How We Flourish

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

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Surviving College with Food Allergies

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.Food allergies and sensitivities seem to becoming more and more common. Peanut allergies are up. I had never heard of celiac before college, yet 3 out of 31 students on my study abroad trip had it. And, as you […]

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Recovering Fertility: What to do after going off the pill

Many women come off of hormonal birth control are looking to get pregnant, and therefore recovering their fertility quickly is extremely important to them. However, for couples who are switching to more natural methods of birth control or for women that simply wish to stop putting chemicals into their body, recovering fertility is equally important. […]

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Natural Family Planning

Before I start talking about this amazing method that every woman should know, whether she is trying to avoid pregnancy, trying to conceive, or just monitoring her health, there is one thing you should keep in mind: THIS IS NOT THE RHYTHM METHOD! Okay, we got that out of the way. Remember that. This is […]

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Going off Birth Control Pills

When I was sixteen, my mom was driving me to the doctor. She asked me if I also wanted to go on the pill. My periods were manageable, and using it for birth control was about the farthest thing from my mind. The latter was what she wanted me to go on it for, so […]

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Cosmetic Preservative Causing Skin Allergies

My mom emailed me this article the other day. (link no longer available) Scary stuff! Luckily, I know that this preservative, methylisothiasolinone, is not causing my eczema since the only commercial skin care product I use is lotion, which thankfully does not have it. It has other things, though. I really need to officially switch […]