Looking for the Trim Healthy Mama Plan or Cookbook Review? Click here for the new THM Plan Book review and here for the THM Cookbook review. This post covers the original Trim Healthy Mama book…a combined plan and cookbook all rolled into one. But it’s also very useful in learning the basics and seeing the…
Weight Loss Before and After
I promised some ugly weight loss before and after photos. I’m here today to deliver. This is humbling. If you’ve followed along on my high blood calcium health journey posts, I mentioned that weight gain was one of my symptoms. And it’s one of the issues that boron and supplements had not touched. Before and…
My Health Journey Part 4: What Goes Up…
This parathyroid surgery alternative post is number IV in the series. If you missed number I, then start here: What I Didn’t Know. Now where was I…? Oh yes… There was one final lab number that the surgeon really wanted to see before diagnosing me as primary hyperparathyroid: my parathyroid hormone blood level (PTH). If…
My Health Journey Part 3: Skeptics, Proof, and Hope Like 20 Mules
If you’ve been following along with my health issue posts, this is part III. (Click here to start back at the beginning) It’s a Sunday afternoon in late summer, and by the grace of God (and I don’t say that lightly), I’ve just discovered the root cause of my health concerns from the past couple…
Flu Remedies and Prevention
A friend wanted home remedies for the flu, and had heard about using vinegar to avoid getting sick. This was my response to her, and what I’d do if we ended up battling the flu: “My Mom used to give us vinegar when we were sick, and honestly, I hated it. I’m MUCH more inclined…
My Health Journey Part 2: Not Just a Name, But a Reason!
This is the continued post from “What I Didn’t Know.” This is a personal post about my health problems, and how I sort of became my own health advocate. Which is scary, and exciting, and rewarding in ways I never expected. I hope this can be of some help and inspiration to anyone else out…
My Health Journey Part I: What I Didn’t Know
2013 is going to be a great year for me! A banner year. But I need to talk about me from a few years ago…before I found out what I didn’t know. I want to share my story here to encourage others to really be proactive about your own health care, and to find a…
The Best Vitamins for Kids
Looking for the best kid vitamins? I shopped and tweaked for years, and the kids and I are now truly in love with the daily vitamins that they take. They meet the needs of tasting good, not requiring a toddler to swallow pills, and most of all, they meet my standard of not having any…