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January 13, 2017 by: Gina

“The MIND Diet” Prevents Alzheimer’s? A Look At The Book and The Science

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MIND diet prevents alzheimers

I’m interested in nutrition and one of the things that I’d like to know if diet prevents Alzheimer’s and dementia. This issue is very personal to me. My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s back in 2003, had it for many, many years before her death. It robbed Mom of her joy and her ability to enjoy her grandchildren. In fact, she barely knew Zoe at all. Not only

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November 26, 2016 by: Gina

Complete Probiotics From Dr. Mercola

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How to choose a probiotic and review of Mercola complete probiotics

I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com), May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms Meet blogger, I agree to use this product and post my honest opinion on my blog. The opinions posted are my own. We all know the benefits of probiotics – they help keep your gut bacteria in balance. They are so

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October 21, 2016 by: Gina

6 Tips for Trick or Treating With Food Sensitivities

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We all know that Halloween can be a scary time for kids with allergies or food sensitivities. This year, make it easy on yourself by following these 5 tips: We all know that Halloween can be a scary time for kids with allergies or food sensitivities. This year, make it easy on yourself by following these 5 tips: 1. Find a teal pumpkin. As you

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July 22, 2016 by: Gina

How to Shop With Your Heart

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I talk a lot on this blog about clean eating, with or without organic food, but there is another topic I want to share with you: the humane treatment of animals. In the U.S., we raise almost 9 billion animals as livestock for meat and dairy products. Unfortunately, most of those are raised in inhumane factory farms. Why should this matter to you? Besides the

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July 15, 2016 by: Gina

How To Feed Your Family Safely Without Organics

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First off, I want to acknowledge that I buy organic foods and produce as much as possible for my family, and Project Non-GMO verified when we can’t (there is a difference). Still, we only purchase about 90-95% Non-GMO groceries because living GMO-free is so difficult in this country. Even doing that and with plenty of organic and gluten-free coupons, we spend roughly $200 a week on

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July 12, 2016 by: Gina

What’s In My Clean Eating Pantry: Why I Love Nutiva

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  About 5 years ago, when we started cleaning out our kids’ diets, I discovered this amazing ingredient: coconut oil. To those of us who are not allergic, there are countless benefits to this amazing oil, but what kind do you buy? Let’s go through some definitions for coconut oils. Refined: Refinement is a process by which the oil is processed from dried coconut meat (copra).

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May 18, 2016 by: Gina

8 Easy Hacks to Eat Healthy – and Why You Should!

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Two years ago, I wrote a post listing 14 reasons every kid should eat organic. I loved writing that and getting it out to the world. I’m a big believer that the right diet can help a child to thrive and even heal certain disabilities and difficulties for some kids. But what about us moms?? But I never gave my *own* journey to eat healthy a second

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April 13, 2016 by: Gina

Organic Shopping: A Mom’s Guide

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Welcome to Organic Shopping: A Mom’s Guide! Here, we’ll explore tips and tricks so you can shop for organic and Non-GMO foods – and know what all those labels mean. Ready to get started? A Guide to Healthier Shopping I’ve heard a lot of confusion lately regarding how foods are labeled or discussed. I know, I know – between organic and food sensitivities, you probably

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March 24, 2016 by: Gina

What’s In My Clean Eating Pantry Coconut Secret Replaces Soy Sauce

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I received these products from LuckyVitamin.com for review in my Clean Eating Pantry series; all opinions are my own. Today I’m starting a new feature, “What ‘s in my My Clean Eating Pantry?” Every few weeks, you get to take a look at what’s in my kitchen – the foods we cook with on a regular basis – so you can get an idea of

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March 8, 2016 by: Gina

Nature’s Promise: Affordable Organic Food

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We’ve gotten to this point in making food choices for my family, that I simply find it easier to buy USDA Organic or Project Non-GMO Verified, almost all the time. Additionally, for non food items, when we can’t find organic, pure ingredients, we look for “free from” ingredients. The problem with that is it can be costly! We all know that you get what you

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Gina Badalaty

I’ve been blogging since 2002 with about raising girls with with disabilities. I'm on a mission to help moms like me thrive and live toxin-free! Read more!

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