What’s In the Reflection of the Mirror to Your Soul?

What’s In the Reflection of the Mirror to Your Soul?

What would I look like if I actually accomplished what I set out to accomplish? I find myself in the midst of a construction project in which others are following...
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Horsemanship vs. Humanship | Part II

Horsemanship vs. Humanship | Part II

I am sitting here listening to my horses chewing their hay, enjoying the nice cool morning with a cup of strong and bold black coffee from Schaefer Outfitters. I have...
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Histamine Could Be the Hidden Culprit in Your Food that is Keeping You Fat

Histamine Could Be the Hidden Culprit in Your Food that is Keeping You Fat

Do you suffer from bloating and gas after you eat? Do you eat next to nothing and still gain weight? Do you have acne, joint pain, fluid retention, fatigue, inflammation,...
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Let Them Eat Avocado Toast

Let Them Eat Avocado Toast

As we all know, adults ages 23 - 39 years old are the ruin of all things. Somehow the millennials are destroying the economy by not buying napkins, diamonds, sugary...
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Household Dangers for our Children

Household Dangers for our Children

Too many children are ill, be it is from neurological issues, metabolic issues, cancer, respiratory problems, and/or psychological and social issues. Top scientists believe that environmental toxins are causing widespread...
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Changing Times: What to Expect When the Flu and Novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 Collide

Changing Times: What to Expect When the Flu and Novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 Collide

The best thing to do as we go into this potentially deadly season is to build our immune system to shield and help us fight no matter what hits us....
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Dairy Sensitivity and Dairy Substitutes

Dairy Sensitivity and Dairy Substitutes

When she was first at college, my daughter came home and told me a friend of hers at college was sensitive to dairy. She was interested in learning what she...
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Has Play Time Changed for your Children?

Has Play Time Changed for your Children?

The Benefits of Interacting with Others during Play Time Your kids are probably not spending much time playing outdoors with their friends. Today’s children play outdoors half as much as...
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Can Hormone Replacement Therapy Boost Immune Function in the Face of COVID-19?

Can Hormone Replacement Therapy Boost Immune Function in the Face of COVID-19?

We are all scrambling during this pandemic, trying to figure out how to keep ourselves healthy under the threat of COVID-19. I love searching out any new clinical research that...
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Garden-Fresh ‘Maters

Garden-Fresh ‘Maters

As a child I am not sure that I realized you could purchase fresh tomatoes in a store, because all the ones I ate were homegrown and garden-fresh. My family...
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Let’s Get Physical

Let’s Get Physical

Back to school also brings us back to the playing field. School sports are a tradition in my family. Almost all of us played something. My husband played baseball. I...
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Is Eye Strain the New Normal for Us?

Is Eye Strain the New Normal for Us?

We are now using our computer screens more than ever, whether it is for fun, work, or school. How does all this screen time affect our eyes? How does it...
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Six Steps to Simple Home Cooking

Six Steps to Simple Home Cooking

The closure of restaurants and the stay-at-home orders that were enacted during the 2020 COVID-19 crisis have magnified the fact that many households are not cooking for themselves. Many families...
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Could This Gene Defect Be A Culprit In Teenage Depression?

Could This Gene Defect Be A Culprit In Teenage Depression?

Is your teenager experiencing normal teenage anxiety, depression, and moodiness or is there something to worry about? Genetics may be the underlying culprit for their abnormal behavior. Depression is one...
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Traveling With Children

Traveling With Children

“Oh the places you’ll go.”  Dr. Seuss Do you want your child to learn some history or experience other cultures? Is your trip going to be focused on discovering nature?...
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Do You Need to Take Supplements to Be Healthy?

Do You Need to Take Supplements to Be Healthy?

I first thought about supplements when I became pregnant with my first child. My obstetrician prescribed prenatal vitamins which I dutifully took. My son was born very healthy and then...
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Self-Care and the Current Pandemic

Self-Care and the Current Pandemic

Isolation • Fear • Uncertainty • Confusion These are symptoms from a pandemic that has cast the world in fear. A fear of getting sick, a fear of spreading the...
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To Vaccinate for SARS-CoV-2 or NOT?

To Vaccinate for SARS-CoV-2 or NOT?

There’s a lot of talk about a rush to get a vaccine for this novel virus SARS-CoV-2. Stocks rebounded on optimism the United States economy might start to recover from...
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4 Lessons I Learned From an Unexpected Diagnosis

4 Lessons I Learned From an Unexpected Diagnosis

“Mrs. Hudock, you have a number of heart abnormalities.” The cardiologist was speaking to me after he had viewed my first echocardiogram. “The right side of your heart is severely...
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Is Your Immune System Ready For Corona (Covid-19)?

Is Your Immune System Ready For Corona (Covid-19)?

What is Cytokine Storm? There are many coronaviruses but only seven or so are known to infect people. The first one that raised serious international concern was the SARS (Sudden...
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Little Athletes Need Proper Hydration &  Nutrition In Order To Perform Optimally

Little Athletes Need Proper Hydration & Nutrition In Order To Perform Optimally

How are you hydrating and feeding your little (or not so little) athlete? Eating a healthy diet ensures that your athlete is getting all the nutrients his or her body...
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Tips for Exercising For A Lifetime of Health

Tips for Exercising For A Lifetime of Health

My husband, Doug, is a natural athlete. Doug was successful in both baseball and football when he was in middle and high school. As a young adult, in his late...
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What’s Cookin’ Aiken?

What’s Cookin’ Aiken?

“Nurture Home gave me stability and was a place where I could be still, gather my thoughts, and find out which steps I needed to take in order to be...
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Is Your Immune System Ready for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Is Your Immune System Ready for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

A Focus on Oxidative Stress The world is going nuts over the spread of a strain of coronavirus known as SARS-COV-2 that causes a disease called COVID-19. The rapidly spreading...
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Fasting For Faith and Health

Fasting For Faith and Health

When I was a child it was the custom in my family and in my church to give something up for Lent. This was most often a food such as...
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Nutritional Deficiency

Nutritional Deficiency

A Focus on ADD and ADHD Medications So many suffer from ADD and ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and are on medications to manage symptoms and...
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Are Our Children Losing Enthusiasm?

Are Our Children Losing Enthusiasm?

The subject of “digital dementia” is getting a lot of buzz these days. Although some are quick to dismiss it, digital dementia is very real and could pose a threat...
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Flame Retardants— Helpful or Harmful?

Flame Retardants— Helpful or Harmful?

Flame retardant and fire-resistant fabric are common features in clothing designed for the industrial sector. Firefighters may be the most frequent wearers of flame-retardant clothing; however, other professions including electricians...
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How to Live to 100

How to Live to 100

As I entered my 60s, I became more interested in how to live a long and healthy life. Most people would like to increase their lifespans, but even more important...
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Are Nutritional Deficiencies to Blame for Your Symptoms?

Are Nutritional Deficiencies to Blame for Your Symptoms?

Are you feeling run down with no get up and go? Are you having trouble sleeping? Do you feel like you can’t focus? Is your acne, psoriasis, eczema getting worse...
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