#15: How Traditional and Nourishing Foods Saved My Health

Episode 15: How Traditional and Nourishing Foods Saved My Health & How We Eat as a Family Today

Between 2008 and 2009, the effects of years of dietary imbalance and hormonal birth control use came to a head in my life. Through acupuncture and the gradual transition to a traditional/nourishing foods way of life, I came to profoundly understand that a “healthy diet” is not what we’ve been told by mainstream nutritionism, or even the wellness industry. A decade after I began my reeducation on how to eat, I now feed my own family – including my 16 month old baby – according to these principles (imperfectly, but always learning!). Nutritional needs are ever-evolving and context-specific throughout our lives, but I hope hearing my story helps open up conversations about what it means to truly nourish ourselves beyond or apart from what we are told is “healthy.”

Thank you to today’s episode partner, Aleavia. You can shop Alevia’s prebiotic skin and body care range here, and use the code LAMOUR15 for 15% off your order.

Additional references –
Weston A. Price Foundation https://www.westonaprice.org
Nourishing Traditions https://amzn.to/3aXncI1
Super Nutrition for Babies https://amzn.to/2UbVnVx
Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life https://amzn.to/3a4Z9XT
Primal Edge Health https://www.instagram.com/primaledgehealth
Cheeseslave recipe archives https://www.cheeseslave.com/recipe-index/
Healthy Home Economist recipe and how-to archives https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/recipes/
Seven Sons Farm https://sevensons.net
Cosmic Lifestyle Podcast Episode #3 https://thebodyastrologer.com/cosmic-lifestyle-podcast-episode-3/
Zach Bush, MD https://zachbushmd.com

Video I made on YouTube in Jan 2017 on Healing My Menstrual Cycles Through Acupuncture & Fertility Awareness –

Acupuncturists I Recommend –
https://www.valleyspirittraditionalmedicine.com (Providence, RI)
http://www.moonhillacupuncture.com (Chicago, IL)

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