
I know I’m the Always Sick Chick, but something’s gotta give! Generally, when I say that I’m “always sick,” what I mean is that I’m chronically ill with one or more conditions – allergies, asthma, anxiety, depression, etc… But honestly, since the end of August, we have caught every single virus that has passed through more
4. Spend time with people who care about you and can help you. It’s often hard to be around people when we feel depressed, but it’s often just what we need. If you want to beat depression without medication, you need human contact, even when you’re at your worst. Find friends and loved ones who more
Omega 3 fatty acids are missing from most American diets, which can account for the rise in cardiovascular problems and depression, among other things. So many nutrition and dieting gurus have, in recent years, really pushed individuals with chronic health problems to either eat more fish or take an omega 3 supplement. Until recently, the more
It’s a real bummer when you go in search of an ingredient that you know you’ve seen at the store before, only to learn that they don’t carry it. When we lived in New England, the Whole Foods in our town had a much better selection. This selection included gluten free french fried onions. Unfortunately, more
We see school bullying happening against kids with food allergies, and it’s not just from the kids. It’s from teachers and other parents. It disgusts me. We saw the poor little girl in Florida get protested against by other parents outside of her school. They held up picket signs during drop off in the morning more
Smoking can kill you. You know that, right? So then, why are you still smoking? My husband says it’s because of stress. When he’s not stressed, it’s because he’s worried he’ll gain too much weight because smoking burns so many calories and he’ll eat more if he’s not smoking. Blah blah blah…excuses excuses… I get more
When our son was first diagnosed as having a milk allergy, my thought was, “Oh no. He’ll never have chocolate!” I quickly learned that you can easily have chocolate without any milk, but what was really hard was finding chocolate that wasn’t cross-contaminated with nuts. Enjoy Life Foods has been a serious Godsend for our more
Before food allergies, Thanksgiving was a simple, convenient affair. Sure, it was a little time consuming, and I would feel anxious about the turkey. But everything else was convenient. We used boxed stuffing, mashed potato flakes, a frozen pumpkin pie & another frozen apple pie or apple crumble. There are boxed corn bread mixes or more
I don’t know about you, but there are so many diet plans out there, it can sometimes be hard to keep them all straight. Atkins, Fricker, Mediterranean, Best Life, Eat Right for Your Type, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, Zone… There are so many with so many people claiming amazing results and others screaming more
Who wants free stevia?! What is stevia? Stevia is an all natural sweetener that comes from the stevia plant. It’s 100% natural and replaces artificial sweetener and sugar in baking, cooking and beverages. It has no calories, doesn’t spike your insulin levels, and is safe for diabetics. It also doesn’t have the nasty side-effects associated more