This is a guest post by chiropractic student – and good friend of mine – James Beuerlein. He’s redonkulously smart, speaks seven languages (3 of them fluently), and knows how to deliver a baby in the back of a cab (you know, just in case. [...]
This is getting down to the basics, people. These two food rules apply to every single person in the world. I don’t care if you call yourself gluten-free, vegetarian, paleo, GAPS, vegan (which isn’t actually healthy – more on that later), locavore, primal, or omnivore. [...]
Something free! Is that why you clicked through? Just for the record, if you did, I don’t blame you one bit. I’m in the same boat. If it’s free, I’m potentially interested in whatever it is (though this can be incredibly dangerous for someone with [...]
Welcome to a new year! I thought I would take a moment to look back at 2011 and share some of the most popular posts here on Laurel of Leaves. It was a record year for me in the life of my blog. When we [...]
Look at me being all cute and cryptic in my post title. In all seriousness, taken at face value, it is time to get past an obsession with organic labels and really look at the quality of our food and where it comes from. Just [...]
I think the more appropriate title for this post might be: Is Modern Circumcision a Christian Thing to Do? Because there is a massive difference between circumcision today and circumcision in the Old Testament of the Bible. If this is a completely new topic of [...]
Today I’m guest posting at Day2Day Joys for Healthy 2Day Wednesday! Click here to get the skinny on a Holiday Honey Face Mask made with raw honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Perfect for Christmas gifts! While you’re there, you can also share your Healthy Living post [...]
One thing I truly love about New Zealand is grass-fed beef by default. Factory farms & CAFOs are virtually unheard of here. Cattle are allowed to roam and graze through lush green paddocks all over the country, resulting in high quality, grass-fed beef at every [...]
Big topic, people. I know. And a very controversial one at that. I know this blog post won’t be a comprehensive, exhaustive dissertation on the topic, but what I have learned about the subject is too important to keep to myself. So here we go. [...]
So here we are–the last post in my Lose the Shoes series. If you’ve been following along for the past eight weeks and practicing as you go, no doubt you’ve learned a thing or two about running barefoot and avoiding injuries. The main tip I [...]
There are three main tips for conserving energy when running barefoot so you can run faster & longer before pooping out. The first tip is to RELAX. (Oh, you’ve heard me say that before? Multiple times even? It’s because it’s that important!) The other two [...]
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