’s husband attended an OSHA workshop last week and the facilitator of the class gave the above handout to the attendees. Apparently the man teaching the class is very much into spreading the word about chemicals that people come into contact with on a regular basis and may not know about. It’s crazy to…
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: On Babies and Sleeping
Recently my husband and I were debating over sleeping arrangements and laughing about how my daughter is 16 months and hasn’t spent one night in the beautiful and kind of expensive, Italian crafted crib (thanks mom and dad) that we’ve had set up. Don’t get me wrong – the crib did get some use. We got it…
Raising Kids Naturally Outside of the Traditional Model of Healthcare
A guest post by Dr. Anthony Carrino, who will be providing RNK readers with holistic insights into modern medicine, traditional medicine and the value of chiropractic care in upcoming posts! It is an “in thing“ to say you are raising your kids naturally these days. Many parents are questioning the traditional model of care and…
Going More Natural at the Supermarket – Where to Start
Because food and drink are the two things that we intentionally put into our bodies on a regular basis, they’re the best items to start with when it comes to detoxifying your life. Some Quick and Simple Tips When at the Grocery Store 1. When buying produce, make sure that if the fruits and vegetables…
Parents Buy Car Seats to Keep Their Children Safe, Yet Oftentimes Danger is Still There!
Well, here I am writing about car seats again! If you remember, I first discussed the topic back in October when I originally saw HealthyStuff.org’s car seat safety rankings, which is based on the presence of hazardous flame retardants and chemical additives. Since then, I have accessed the list for my own purposes as I…