Why isn’t No Poo working for you?
I’ve had a metric ton of conversations with folks over the last few years about No Poo. (For the uninitiated, that has nothing to do with digestive function. It’s all about quitting conventional shampoo!) I’ve been “No Poo-ing” for awhile now, and continue to be totally in love with this simple, cheap solution. Yet it […]
Podcast Episode #85: Dating, wine, pre-colonoscopy food, being too clean?
Remember – If you’re enjoying these podcasts, please leave us a review in iTunes. Thanks! Topics: Last week’s episode post now has a written transcript available. We will be playing a lot of catch-up, but bear with us as they’re on their way! We’ll also be trying to get current episode transcripts up-to-date and loaded […]
The Homestead, Week One. Epic, with an epic Autocorrect.
Warning: this post is not safe for anyone who hasn’t graduated from 5th grade sex ed. If you’ve been listening to my facebook or twitter chatter, or you’re a regular Balanced Bites Podcast listener, you may have heard me chatting a bit about the next big phase of our lives. No, we’re not buying a […]
Natural deodorant: the stank has left the building.
This post was originally published in April 2011. It has been updated and republished. I have high expectations for my natural deodorant: when I use it, I want a full day of not smelling like the couch cushion of a Vegas nightclub after a series of exposures from the cast of Vanderpump Rules. As devoted […]
Blood sugar issues: where to start?
Note: this post has been updated.I’m putting on my Nutritional Therapy Practitioner hat today.If you’re consistently exhausted at 3 o’clock in the afternoon (I call it Liz’s College Crash) or have intense sugar cravings that send you into an eye-clawing catfight over the last M&M in the office candy dish, that’s a bright, flashing sign that […]
Are you NUTS? (soap nuts, that is!)
Are you keeping up with Skincare Saturdays at the Purely Primal Skincare Blog? If not, you’re seriously missin’ out. (If I do say so myself.) This week’s post was all about my FAVORITE detergent alternative…soap nuts (I use Naturoli)! Never heard of ’em? They might start to sound pretty darn cool when we consider what’s […]
Cleansing, redefined. (The Oil Cleansing Method)
This post was originally published in December 2010. It has been revised and republished. I have had amazing success with a strange-sounding method of natural skincare called “The Oil Cleansing Method.” Along with the dietary, supplemental and digestive strategies outlined in the next edition of my Purely Primal Skincare Guide (hop on my list to get email […]
Healing acne naturally with nutrition & non-toxic skin care
This post on healing acne naturally was first published in 2010. It has been updated and republished. This is about my journey from breakout to clarity – about healing acne naturally with nutrition and natural skincare. This is a summary; the detailed strategies that I used are in the upcoming second edition of my Purely […]
#84: talking local food initiative work & urban homesteading with Kendall Kendrick of Primal-Balance.com!
Remember – If you’re enjoying these podcasts, please leave us a review in iTunes. Thanks! Don’t forget to check out last week’s episode post now has a written transcript available via Balanced Bites.com! We will be playing a lot of catch-up, but bear with us as they’re on their way! We’ll also be trying to get […]
7 reasons FAT is your friend!
(The right kind of fat, that is. And the right kind tends to surprise people!) At one time in my life, I could’ve told you which had less fat: chicken breast or turkey breast. Anyone else been there? Yes, knowing which flavorless low-fat meat was the MOST low-fat meat was important to me. Those fractions […]
