How We Flourish

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

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What I Learned: I Love Autoimmunity!

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Actually, no I don’t. I hate autoimmunity. But I love learning about it! Autoimmunity is something I have been aware of for a while, since I started combating my eczema with food and since my mom was diagnosed with […]

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Clean Eating Update

I started my elimination diet at the end of May and completed it about 60 days later. For a few weeks, I did a very good job of only eating real food with clean ingredients. Towards the end of the summer, though, things started to go down hill. I returned to school with a determination […]

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Dorm Eating: “Kitchen” Space

Today I thought it would be fun to show you my “kitchen space” in my dorm room. When you are as restricted in space and equipment as a dorm room, you have to get creative! Here is my “pantry.” We have the same type of desk in most of the dorms, so I have made […]

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The Importance of Friendship

I’ve struggled my whole life to maintain friendships. It is something that is very hard for me to talk about and acknowledge, but I have been dealing with it since I was 12. I have had 5 best friends leave my life and three friend groups that I have just fallen away from. After enough […]

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What I Learned: More Latin Poetry

What can I say? I’m taking a Latin Lyric class. We have now moved on to reading Horace, and Thursday in class, the poem adjacent to the one we were translating had my name in it. This caught my eye, as well as my professor’s. There are 9 people in this class, I have him […]

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Water Washing – The Cheapest Way to Healthy Hair

“I don’t wash my hair.” Last week, some people from Minnesota were trying to explain the concept of not taxing “necessities” to people from Illinois, which led to a conversation about what a necessity is. Somebody said that shampoo doesn’t have to be a necessity. To which I responded with the above quote. Everyone stared […]

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A remedy for damaged skin: Aloe and Shea Butter

Last week I shared my review of a recipe for homemade lotion. I love this recipe, and it is great for an every day, quick lotion application. But some days (and nights), my eczema leaves my skin in rough shape and I need something a little deeper for true healing and repair. The answer isn’t […]

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Dorm Eating: The Power of Oatmeal

One of my favorite breakfasts as a college student is oatmeal. So if you are grain free, you may want to skip this post. 🙂 For the rest of you, though, oatmeal is a great college breakfast. It is easy and quick to make and there are endless possibilities for customization. All it takes is […]

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At Home Microdermabrasion

One thing that my skin has desperately been needing is a good exfoliation. It has been rough and dry and full of black heads. I know, gross. The solution? The easiest, cheapest microdermabrasion you will ever find! With just baking soda, water, and optional essential oils, you can have your own mini spa treatment. My […]

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Book Review: The Sleep Solution

Do you ever have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep? Do you take sleep aids, but wonder if they are really helping? Do you find yourself getting less than 8 hours of sleep a night, perhaps because you’re busy and have better things to do? It is important to recognize that sleep is absolutely critical […]