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At any rate, I learned how to make yellow rice that day. In addition, turmeric is a great food coloring.

The more I started researching and listening to natural health enthusiast, the more I became excited about turmeric. Of course it isn’t new after all. People have been using turmeric for centuries. So why are there still many people who don’t use it?

Natural living is all about being in the know.

Turmeric has been used by people in South Asia for thousands of years. Turmeric has been viewed as sacred, used for medicinal purposes, and part of the process used to dye their clothing.

There are various ways that you can use turmeric, however, I am going to share 12 ways that you can use turmeric as part of your wellness toolkit.

12 Ways To Use Turmeric

1. Yellow Rice
2. Main ingredient in Curry Recipes
3. Turmeric can be purchased as a supplement
4. Teeth Whitener….what? We are thinking the same thing.
5. Liquid Gold-a healthy tea, more like Chai
6. Acne/Eczema Soothing Paste
7. Sinus Relief…we personally sprinkle it in warm lemon water when the kids are ‘stuffy’
8. Beauty Mask…this is more to pamper you.
9. Memory Booster
10. Natural Laxative
11. Muscle Relaxing rub…keep in mind of the temporary skin discoloration?
12. Tie Dye T-Shirts

So what do you think? Do you think Turmeric is worth adding to your tool kit?

Relevant Resources

• Dr. Axe..a fav of mine
• Natural News…stay informed
• Check out the Self Care Shoppe

Hicunni Chandler, Certified Mind Body Eating Coach & Food Strategist

HEALTH DISCLAIMER:

Certified Eating Psychology & Mind Body Nutrition Coaching is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. The information provided on this website, one-site and virtual coaching sessions, membership community, workshops, programs, classes, podcasts, and products is intended for educational purposes only, not as medical advice. Always check with your health care provider, practitioner, or doctor before changing your diet, eating or health/care program.

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Are you that mom that gives your child Benadryl with the sign of a little sniffle? Or maybe if their throat feels a little scratchy,  you get out the throat spray.

I am not fussing at you, if that works fine, however, can you consider another way?

Have you considered your child may not be coming down with ‘something’ he/she may have a food allergy?

According to Food Allergy & Education (FARE), researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies.

Sometimes it can take hours or days before their body shows a reaction to something. So what should you do?

• The body needs 24 hr support.
• What are you doing, or taking to give your child’s body what it needs?
• Do you know what it needs?

Have you tried using herbal remedies?

Herbals, essential oils, smoothies, lemon water, and other natural methods can help keep your child’s body above the wellness line. We are going to dive into a lot of these in upcoming posts.

Education is key but it means nothing until you apply and share it with others.

We keep a lot of thyme around the house to help support our immune system. You can make a thyme tea or ‘cough syrup’ and just keep the excess in the frig.

We’ve used this recipe for a few years and even some of my extended family uses it as their ‘go to’.

Thyme Tea / ‘Cough Syrup’

2 cups of water
1 cup of thyme
1/2 to 1 cup of honey
lemon juice/oil optional
peppermint oil optional

Directions:

-Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
-Pour in 1 cup of thyme, turn off the stove, and cover.
-Let stand until cool.
-Strain and pour into a jar.
-Add honey and shake well.
-Store in the refrigerator and use as needed.

Disclaimer: This is not used to diagnose or treat any specific disease or illness. This is used as a natural alternative. Please research and use your own judgement when using natural alternative elixirs.

What do you do/use to keep your child above the wellness line?

I would love to read your tips below in the comments.

You can do this!

Hicunni Chandler, Certified Mind Body Eating Coach & Food Strategist

HEALTH DISCLAIMER:

Certified Eating Psychology & Mind Body Nutrition Coaching is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. The information provided on this website, one-site and virtual coaching sessions, membership community, workshops, programs, classes, podcasts, and products is intended for educational purposes only, not as medical advice. Always check with your health care provider, practitioner, or doctor before changing your diet, eating or health/care program.

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Let’s just keep things quick and simple, ok?

