Switching to an Organic Lifestyle Research has shown that an organic lifestyle brings you many more benefits than the conventional one. The word ‘organic’ is usually associated with food, but you can make your life more organic in many other ways, not just by eating foods that are pesticide-free. ‘Organic’, in this context, can be replaced with the word ‘healthy’. While it may seem overwhelming to switch to a completely different regime of living from the one you’ve known {Read More}
Super Green Beauty from Nature~Guest Post by Sophia Smith
2 April, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Super Green Beauty From Nature image source: unsplash.com “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir Spring is here, and together with Mother Nature, our bodies are waking up ready to soak in the sun and restore vitality and sheen lost during winter. For a clean and energetic start of another cycle of seasons, turn to raw foods and organic products, introduce natural elements into your home and spend more time outdoors. Each of {Read More}
Tips to a Happier You in 2012~Made to Crave
7 July, 2012 by 6 Comments
Here are a few things I know about taste and mood: It makes us happy to eat something sweet…a comfort food. If we eat a healthy diet, we feel better and are therefore happier. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. We feel happier—more satisfied—when our stomachs are full. And last but not least… Food is often about relationships. Relationships between us and God, us and friends, and us and our own soul. There have been tons of {Read More}
Make a change monday~nitrates
2 July, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Oh how I wish I could find more time to write. My brain seems to overflow with ideas, none of which come to fruition on paper. And today’s topic—I’ll be honest—is not terribly exciting, but is very important. One that I’ve done more than my share of research on over the years. Finding a prescription verse for today’s topic was a little tough. I don’t think the Bible actually addresses putting preservatives in our food. I could go back to {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~My Neighbor, the Farmer
4 June, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I love the convenience of the grocery store. One stop shopping, everything in one place. I try to buy organic when I can, shopping at Whole Foods or Earth Fare, but I do my share of Wal-Mart shopping as well. Well, my family and I went on a “Farm Tour” this weekend. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. Here in the Upstate, there are about 30 farms within easy driving distance that all participated in a tour to make {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~A Yummy and Natural Sugar Substitute
16 April, 2012 by 1 Comment
I took today’s prescription verse from The Message—a modern-day language translation of the Bible. I’m not sure Solomon was really speaking of “fast food” here, but how well it applies to today! We’ve been talking about sugar lately—how it negatively affects us physically and emotionally. But the artificial sweeteners are just that—artificial. We reach for both sugar and artificial sweeteners because we want something fast and easy (and sweet). So today, I am giving you just a little easy tip {Read More}
Tips to a Happier You in 2012~The Artificial Sweetener Conspiracy
14 April, 2012 by 1 Comment
Since we’ve been talking about how sugar affects your health, I thought it would be helpful to look into the plethora of sugar substitutes available to us today that are FDA approved. My research, most of which I already knew, brought me back to the conclusion I shared in an old blog post, God’s Pharmacy. We just can’t leave well enough alone. God gave us some great stuff when he created the earth! But we insist on manipulating it to suit our {Read More}
Make a Change Monday~A Sugar Fast
2 April, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I am currently reading Made to Crave, by Lysa Terkeurst, and I love it. I’ll talk more about the book at a later date, but for now I just want to share one of Lysa’s suggestions for today’s make-a-change. Lysa explains we are made to crave. God designed our bodies to crave, but more importantly, he designed our soul to crave…Him. When we sacrifice something our body craves and replace that physical craving with a spiritual craving, we grow closer to {Read More}
Tips to a Happier you in 2012~The Sweet Truth
31 March, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What are the most common conditions for which we would consider a change in our diet? • High blood pressure? • Obesity? • Diabetes? • Those are the no-brainers. But what about your brain? Do you think about the food we eat being connected to our brain? Let me give you an example from personal experience: When I was finishing pharmacy school, I did a clinical rotation at Greenville Memorial Hospital in the Cancer Treatment Center. I had to {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Rescue Your Fridge…and Your Family!
26 March, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Since we’ve been on the topic of food lately, I have a confession to make: I really don’t like to cook. For those of you who know me personally, I’m sure it’s no surprise. Cooking has always been a struggle for me. As soon as I get on a roll, I get in a rut. I begin with great intentions. • I get together my recipes…some new and some old. • I take a pantry inventory and make my grocery {Read More}
Tips to a happier you in 2012~Acceptance in Christ (You are not what you eat)
24 March, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last Monday, March 12, I posted about making a change to be healthier by eating foods that increase your body pH. I referred to several health “bandwagons” I jumped on in my search to cure myself while I was sick. It was conversations about that post that prompted me to write today’s tip to a happier you. I was so easily convinced that each and every supplement, juice, and diet I tried was THE one to make me better. And {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Maintaining a Healthy Body pH Could Save Your Life!
12 March, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Between my career as a pharmacist and the seven years I spent trying to fix myself, I learned a LOT about health and nutrition. One thing you can count on in the world of nutrition is everyone has an opinion and they believe their way is the best way. Through research and/or personal experience, I tried: • Xango Juice • Barley Green • Juicing • The Hallelujah Diet (all raw food) • The 21-day Detox Diet • Juice Plus • {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Just drink water!
30 January, 2012 by 2 Comments
Since New Year’s Day, our local YMCA has been packed. No parking spaces, no machines available, and classes full. It’s January 30th. I give it two more weeks. We love to make big promises to ourselves and start fresh, but in reality, it’s impossible to make big changes all at once. When I began writing, if I’d realized all that was involved, I never would have started. I’ve learned little bits of information at a time, and looking back on {Read More}
