Healthier Families and Happier Homes
Our family follows a dairy-free diet, thanks to sensitivities to lactose and the proteins found in milk and other dairy products. While we did try to incorporate raw, fermented dairy into our diets at one point, we still experienced negative side effects. Eventually, we decided that completely eliminating dairy from our home was right for … Read more
A couple of years ago, our family decided to try the GAPS diet to solve some gut issues that we were experiencing. This diet is very similar to what is recommended by Weston A. Price and meant consuming lots of bone broth, grass fed meats, free range poultry, organic produce, fermented foods, and raw dairy. … Read more
In a previous post, we highlighted the ongoing controversy surrounding sunshine versus sunscreen and talked about the known dangers on both sides. There is no denying the fact that the sun’s UV rays are extremely powerful and can cause damage to our cells and DNA. Many people have responded to this risk by liberally applying sunscreen … Read more
It’s summer time here in Ottawa! For our family, that means daily walks to the park, hikes in the local Gatineau parks, trips to the beach, and plenty of sunshine! Where we live in Canada, we are used to spending over half of the year indoors on account of the -30 degree Celsius days that … Read more