 3 Tips To Make Your Meal Planning Easier

1. Budget

2. To Do List: Plan Your Meals

3. Eat What You Purchase

Budgeting isn’t fun but it is so beneficial. Whether you shop once a month or twice a week, there needs to be money set aside for purchasing food for your family. It’s always nice to be in control of where your money is going.

Meal planning is no different than planning your appointments or organizing activities. It is one of the most important things on your to do list. Want to eat healthier, plan for it!

This should be a priority, planning ensures that you are putting your best effort into finding meals that make your child feel happy! In addition, you want them to keep feeling ‘healthy’.

Please, this is so important. Once you have set a budget, planned your  meals, and have gone shopping, you need to make sure you Eat What You Purchase.

Always leave room in your budget to go out to eat every now and then, but for the most part, eat the food that you have purchased. You want to make the most of your meal planning experience.

Do you still need help with Meal Planning? Click here for more meal planning tips.

HEALTH DISCLAIMER:

Certified Eating Psychology & Mind Body Nutrition Coaching is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. The information provided on this website, one-site and virtual coaching sessions, membership community,workshops, programs, classes, podcasts, and products is intended for educational purposes only, not as medical advice. Always check with your health care provider, practitioner, or doctor before changing your diet, eating or health/care program.

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As a mom, you want to make sure your child is eating foods that are going to be beneficial for them. I know you won’t always “get it right” or if there is such a thing. I know you are doing the best you can.

When shopping you want to look for foods that are as close to nature as possible.

I am going to share with you 5 Benefits Of Eating Real Food.

These benefits are just a reminder to purchase foods that are a natural and wholesome options for your child , especially if they have food allergies and/or sensitivities.

1. Easy To Read ‘Food Labels’

2. Support Local Farmers

3. Help Decrease Inflammation

4. Increase Energy

5. Mood Booster

1 .   Easy To Read ‘Food Label’.  Most food that are real, found in nature, have labels that are easy to read and most are located in the outer aisles of the market.

Now when you are deciding what types of  meats you want to buy, you want to make sure of course there is minimal processing. If there is a long list of ingredients that you don’t understand, don’t buy it.

If your child can tolerate grains, make sure that you research the ingredients because there could be hidden ingredients or foods processed in the same facility as some of the foods your child may be allergic to.
As always, you can’t go wrong with fresh fruits and veggies.

2.   Support Local Farmers.This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and support farmers in your area.

You have an opportunity to start building relationships with farmers and learn about their processes in providing food for the community.

3.   Help Decrease Inflammation. You want to decrease digestive upsets and the difficulty with nutrient absorption.

I know you want to do your best to make sure your child is eating foods that bring more healing to the gut and less inflammation.

Leafy greens have been proven to decrease inflammation as well as berries. As always do your own research.

4.   Increase Energy. Who doesn’t need more energy? Science has proven that some foods can give you a temporary ‘high’ then bring your body crashing down.

There are other foods that can provide a little more sustaining energy throughout the day. If you homeschool like we do, you want to give them a great boost of veggies in the morning in the form of a smoothie or a breakfast stir-fry.

This will help keep them alert…at least until lunch time! Cling to those foods that give an extra boost.

5.   Mood Booster.  This is closely related to the benefit of, Increase Energy, When you have energy you are in a better mood. When you are in a better mood you have more energy and you are less stressful.

Real wholesome foods can help boost your child’s mood, especially when they are out with friends and maybe they can’t have certain foods.

Easy Tips…

Create snacks that look fun, for instance, rolling up meats to look like pinwheels and cutting fruit into shapes is always fun for children.

These are just a few Benefits of Eating Real Foods. Can you think of anymore?

Share this post with a friend and comment on other benefits that you have experienced from eating real foods.

HEALTH DISCLAIMER:

Certified Eating Psychology and Mind Body Nutrition Coaching is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. The information provided on this website, one-site and virtual coaching sessions, membership community, workshops, programs, classes, podcasts, and products is intended for educational purposes only, not as medical advice. Always check with your health care provider, practitioner, or doctor before changing your diet, eating or health/care program.

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