Things I loved in December

2012 is almost over and I truly can’t believe how far the blog has come in such a short time.  Thank you for all of your support.  I hope you have an amazing 2013 full of healing and gratitude.  I love teaching everyone about the benefits of real food!

Here are some interesting things I learned in December from my fellow real food bloggers:

Debunking Health Myths

• I always talk about maintaining a healthy microbiome and how important gut flora is so why do I love this post detailing three reasons to stop taking probiotics from Fearless Eating? Because he is right.
• The DIY Beauty e-book from Mommypotamus is an amazing way to ditch the toxic chemicals!
• Sick kids? Here is a great DIY natural cough remedy from Oh Lardy.
• Is low fat dairy making you gain weight? Weed Me and Reap answers the question in a post about low-fat milk.
• How to make your own liquid hand soap from Thank Your Body
• How to cure acne without chemicals from Empowered Sustenance
• Can Organic Farming Feed the World? from Small Footprint Family
• Breast Thermography vs. Mammogram
• Great tips for cleaning out your kitchen from The Polivka Family
• Get inspired to make fermented foods from Real Food Suomi
• Dr. Oz and Poor People’s Food from Granny’s Vital Vittles

Great Recipes

• Amazing lentil stew from Nourished Kitchen
• Argentinian paleo meat sauce from Grass Fed Girl
• Chocolate Coconut Butter Bites from Whole Natural Life
• Homemade Macadamia Nut Butter from The Coconut Mama
• Warming Coconut Chicken Curry from And Here We Are
• Fermented Purple Cabbage and Orange Sauerkraut from A Harmony Healing

Here are some of my most popular posts from December in case you missed them

• Is Organic Milk Healthy?
• Q&A with a former Big Food Exec, Bruce Bradley
• All Your Kefir Questions Answered!
• How Healthy Bacteria Protects Your Body From Disease
• Recipe for Beet Borscht