Click here to read the first part of this interview with Monica Walker, health practitioner in Portland, Oregon, and visit her website: http://www.ourwholebody.com/ Joanna Steven: I love what you say about empathizing; it reminds me of John Gottman’s book How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child. We don’t often realize that children can become very […]
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Interview with Monica Walker, Holistic Health Practitioner in NE Portland, Oregon (Part I)
I met Monica Walker on the local Weston A. Price Foundation mailing list in Portland. While many of my clients are vegans, my interest in nutrition and optimal health does not allow me to wear blindfolds. If I can learn from someone’s work, it’s my duty to study it. I learned many things from Weston […]
Essene Bread Tutorial: How to Make Raw, Sprouted Bread
A few years ago, I was listening to an interview with Kate Magic, where she mentioned that she makes a type of raw bread which her children absolutely love and would eat all the time if they could. She called it “Bread of Love” which I thought was just beautiful. After the interview, I kept […]
Birth Control and the Pill’s Side Effects
“You have an ovarian cyst. I will schedule you for surgery, and after that, you can take the pill to prevent re-occurrences.” This is what I was told at the age of 15, after going to the doctor complaining of intense abdominal pain. Mmm… Surgery and drugs? Talk about mainstream. There are many ways […]
{Recipe} Sweet Potato & Kale Soup (Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free)
A lot of people I work with try to eat more raw foods, but they need not be so hard on themselves. Cooked squash is a very healthy addition to many diets, and it can be a wonderful vehicle for all kinds of superfoods (like organic coconut oil, high vitamin butter oil, and more.) When raw, […]
Vermicomposting: Turning Your Scraps Into Black Gold
A few months ago, my husband brought home a book entitled The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure. Mm, no, dear. We do have backyard hens, and I do still breastfeed my 3 year old, and I did milk a goat for my birthday and then proceeded to drink the milk raw… But […]
15 Reasons Why Raw Foodists and Weston A. Price Followers Aren’t So Different!
Having a foot in both worlds (happily, may I add), I often find it funny how both sides consider the other borderline insane when in fact they have so much in common! Today, let’s turn a blind eye on our differences, and focus on the similarities. Here are the 15 reasons why Raw Foodists and […]
GMOs & Monsanto – Why They Are Unethical, Potentially Unsafe, and Unsustainable
Monsanto has done a very good job of convincing others that Genetic Modification is our salvation, that it will eliminate the need for pesticides and herbicides, and will ensure that we will have continuous supplies of food as our ingredients will be, essentially, indestructible until they reach our plate. I felt it was important to […]
[Book Review] Sugar Nation by Jeff O’Connell
Back when we lived in Iowa, and did not have a lot of child-centered activities in town, we would take Franklin to the public library for new books to read to him. He loved it, and it gave me a chance to check out the “New Books” section for something I could read while Franklin […]
Empowering Women and Birth: An Interview with Birth Doula Mandi
I met Mandi at a Waldorf playgroup in Ames, Iowa. I was feeling so lonely and isolated there that I looked for like-minded people with kids about Frank’s age, and found her. There she was, at the first playgroup meeting, with a 2 week old baby who was birthed unassisted (because the midwife didn’t get […]
