Holistic Squid https://holisticsquid.com Healthy Living Demystified Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:47:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://holisticsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-SquidNoBackground512-32x32.png Holistic Squid https://holisticsquid.com 32 32 7 Essential Supplements I Can’t Live Without https://holisticsquid.com/essential-supplements-i-cant-live-without/ https://holisticsquid.com/essential-supplements-i-cant-live-without/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:41:00 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=22956 When it comes to essential supplements for health and nutrition, I am a self-declared minimalist. I don't like to waste money on things I don't really need, and I definitely don't like to take a supplement because I heard it's good for my age/skin/bones/hormones etc. I see patients every week with a laundry list of supplements that they […]

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]]> https://holisticsquid.com/healing-eczema-naturally-abbys-story/feed/ 11 What’s In My Travel First Aid Kit https://holisticsquid.com/whats-in-my-travel-first-aid-kit/ https://holisticsquid.com/whats-in-my-travel-first-aid-kit/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2022 16:00:04 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=41276 My blog on stocking a home remedy kit has been one of my most widely read posts, so a few years back I wrote about how to stock a holistic travel remedy kit. Now, on a round the world trip with my family, I’m adding a travel first aid kit to that list. While I […]

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]]> https://holisticsquid.com/whats-in-my-travel-first-aid-kit/feed/ 3 What Would Emily Do? (4/28) https://holisticsquid.com/what-would-emily-do-428/ https://holisticsquid.com/what-would-emily-do-428/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:28:35 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=25333 EVCLO vs FCLO – Watery Periods – Regulating Menstruation Naturally – Darker Yolks = Better Nutrition? – Organic Honey not Safe? – Travelling with an Infant

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]]> https://holisticsquid.com/what-would-emily-do-428/feed/ 5 The Health Benefits Of Sun Worshipping https://holisticsquid.com/the-health-benefits-of-sun-worshipping/ https://holisticsquid.com/the-health-benefits-of-sun-worshipping/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:54:16 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=7745 I was all geared up to write you a post about the health benefits of sun exposure and the problems with sunscreens, when my friend Heather over at Mommypotamus came out with a wonderful six part series on that very topic. Heather has done a brilliant job exploring a surprisingly controversial topic, and I couldn't […]

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]]> https://holisticsquid.com/emily-611-edition/feed/ 4 Surf, Spanish & Pura Vida in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica https://holisticsquid.com/surf-spanish-santa-teresa-costa-rica/ https://holisticsquid.com/surf-spanish-santa-teresa-costa-rica/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:32 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=42921 When my family and I decided to spend over a year traveling around the world, we didn’t initially plan to surf and study Spanish for two months in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. We were headed to an event with friends for two weeks on the north-west coast and had a month to explore beforehand, so I got to […]

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]]> https://holisticsquid.com/naturally-induce-labor/feed/ 2 What Are The Best First Baby Foods? https://holisticsquid.com/the-best-first-baby-foods/ https://holisticsquid.com/the-best-first-baby-foods/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:00:26 +0000 http://holisticsquid.com/?p=41497 First baby foods guidelines: Unless advised by a knowledgeable practitioner that you trust, avoid solids until 5 – 6 months. The best first baby foods include iron rich foods such as liver, not rice cereal! Avoid  jarred baby foods; homemade is easy and healthier Introduce potential allergens such dairy, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, and tree nuts […]

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