How We Flourish

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

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Nightshade Free Enchiladas

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.About a year and a half ago, I began my journey to real food in an effort to heal my eczema and soon learned that I am very sensitive to nightshades. I have managed to compensate and find alternatives […]

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Essential GAPS Intro Resources

How many of you started a new diet or recommitted to an old one? Starting anything new is overwhelming. Is this allowed, is that allowed? Can I trust what this person says about it? When I decided to start my husband and myself on the GAPS Introductory Diet, I had to wade through everything and […]

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DIY Healing Balm

While many people see the new year as a fresh start, until this year it was always the end of summer for me. A new year, heading back to school, meant that I could cast aside the bad habits of summer and get back to basics and new habits. Over two years ago, these new […]

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A Guide to GAPS Intro Diet Batch Cooking

Whatever kind of real food diet you are on, batch cooking can be an incredibly helpful tool. It helps you stay on track by always having nourishing meals ready to go. With the GAPS intro diet, this is an essential tool. Every single meal must be prepared at home. As you body begins to heal […]

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That Time When I Stopped Showering

Confession: I stopped showering. Okay, not completely, but I have stopped showering every day. And I promise, it’s not as gross as it sounds. Why to Reduce Your Showers To be honest, I stopped showering out of laziness. After I got married, I started working exclusively from home. While I showered after work outs and […]

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5 Benefits of Going Green (and 4 simple ways to start)

There are so many benefits of going green. But before I get to that, there is something you should know about me. I am really lazy. Like really lazy. And another thing about me is that I hate spending money. Over two years ago when I decided to remove all toxic chemicals from my life, […]

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Coconut Oil Lubricant

It’s time. I mentioned this about a month ago when I shared my recipe for an all purpose healing ointment, and now it is time to share: my recipe for coconut oil lubricant. If you are related to me please don’t read this post. There are many reasons why a couple (or individual) may need […]

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Stop the Glorification of Addiction

You may not realize it, but you or someone you love is addicted to drugs. No one acknowledges it as a problem. In fact, society praises it, and I can no longer keep quiet: it is time to stop the glorification of addiction. There are many addictions present in our society that are accepted, or […]

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Health Update | December 2014

As 2014 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on not only my health over the past month, but over the past year. December Health Update This month I started a metal detox. It is too early to tell how much it is helping, but I think it is. The detox is on […]

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Sugar Free Desserts – Healthy and Delicious Treats

I feel like I’m constantly on the hunt for sugar free desserts. I’ve mentioned many times that I cannot eat sugar. I do anyway, of course. The two most recent encounters resulted in my husband telling me I looked like I got attacked by a swarm of bees and in getting that worst stomach ache […]