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The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: What Moms of Young Girls Need to Know
Over the last weeks I have written a series of posts on the back story of birth control. While the availability of birth control options for women was a huge step forwards culturally it has…
The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: Endometriosis
In this recent series, “The inside scoop on birth control” I have shared the reasons suppressing a menstrual cycle can be problematic, addressed the birth contol dilemma head on and told one woman’s story of the price her health paid…
The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: What’s a Girl To Do?
So, if hormonal birth control can cause a range of chronic conditions in women of all ages, what is the answer? Well, that sure is the question of the hour and certainly one I see…
The Inside Scoop on Birth Control: Convenience Has Its Price
Last week I went head-on into a trendy topic of “not needing your period.” It all got started with this article that has gained considerable traction in social media forums and was even reposted in…
Gemmotherapy Answers: Women DO Need To Have Periods!
Early in September an article claiming that women did not need a menstrual cycle circulated through multiple social media channels, so I am pretty sure you have seen it at one point or another. Because it…
Living Well Series: Ditching Dairy
The value of removing dairy from our family diet honestly never registered on my radar for the first twelve years of my post cancer health journey. Then, in the summer of 2013, I paid a…
The Living Well Series: Plant-Based Eating—Salads 101
In my practice I prescribe a Plant-Based Diet as part of the Living Well 4™, a four stage healing process that integrates the three therapies of Gemmotherapy, Homeopathy, and a Plant-Based Diet. The past four…
Living Well Series: Stage Four, Harmonizing the Body
This post concludes a four part series on the healing process we refer to as the Living Well 4™ in my practice. These four stages became clear to me while conducting a yearlong collaboration with…
Lauren's Kitchen
I adore creating delicious plant based foods for and with the people I love. Here you’ll find recipes I’ve developed myself or borrowed and adapted from others all over the web. Please explore, share and enjoy!