Our readers know that our main goal here at Real Food Whole Health is to empower parents to take charge of their family’s health and feel confident about how to address health concerns naturally. Learning to eat healthy and take care of ourselves when we are primarily free of sickness is a lot easier than
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The Essential Elements Series: Introducing the Essential Six Elements
This article is the first in a series of posts exploring the Essential Six Elements of Whole Health, the core of our health philosophy and the foundation for our work with our nutritional therapy clients. Learn more about the Essential Elements and find the rest of the series here. This probably comes as no surprise,
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A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fats
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Fat Choose organic, cold-pressed oils like pure extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil or palm oil. Other healthy fats include animal fats from pastured animals- like butter, ghee, lard (pork fat), tallow (beef fat), duck or goose fat and schmaltz (chicken fat). Saturated fat and cholesterol are essential nutrients and
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A Guide to Choosing Healthy Nuts and Seeds
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Nuts & Seeds Nuts & seeds are a great snack- easy to keep on hand, portable and a good source of protein, fat and micronutrients. However, take it easy, you really don’t need more than a handful a day. Most seeds and nuts contain polyunsaturated fats, namely Omega 6 fats.