Sleep is such a crucial component of our health and even more specifically, of our kids’ health. Childhood illnesses cause a great deal of discomfort which sometimes doesn’t let them sleep. Pain, cough, runny nose, itchiness, fever, etc – may be interfering with your child’s sleep and as a result lowering the effectiveness of their …
Is serving healthy food on your child’s birthday a mission impossible? We become pretty sentimental when it comes to family events, and especially birthdays. Our children grow up so fast! Before you know it another year has passed and here we are celebrating another birthday. Today I want to write about birthday food, and show …
Easy and yummy filling, works great in crepes, burekas, quiches, pizzas, homemade pastry, etc Ingredients 2 mushroom packages (champignon or portobello) 1 medium onion chopped 1 tsp coconut or olive oil salt and pepper to taste for dairy option: add yellow cheese of choice Directions In a wok put: 1 tsp oil and saute the …
Healthy Spelt Crepes Ingredients 1 1/2 cups whole wheat or spelt flour 1/2 tsp Himalayan or sea salt 1 Tbsp organic sugar (skip if you don’t want sweet crepes) 1 Tbsp aluminium free baking powder 2 eggs 1 Tbsp coconut oil 1 1/2 cups dairy free milk (I like to use coconut milk or homemade …
What to eat in spring to support the immune system? Is it really here? You know what I mean, right? The spring of course! We have been waiting for the weather to warm up a little for so long, and its finally here. The rain, wind, puddles and grey skies, grass is turning green again, …
Why do we get sick and why do our children get sick, and how to avoid getting sick? This one is difficult. Is it the germs? Is it the genes? Is it the air pollution? What is it exactly that triggers illness? The question has confounded philosophers and healers since the beginning of time. Some …
Comes the fall, and the winter, and we believe this is flu season. We expect our kids to get sick, and then we suffer from coughs, sore throats, stuffy noses, fevers; we’re under the weather, we sneeze and sniffle. What makes this all happen? A virus, we think. A bug. This is our current model …
Healthy Pantry Staples By now most of you know my personal story how cleaning for passover three years ago changed my life & health and the health of my family. Back in 2011 the topic of nutrition mesmerized me so much that I couldn’t stop reading, watching documentaries and YouTube videos about it. This led …
In today’s post I am answering a reader’s question regarding vitamin D deficiency in children: Hi Dorit, My son is almost two years old and gets sick all the time! This winter we’ve had to deal with almost everything: eat infections, strep throat infections, coughs, runny noses, colds. I don’t remember him feeling or looking …
All moms know that in order to have a healthy child we have to feed them right. But do you actually understand why? What is the correlation between the food our children eat and runny noses, accumulation of fluid in ears and mucus in the upper respiratory tract? What is the connection between the immune …