health – Traditional Wellness Wisdom

Mosquito spray treatments – how these harm us and the environment

Raine Saunders July 26, 2017 activism, digestive health, environment, health, health freedom, insecticide, mosquito abatement, wellness

by I originally created this web site as a way to share information on how to “heal our guts with food”. That theme is still germane to my mission here. However, there are many other factors that can impact our…
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Vaccination or Nutrition? Why Vitamin A, C and other nutrients can prevent disease

Raine Saunders April 4, 2017 grassfed beef, health, low-fat, organic food, pasture raised eggs, pasture-raised, raw milk, Real food, saturated fat, Toxins, traditional diet, traditional fats, traditional food, vaccination, Vitamin A, wellness

by What role do nutrients from real food play in prevention and recovery from disease? Vitamin A is critical for absorption of protein in the foods we eat and immune system function. USDA Dietary Recommendations call for low-fat and fat-free…
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Why my family won’t be getting a flu shot this year (or any year)

Raine Saunders September 7, 2016 beneficial bacteria, flu shot, health, immunity, organic food

by It’s that time of year again. I’ve been seeing the signs “flu shots here” from Walgreens to doctor’s clinics. And I hear conversations from people everywhere saying that they need to get into their doctor and get their flu…
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Ginger bug/ginger ale recipe: natural, homemade alternative to commercial sports and energy drinks

Raine Saunders September 7, 2016 digestive health, fermented foods and beverages, ginger, gut healing, health, immunity, Leaky Gut, Mood and behavior, probiotics

by A popular, go-to commercial sports drink is Gatorade. Gatorade has been around for 40+ years. For decades, professional athletes and people who exercise have depended on this product to replace electrolytes during exertion. I remember how popular this beverage…
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Deceptions in the food industry: low-sodium and no salt added

Raine Saunders August 18, 2016 blood sugar, digestive health, health, immunity, insulin resistance, sea salt, traditional diet

by Continuing with the Deceptions in The Food Industry series, today we’re talking about salt. Has your doctor advised you to lower your salt intake for your health? If so, there are a few things you ought to know about…
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Iodine deficiency, weight loss and other chronic health challenges: what’s the connection?

Raine Saunders August 17, 2016 digestive health, glyphosate, GMOs, gut healing, health, immunity, iodine deficiency, Real food

by Treating a symptom in isolation to effectively “stop it from happening” with a pharmaceutical drug or procedure is the typical conventional approach to health care. But what if stopping a symptom isn’t helpful? What if we still experience problems…
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Liberate your health: step away from the scale

Raine Saunders July 22, 2016 gut healing, health, low-fat, organic food, traditional diet, weight loss, wellness

by In the last few months, I haven’t had a scale in my house. Prior to that, I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t own one. During the early months of this year, my family spent…
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Are plants preferable to animal foods for optimal health and digestive wellness?

Raine Saunders June 10, 2016 cholesterol, digestive health, fermented foods, fermented foods and beverages, grassfed beef, gut healing, health, pasture raised eggs, pasture-raised

by The inspiration for this post was a recent question from a reader on my Facebook page regarding a live interview on the Cancer Summit with Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, author of Gut and Psychology Syndrome. The topic is whether we…
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Take responsibility

Raine Saunders September 2, 2015 Fermented cod liver oil, fermented foods, health, responsibility, traditional fats, Vitamin D

by I’m well aware that what I’ve written here may open myself up to criticism. That’s okay. I’m not worried about winning a popularity contest. I’m only asking for those who read this to take an objective view at the…
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Why paddleboarding is so good for my health and digestion (and maybe yours too)!

Raine Saunders August 1, 2015 anxiety, beneficial bacteria, digestive health, dirt, exercise, gut healing, health, immunity, microbes, outdoor activity, paddleboarding, sun exposure, sunburn, traditional diet, traditional fats, traditional food, Vitamin D, wellness

by This summer my family has acquired a love for paddleboarding. I do love the outdoors, and spend as much time as I can there when weather is favorable doing activities I love including walking, bike riding, horseback riding, hiking,…
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