Natural Remedies for Womanly Woes

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Pin itAs I’ve already announced we are expecting baby #3 in just a few short months.  I can hardly believe that I’m already a little more than 12 weeks along.  Over the past couple weeks I had to have had problems with yeast, and bacteria both of which I dodged the prescription bullet.  After having [...]

Natural Treatments for Croup

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Pin itphoto credit We did it!  We conquered croup!   Last week my three year old came down with his first case of croup ever (and I do hope that it is his last.)  Hopefully, your child hasn’t contracted it, but croup is running wild in the High Country right now so you might want [...]

Avoiding Antibiotic Overuse

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Pin itLast winter my daughter had a fever and a severe head cold.  She wasn’t even one year old then, but as a mom it is sometimes easy to have the tendency to worry if your child is going to be alright or not.  I honestly am not the kind of mom who takes my [...]

Tips on Having a Healthy Pregnancy

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Pin itThe news is out!  Hubby and I just found out that we are expecting baby #3.  Ready or not that baby is on its way! I’m still in a bit of shock, but I am also excited for the plans that God has for our growing family.  As a health food nut,  natural living [...]

7 Common Questions Parents Have About Orthodontic Treatment (WIN Kids’ Sonicare!)

Pin itReed Orthodontics is an orthodontic practice in Boone, located at 870 State Farm Road. After practicing in Ocala and Crystal River, Florida for 35 years and treating over 10,000 patients, Dr. Reed transitioned his practice to his son and moved to Boone to provide orthodontic care to this community. Dr. Reed would like to [...]

Healthy Cooking Oils and Fats

Pin itMany of the polyunsaturated vegetable oils typically found on the shelves in the grocery store are already rancid in the bottle before you even take them home.  But, you can not even tell because these oils are heavily refined and deodorized.  These rancid cooking oils contain free radicals that are ready to attack once consumed.    In many [...]

Frugal Healthy High Country Grocery Shopping

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Pin itThe biggest complaint I see to eating real food is the price that it can cost to follow a healthy diet.  While consistent and exclusive shopping at health food stores like Earth Fare can be expensive (even when you shop sales) there are many ways to save money on your grocery bill while eating healthy.  On most [...]

How a Doula Can Help You During Childbirth

Pin itOver the past weekend two DONA approved trainers; Mickey Jones and Sarah McKay, visited the High Country from Nashville, Tennessee and in order to train a wonderful group of women to be birth doulas.  These women came from all over the state of North Carolina and even one from South Carolina to learn the [...]

Immune Boosters to Prepare Yourself for Cold and Flu Season

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Pin itAs of right now, our family has decided to delay vaccinations for our children.  But, I continue to research information and stay open to the many types of information that are out there.  We personally believe that when making the decision to delay vaccinations we also want to be sure to provide ourselves and [...]

High Country Walk for Moms and Midwives

Pin it Are you looking for something FUN to do with your family in the upcoming weeks? A Family-Friendly Festival for everyone in your family? An event that you can feel good about participating in because it benefits not only you, but your community as well? Well, look no further! Come on out and make [...]