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Welcome to Your Primal Life, where I provide an array of informative articles to help you on your journey towards healthy living. Gain insights into providing wholesome food options for your loved ones and discover effective strategies to encourage them to embrace these choices. Delve into topics like homesteading, nutrition, recipes, healing herbs, functional body movements, and so much more to help you along this journey. Join me on this transformative path to maximizing your family’s well-being.
Are You Destined To Be Frail As You Age?
No! For most, it’s more of a choice than a destiny. Many of us have forgotten something very important. Health is your birthright. Humans are designed to be strong, healthy, lean, energetic, and agile. Your body is amazing at healing and growing and thriving, always striving for homeostasis. Provide your body what it needs, and it will do the rest. The problem? We don’t provide our body what it needs. Most of us don’t even understand what that is. I offer you 4 actionable steps to maximize your health and make sure you remain strong and capable. Eat Whole Food...
What Are Healing Herbal Tinctures?
I’ve been MIA for quite some time, I know! I’m back and have plenty to share with you. My promise going forward is to share resources that will help you and your family maximize your health in this so very confusing arena. I won’t promise to share every week though, which has been recommended to me, that’s just not how I’m wired. I’m also excited to share that I’ve opened a shop on my website. For now, most of the offerings are healing herbal tinctures. I have a few herbal teas as well and will continue to add products as I can. What are healing herbs? Healing...
Hit Protein Goal for Energy, Aging Beautifully, & Ideal Body Composition
First off, let’s see if you're potentially deficient in protein. Take this completely unscientific little quiz. Rate these questions with a score of 0 (not at all) - 5 (totally). Are your hormones out of balance? Are your nails and hair weak and brittle? Skin showing signs of damage? Constantly hungry? Lacking energy? Are your muscles atrophying? Slow to recover from workouts? 0-10, congrats, you’re most likely getting your needed protein. 11-20, more protein may help you. 21-35, you may be deficient! Many of us fall short on optimal protein intake, particularly...
Fun in The Sun, A Safe Balance
Summer is on the way and it's time to get back outside! I love the feel of the sun on my skin. I love to be outside, walking, sprinting, kayaking, paddle-boarding, or just sitting on a beach. Based on the many social media Spring Break pictures I’ve seen the last couple of weeks, I know I’m not alone in this! But is it safe to pursue this love? The sun has been vilified for an awfully long time. Rightfully so... when abused. I'm guilty of this abuse and have the sunspots to prove it. But many of us have forgotten that it's also a critical component to health and...
Want your energy back? (free guide)
Want to take control of your energy level? The #1 secret is hiding in your kitchen! Bottom line, you must start in the kitchen. Read that again. As the saying goes, "You can't out-exercise a bad diet." You also can't out-sleep a bad diet. If you're tired of being tired and are ready to learn how to feed your family delicious, nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory food that supports long-term health, keep reading! Consider this, what if what you're putting in your body is what's draining you of energy? How confident are you that your kitchen is set up to help you...
Who Needs a Pep Talk?
The questions and comments I’m hearing are very telling. I think we all need one!! Myself included! Some are feeling that progress is so, so slow. Some are struggling with the balance of health, kids, and work. Many are ready for warmer weather. Most are sick of the restrictions on our movement and freedom. Where the heck do we start?! Getting healthier and stronger is a process. Not one and done. You are never ‘there’ or ‘done’. Sorry to break that to you. It’s a lifestyle. A LIFESTYLE YOU WILL LOVE! Belief + Action = Results Belief - Yep, as always, we start...
Macronutrients and Homemade Fat Bombs
Americans are overfed and undernourished, with 2/3 of our population overweight or obese. Many people feel hungry all the time because their body isn't getting the nutrition it needs through the Standard American Diet (SAD). It is craving nutrients. Diets don’t work because we continue to eat food with minimal nutrition. It's not about calories in/calories out, it's about feeding your body the nutrients that it needs to function optimally. Feed your body properly with balanced macronutrients and the constant hunger and cravings will go away. Macronutrients are...
Delicious, Nutritious Bone Broth
I get many requests for my Bone Broth recipe. A friend once told me she could taste the love. My recipe has evolved over the years. This version is clearly the winner. Time to get it out there! To help explain the nutritional benefits of bone broth, I'll quote from Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions cookbook (every kitchen must have this book); “Broth made from meat and animal bones is another good source of sodium, chloride and iodine as well as magnesium, potassium and important trace minerals. Broth made from fish carcasses and fish heads is rich in...
Ferment or Pickle, What’s It Going To Be?
All fermented foods are pickles, but not all pickled foods are ferments. What? This can be confusing because both are referred to as pickles. The term pickle refers to any fruit or vegetable that is preserved in an acidic medium; a salt brine for fermenting or an acid for pickling. Fermenting is simply a form of pickling, so they both really are pickles. I love both, and I prepare both. My method choice is based on the goal of the product. However, I do choose one over the other more often. Here’s the low-down. These food preservation techniques have stood the...
Body Weight or Body Measurement; Which is Best?
When adopting a healthier lifestyle in hopes of losing weight, in the form of body fat, the 2 most popular ways to track progress are; 1. Body weight 2. Body measurements They both have their place in monitoring progress, however, in my opinion, one method is hands down the best option. Here are my take and recommendation. Body Weight Measuring body weight on a scale wins the convenience factor because scales are available most anywhere. But it’s also the most inaccurate because it takes everything into account, including what you just ate or drank, what you’re...
Are You Sure You’re Hungry? Understanding the Signals
Many times, poor nutrition, hormones, lack of sleep, thirst or chronic stress are masquerading as hunger. Learn to read the signals before reaching for something to eat. 1. Poor Nutrition: A person can overeat, yet still feel hungry all the time. If your food choices lack nutrients, your body will crave food to satisfy this deficiency. If you aren’t getting enough protein and fat, you may not feel satisfied. If you’re eating too many refined carbohydrates, your body will crave more. Refined carbs burn very quickly in your body. Until you retrain your body to...
Instant Grain Free “Oatmeal” (Paleo)
Who has removed grains from their diet and is totally missing their oatmeal? My family! Believe it or not, my kids missed it more than many of the other things we stopped eating when we changed to a grain-free diet. I was never a big fan of oatmeal, but I love this remade version! To me, this is a bowl of warmth and comfort. Bonus, this bulk recipe is ready to heat and serve. Quick and simple! Try it and let me know what you think. Why did we go grain-free? At the time we all had different issues, but bottom line, we were on a quest to improve our gut health and...
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