Holistic Wellness
Simple Solutions for Healthy Families
First & foremost, this is NOT medical advice. One of the very best decisions we’ve made as a family is to find a functional medicine doctor. We have learned an incredible amount about each of our individual needs, even learning that a few of us have some major allergies that have been contributing to health problems. My best advice - find a holistic/functional medicine doctor to find out the root causes for any issues you may be experiencing.
If you are in the Texas Hill Country, I highly recommend the following offices:
Hill Country Integrative Medicine - Dr O’Leary & Charity Lawson get huge raves from us! As long as they are in business, we will be there.
Fonder Chiropractic Inc - We love Dr Fonder! Dr Fonder has helped us with back pain, wrist pain, shoulder pain, earaches, allergies and more. It’s incredible how connected our bodies are and how an adjustment (even a small one) can heal another part of your body.
Nunnally, Freeman & Owens - They specialize in Biological/Holistic Dentistry and we have been VERY pleased with the care we have received. They are located in Marble Falls.
My Why . . .
I’m always learning and one area that I love learning about the most is how to take care of my family without using conventional medicine and products. The Pandemic of 2020 gave me even more of a desire to learn and I’ve been intent on figuring out how to heal my family since then.
What if I can’t access conventional medicine, what would I do?
What’s in the medicine and what is it doing to our bodies?
Those are the main questions I’m trying to find answers to as I learn. I hope this page serves as a tool for you as much as it does for me! Thank you for being here along the way.
The biggest change you can make in the health of your family is to stop consuming processed foods. Sounds easy, right? NOT! It’s hard to get rid of all of it. That’s why most people adopt an 80/20 plan.
The first step in improving your family’s health is to greatly decrease the amount of processed food and dining out that you do. Most processed food and restaurants use unhealthy oils when cooking/preparing foods. Begin making more food at home, simplify your meals.
WATCH YOUR COOKING OILS!
Industrial seed oils are packed with unhealthy fats and can have a negative impact on our health. These oils are some of the most important things you can eliminate to improve your overall health. If you can’t eliminate them, greatly decrease them in your daily diet.
MEAL PLANNING
Simple Meal Planning is the only way our family can stay on track with healthy eating. And having a system makes this work for me.
Leftovers 2 - 3x a week, build that into your plan. Our busiest nights are always leftover nights.
Our meals are always a protein, a vegetable (usually roasted) and a side dish such as rice, potatoes or corn tortillas. We just rotate through them based off of what I can grow, raise and source locally.
Another way we swap out conventional products is through ESSENTIAL OILS. There are several brands on the market that I’d trust using in our home. None of which can be purchased from a big box store, I want really good quality oils! We use oils for diffusing and applying topically.
Brands I trust for Essential Oils: DoTerra, Young Living and Mountain Rose Herbs.
My affiliate link for Young Living, LINK. Products I purchase each month: peppermint oil, tea tree oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil. Several of my favorite products are, HERE.
Everyday Recipes
Headache Blend ~ 10 peppermint, 10 panaway, top off with a carrier oil (I usejo joba oil)
Allergy Blend ~ 8 peppermint, 8 lemon, 8 lavender, top off with a carrier oil
Body & Hair Serum ~ 10 tea tree, 10 peppermint, 10 lavender, top off with your favorite carrier oil
Want to learn about how we care for our animals?
Check out our blog post on HOLISTIC GOAT CARE.
