Good, Better, Best

by Mirachange, grocery, habits, health, ingredients, nutrients

I recently had the absolute delight of being invited to cook in the fabulous kitchen at Three Goats Farm. Designed and operated by the amazing Primitive Diva, Melissa Humphries, this is a fun place to hang out and you couldn’t ask for better company to hang out with.Getting ready for the launch of Primitive Diva TV, […]

Word Of The Year: Balance

by Mirachange, family, healthword of the year

Last year with the encouragement of my friend Sue Painter I chose a word to focus on for the upcoming year. It was the word inspire. And last year was definitely a year of inspiration, change, and huge personal growth.I enjoyed the process so much that I decided to do it again. Oddly enough it’s […]

Nordic Diet

by Miradairy, fats and oil, fruit, gluten free, gmo, grains, health, meat, probioticsdiet, meditteranean, nordic

There’s a new diet trend that appears set to take the world by storm, the Nordic Diet. It appears to be a Scandinavian take on the concepts of the Mediterranean Diet.According to a study published in The Journal of Internal Medicine, it lowered cholesterol and inflammation among study participants who followed the plan for 18 […]

Cheese Or Not Cheese?

by Miraadditives, dairy

Reading the label often starts with the front of the package. In the case of this product it allows you to skip the need to read the label altogether. As the graphic indicates, it’s a cheese “product”, not really cheese. Sometimes you will see “cheese food” on the package. What’s the difference? It turns out that to […]

Got Milked?

by Miraallergies, dairy, food intolerance

The Got Milk Campaign Developed for the California Milk Processor Board in 1993, Got Milk? was a campaign to help sell more milk. It was apparently successful in California but not so much in the rest of the country. It was a cute campaign with a lot of celebrities painted in milk mustaches among other […]

Vitamin Zzzzzzzz

by Mirachange, health, sleep, testing

I’ve been making changes to what and how I eat in order to support my health and deal with recently diagnosed food intolerance issues. I began to suspect that I had food intolerances, or allergies, when I noticed several physical symptoms. One of them was that my sleep seemed to be getting worse. This was […]

What Mcdonald’s Wants

by Mirachange, health, ingredients, nutri-washing

A recent headline, “McDonalds to eliminate eight menu items”, touted the fact that McDonald’s is examining their menu, reducing choices, and possibly changing some of it’s ingredients. They’re also trying to shake their reputation as the “supersize me” place.* McDonald’s is changing, supposedly in response to consumer demands. But there are still so many things wrong with […]

Giving Up Dairy

by Mirachange, food intolerance, substitutions, Uncategorized, vegan

Food Intolerance Journal – Week One With my recent discovery of food intolerance issues I’ve had to make some changes to my nutritional plan. Honey is a little tricky and I do need to read the label to make sure that it’s not part of the sometimes cascading list of sweeteners found in some […]

Understanding Food Intolerance Testing

by Miraallergies, health, immune system, testing

Food sensitivities, or food intolerance, can cause a number of different health-related issues. Some people refer to food sensitivities as food allergies. It’s important to note that a sensitivity is different than an allergy, sometimes referred to as a True Food Allergy. A true food allergy, such as a life-threatening response to peanuts, can be […]

Goats Milk Soap

by Miraingredients, personal care, reviews

Recently I went to a health and wellness event at a retreat center in Montgomery, TX, Three Goats Farm. Melissa Humphries, the owner of Three Goats Farm is a Nutrition Therapy Practitioner and in the process of building her retreat center is connecting with holistic wellness providers of all kinds. It was a great event […]