Detoxify Your Life Series, Part III: Safe Cleaning Products
The choices you make when cleaning your home can either leave you in a swimming pool of carcinogenic chemicals or instead, natural and more importantly, safe (usually) plant extracts (but I’ll discuss other safe options as well). Using safe cleaning products is really that…
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Detoxify Your Life Series, Part II: Safe Personal Care Products
The skin is the largest organ in our bodies and acts as a two way transportation system in and out, ideally carrying bad stuff out and good stuff in. Our bodies, and especially our children’s bodies that haven’t had any…
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Detoxify your Life Series, Part I: Introduction and Baby Products
A carcinogen is a substance that is known to cause cancer. Toxins are a broader term for all heavy metals and chemicals that will negatively impact health in one way or another (often cancer). If you find out your kid…
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Live for Today. Fight for Tomorrow.
As I write, this picture was taken almost exactly one year ago today. We had literally just picked up and moved to Utah, transferring hospitals, praying we would find a better situation for our family. Ryder was scheduled for what…
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Affording Natural Treatments Series, Part III: Asking for Discounts… On Everything
One of the incredible blessings that has come out of Ryder’s cancer diagnosis is how many people (mostly complete strangers) have helped us in some way or another. In general, we have learned people WANT to help. But in order for them to…
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Affording Natural Treatments Series, Part II: In Person Fundraisers
In person fundraisers are one-time events where people participate in some sort of activity that results in donations. We’re now talking longer term as these activities can in some cases take quite a bit more planning. These are a nice…
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Affording Natural Treatments Series, Part I: Introduction and Online Fundraising
Introduction to Fundraising Broken Healthcare System Many natural treatments work better than their synthetic chemical counterparts and yet are not covered by insurance. Ironically, these natural treatments are even less expensive than their chemical substitutes. But without insurance, they start…
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