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Teeth

Switching to Safer Floss

Switching to Safer Floss Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant helping people heal with therapeutic nutrition. Most dental floss is made from nylon, a petroleum-based product coated with Teflon synthetic resin – similar to nonstick cookware material – called PTFE which is a shortened name for polytetrafluoroethylene. Both are carcinogenic and known to attribute to cancer, arthritis, […]

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Fermented Cod Liver Oil

My Experience Taking Fermented Cod Liver Oil

My Experience Taking Fermented Cod Liver Oil Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant specialized in therapeutic nutrition to heal mild to severe health conditions, esp. digestive disturbances involving yeast, bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Originally published on October 7, 2017. Fermented cod liver oil (FCLO) and Butter Oil Blends made by Green Pastures in Nebraska contains fat-soluble […]

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Recipe

Watermelon Popsicles

I hesitated to write this recipe because it’s so simple. Yet, we don’t bring our basket of cookie cutters down off the shelf everyday and I got some photos, so here goes an easy-to-make recipe. True to name, watermelon is an excellent source of water …. one cup contains 20% of your daily value of […]

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B.E.D. Yeast infection

Using B.E.D. for Vaginal Yeast Infections

If you get vaginal yeast infections more then you want one then I highly recommend The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). I could go on and on about this way of eating as I personally adhered to stage 1 for 3 years back in 2010 after being diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection (included tons of […]

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Probiotic food The Body Ecology Diet

Tips & Tricks to Make Young Green Coconut Kefir (YCK)

Tips & Tricks to Make Young Green Coconut Kefir (yck) Tara Carpenter, NC. I’ve made young green coconut kefir (yck) for going on 12 years and moved through many learning curves. I can now whip up a batch of this probiotic drink in less time than I once did and with zero frustration. I hope […]

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Allergen Friendly kids

Sending Sugar-Free Kids To School

Sending Sugar-Free Kids To School Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant helping people heal with therapeutic nutrition. Originally published on July 19, 2019. Up until my oldest started kindergarten, he had limited exposure to refined sugar. We were an organic, make all our own food from scratch kind of family that avoided sugar, artificial colors, gluten, […]

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kids School

Treat Boxes for Sugar-Free Kids

Treat Boxes for Sugar-Free Kids Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant helping people heal with therapeutic nutrition.  Originally published on July 18, 2019. Treat Boxes are essentially a Tupperware container filled with non-perishable treats kept at school, day-care, summer camp, or a best friend’s home. When my oldest started public school I made one for his […]

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