When my daughter was born 3 years ago, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I had a cesarean section and we weren’t able to bond or have skin to skin contact for 4 hours. It was a less than pleasant experience that greatly affected my nursing relationship with her. Luckily I had gone to a local LLL meeting before giving [...]
Posts Tagged ‘natural living’
La Leche League of South Seminole and East Orlando
Posted in Breastfeeding Support, Parenting Groups, tagged breastfeeding, natural living on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Interview with Environmental Activist, Daryl Hannah
Posted in Natural Housekeeping, Organic Gardening, Organizations/Activism, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, tagged daryl hannah, Environment, green living, natural living on October 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Daryl Hannah is an accomplished actress who is probably best known for her role in Splash, where she played a mermaid opposite Tom Hanks. I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Hannah last year via email. Read on to learn how she first became interested in nature and what inspired her to start her own [...]
A Greener Lake County
Posted in Natural Products, tagged lake county, mount dora, natural living, velocity on July 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Having lived in Lake County now for the past three years, I can say one thing for sure: Livin’ the natural life here ain’t always easy. But it is possible…if you know where to look. The very first resource I would recommend to those looking for green options in Lake County is most definitely Velocity [...]
Holistic Weight Loss Seminar on June 26
Posted in Family Doctors, Food and Nutrition, Homeopaths/Herbalists, Local "Green" Events, Study Groups and Classes, tagged holistic medicine, natural living, natural medcine, natural seminar on June 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Dr. Kalidas at the Center of Natural and Integrative Medicine is hosting a seminar on holistic weight loss and encourages many to come and join. He has many areas of expertise, including anti-aging, depression, hypertension. His center has grown considerably, and much of that is due to the seminars that he conducts on a regular basis. [...]
The EcoVillage at Ithaca — An Intentional Community
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ecovillage, intentional communities, natural living on February 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Our family is different. We eat a mostly organic, whole foods diet. We use cloth diapers, nontoxic cleansers, and try to minimize our impact on the environment. While I’m comfortable with being different from the typical modern family, I must admit it is exhausting. Always being the “oddballs” in our family as well as in [...]
Celebrate Halloween Naturally
Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids, tagged Fun Stuff for Kids, halloween, natural living on October 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Halloween is a time of year that can be a bit difficult for the natural-minded parent. I avoid giving my children food with additives such as artificial food dyes and high fructose corn syrup all year long. While I don’t have a problem with sweets in general, I certainly don’t want my children to consume [...]