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2 Easy Ways To Eat More Liver

Written by b-better on May 19, 2022. Posted in Family & Child Wellness, Holistic Health, Recipes. No Comments on 2 Easy Ways To Eat More Liver

Liver is one of those prized superfoods I wish I had introduced earlier into my kids’ diets. ⁣Liver has the highest source of bioavailable vitamin A, meaning it’s in a form (retinol) that can be directly used by the body unlike plant sources of vitamin A (carotene) which need to be converted to retinol.⁣ What is vitamin A good for?⁣⁣⁣✔️Epithelial integrity: skin, urinary tract, lungs, GI lining, blood brain barrier⁣⁣✔️Immunity & tissue repair: without it can get chronic infections like UTI’s & slow healing⁣⁣✔️Mucus formation in lungs, sinus cavities & mouth preventing...

Liver & Gallbladder Health

Written by b-better on June 22, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on Liver & Gallbladder Health

The gallbladder is NOT an optional organ, and yet gallbladder removal is one of the most common surgeries today.When it’s life threatening, of course surgery is needed. BUT! You don’t wake-up with an infection or a sac filled with gallstones overnight!Knowing the early warning signs is important because hello… the gallbladder is NOT optional.Here’s how it works. The liver makes bile – a soup-like fluid that drips out of the liver and gets stored in the gallbladder – yes, our very own storage tank.When we eat a meal containing fats, the gallbladder contracts and dumps a...

A Headache is a Gift

Written by b-better on June 20, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on A Headache is a Gift

No I haven’t lost my mind. As painful as it might be, a headache truly is a gift. It’s your body’s way of talking to you, telling you that something is off, and that it’s in need of something. Up until recently, I was getting debilitating headaches more and more often. It started out randomly, and then monthly, and then twice per month to the point where I just couldn’t bare the pain and had to take Tylenol or Advil to function normally and be able to fall sleep. I knew I had to get to the bottom of my headaches because:1) regular use of...