Safer Kind of Floss: Making the Switch Tara Carpenter, NC. Most floss is made from nylon, a petroleum-based product coated with Teflon synthetic resin – similar to nonstick cookware material – called PTFE (a.k.a. polytetrafluoroethylene). Both are known to be carcinogenic and attribute to cancer, arthritis, altered immune responses, and thyroid/hormone imbalances. When I first […]
Why I Take Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO) Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutritional Consultant for people on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.). I am a group buyer for Central Vermont to bring fermented cod liver oil to residents at a reduced price, for product/price list and to purchase through me, please email tara@happybellies.net. Originally published on […]
Tips & Tricks for Traditional Milk Kefir I have made kefir for years and learned a lot since I first started in 2011!! Here are my tips and tricks to help you move through your own learning curve that much easier 🙂 See milk kefir recipe here. #1) I recommend making kefir with Body Ecology […]
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 […]
Tara Carpenter, NC. Sauerkraut is German for “sour cabbage” and did not traditionally contain salt. It was only when natives of Poland, Germany, and Russia traveled to America by ship that they added salt to preserve the cabbage for long travels. This salty version somehow stuck. Whilst sauerkraut made with salt is still considered […]
Almond Roll-Out Cookies for The Body Ecology Diet Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with The Body Ecology Diet. Originally published on December 19, 2013. These cookies are perfect for anyone on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D). My kids love them and I like that the […]
Sugar-Free Kids at School Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant specialized in helping people regain natural microbiome after yeast, bacterial, and viral infections. 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 […]