Well, this is it. Just 24 hours to go. The Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle Flash Sale--a library of healthy living resources, ebooks, and ecourses--ends at midnight (December 29th)! To everyone who has already ordered through our link, THANK YOU. Daniel and I appreciate your support so much and the sales really are a huge blessing to our family! And if you've ordered through us, don't forget to … [Read more...]
The Top 9 Changes I’ve Made for My Health
As you might know, I struggle with a really miserable autoimmune disease called Interstitial Cystitis. While I was able to go into remission a few years ago by getting my health in order naturally (after many failed attempts to get better through conventional Western medicine), it came back with a vengeance 18 months ago in the stress of selling our house and moving to the farm. For several … [Read more...]
The Weird Thing I Do to Beat Insomnia
I've had a hard time falling asleep for as long as I can remember. I used to lay awake for hours as a little girl staring at the ceiling because I just couldn't shut my brain off. And now, even when stress levels are low and I'm not consciously worried about anything, I'm still THINKING when I get in bed and it's hard to fall asleep. photo source And it doesn't matter how tired I am, I … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Want to Be “Healthy”
Health. It’s a good thing, right? Our bodies matter. We’re not just spiritual beings, we’re physical, too. That’s how God designed us and ignoring that….well, it’s just silly. And gnostic. So taking care of our bodies matters. Seeking to nourish them with good food and maintain an active lifestyle has a deeply moral dimension. But you know what makes me really uncomfortable? When we turn diets and … [Read more...]
How I’m Doing With My “One Word” for 2014 (and how to get my book for FREE)
At the beginning of the year (OK, February, because welcome to my disorganized life) I chose “health” as my word of the year. If you’ve been reading Carrots for awhile, you know that I really struggle with morning sickness/hyperemesis gravidarum and to be honest, I have a generally crummy immune system that leaves me with tonsilitis anytime I get exhausted or fall into poor eating … [Read more...]