How We Flourish

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

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Transition to Chemical Free Roundup

I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. See more details here.My favorite topic. 🙂 I have a soft spot for this type of post. After all, I started this blog with a series about transitioning to homemade products made without harmful chemicals. I love writing reviews of the recipes […]

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Essential Oils for Focus

Finals are upon us. I have a project due today, a paper due next week, and then it is my finals week. 3 exams (wooHOO for not taking a full course load!) and then I am done with college. But no panicking. (Actually, I’m really excited about graduating, if a bit sad about leaving the […]

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Getting Healthy Update

Two months ago I wrote about my quest to get healthy again. It’s been going well since then, more or less. Exercise I’ll start with exercise since it’s the simplest. I have been continuing to go to my running class twice a week and I make an effort to get out for a run or […]

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Getting Your Spouse on Board with Real Food

Will and I came from very different versions of SAD-lite diets. Will’s house was full of white bread and pasta (“it tastes better and is cheaper!”), “healthy” sugary cereals, Ramen, and Chef Boyardee. They always seem to be making deserts in that house with white flour and white sugar. At the same time, they have […]

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Broken | One Year Later

On April 19, 2013, I took my last birth control pill. This past Saturday marks one year since that day. The decision wasn’t a whim. In fact, it was something I thought about for almost a year. I did a lot of research into what to expect and what I would do to compensate for […]