How We Flourish

Creating healthier people and a healthier planet, one step at a time

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Paleo Spaghetti and Meatballs (AIP, GAPS Intro)

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Spaghetti and Meatballs was my absolutely favorite meal growing up. My mom had this killer tomato sauce she would make from scratch. She usually made it with ground beef, which was awesome. But when she made it with meatballs […]

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Safe Sunscreen That Actually Works! | Goddess Garden Review

This post is sponsored by Green Sisterhood. All opinions are my own. I am 25% Irish and 25% Scottish. And I look it! Freckles and skin so pale it glows in the dark. That’s me! I have never tanned in my life. I would occasionally try, but by the end of the summer my “tan” […]

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Check Out How We Flourish on Yummy!

Hey readers! As you may have noticed, How We Flourish is turning into a GAPS blog. In doing so, I have started sharing a lot of recipes and tutorials. I have many more planned for the next couple months and I am very excited about this transition. I hope you are, too. GAPS is something […]

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How to Make Ghee (and how to make garlic infused ghee)

When I started GAPS Intro, one of the many things I had to do was learn how to make ghee. I had never used it before, as I love me some butter. But part of the GAPS Intro process is introducing ghee in Stage Two. And later when I learned that dairy – even butter […]

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Paleo Chicken Noodle Soup (AIP, GAPS Intro)

For Mother’s Day, I made my mother-in-law some of my famous Creamy Chicken Soup. She enjoyed it, but she struggles to eat anything that isn’t coated in sugar. Her comment, “It could use some noodles.” To be honest, this is incredibly frustrating to hear for many reasons. But I understand. I may have adjusted to […]

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Natural Constipation Remedies

That’s right. I’m talking about natural constipations remedies. That means I’m talking about poop. I really don’t like talking about poop, but over the past couple months, I have started doing so on Instagram. It seems to just be a part of being on GAPS! For me, if I am having an issue, it is […]

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GAPS on a Budget

One of the biggest concerns people have about real food and healing diets is money: is it possible to do GAPS on a budget? I’m here to tell you YES! As I mentioned in my post about affording essential oils, my husband and I don’t make a ton a money. However, we budget carefully, make […]

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GAPS Intro Meat and Potatoes (AIP, Paleo, SCD)

Maybe it is because I live in the Midwest. Maybe it is because I have Irish and German roots. Maybe it is just because I love comfort food. Whatever the reason, I love this GAPS Intro Meat and Potatoes dish. Oh and it is safe for AIP and Stage One of GAPS Intro. That’s right. […]

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GAPS Legal Birth Control Options

GAPS Legal Birth Control. This is not something I have seen discussed before. And why not? We are scared to talk about it because sex is so taboo in our society. We only take time to talk about it to tell people to keep their opinions out of our bedroom! But birth control is an incredibly […]