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Why Holistic Health is Life Changing: New Book by Dr. Crippen

2023-04-11 aprilmomoffour back pain, chiropractic, chronic pain, fitness, food allergies, healthy eating, heart disease

why holistic health care is life changing

Today I asked Dr. Jeff Crippen to write a guest post here to share with us about his new book on holistic health. Dr. Crippen is the author of this book and also a practicing chiropractor. His journey into a cure for his migraines led to his expertise on holistic health. This form of medicine treats the body as a whole, instead of just throwing medications at symptoms and hoping they go away. Anyone who has had a health problem […]

Eat Better, Feel Better

2016-09-22 aprilmomoffour food, food allergies, funny stories, healthy eating, ventricular tachycardia

This week I have two cardiology appointments. The one yesterday was fairly easy, and all went smoothly. John David, my faithful sidekick, tagged along for that one. I think he fully entertained the cardiac floor of the hospital. My favorite part was the bit he did with the crayons. See, I brought a brand new box of 24 crayons along. New crayons interest people more than old ones. JD enjoyed the crayons very much, but I’m not sure that he […]

Hollywood Studios, the Almost Disaster, and the T-Rex

2016-08-01 aprilmomoffour Disney World, Florida, food allergies, parenting, vacation

We’ve been back from vacation for a few days now. Daniel keeps asking when we’re “ever going back to America.” By America, he is referring to our home in California. It was amusing to listen to Caleb trying to explain to Daniel that we are still in America. In the short time that we’ve been back from Disney World, 7 of us caught a cold. 6 of us developed a hacking cough. (I have escaped it so far.) 2 of […]

Easy Steps from a Nutritionist to Lower Blood Sugar

2015-11-14 aprilmomoffour fitness, food, food allergies, healthy eating, prediabetes, recipes

Today I met with a nutritionist, also known as my friend Lacy. I bombarded her with all the food questions I could think of about how to lower blood sugar, and I’m going to share the first, most doable steps that I learned. I’m writing them down NOW before I forget any more than I already have! Lacy is a fellow home schooling mom. She also has four kids, so there’s no one who better understands what I’m up against. […]

Six Thoughts from The School for Wiggly Boys

2015-01-21 aprilmomoffour blog, Classical Conversations, food allergies, goals, home school, homeschool, parenting

By the end of the homeschool day, I have this NEED to zone out. Does herding children all day make you feel as beat as it does me??? Blogging is my version of zoning out, so let me tell ya what’s been going on lately in our School for Wiggly Boys. -Things are going well. Caleb is making a speedy recovery. Yesterday, you could see his lip shrinking all day long. It was quite the wonder. Today he looks […]

The Flight of Four Children

2014-08-06 aprilmomoffour food allergies, funny stories, kid quotes, military life

You know those days where you just feel like…….BLEH. I’m good. I’m even really excited about moving into my new house on Friday, BUT…….bleh. Today I am reminded of the fragility of life, the reality of the military life, and well, my eye itches really badly. I’m allergic to weeds. The West coast grows a lot of weeds. Here’s the super condensed version of what happened on the journey out here. 1. If you have two children under four, you […]