Butter has gotten a bad rap in recent years. I used to cringe when my toddler would want to eat butter all by itself. Recently, I caught myself happily handing it over to my littlest “butter-demander”. Why?  I look at butter in a whole new light. Butter can be good for you!  It’s a source of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E and K and it contains important trace minerals like magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium and iodine. What about the fat? Fat, despite what we’ve been taught through the years, is actually very necessary for our bodies.  Good fats are essential to developing a healthy brain.  You want to eat…

The term GMO is tossed around a lot these days, especially in the healthy food world.  What is a GMO and why are more and more people saying we need to avoid them? GMO’s are genetically modified organisms and they are made by combining DNA (genes) from different organisms.   I think this technology is fascinating and has lots of exciting applications, particularly in medicine, but in our food is NOT one of them! At a molecular level, our body absorbs the GMO’s that we eat in our food.   These GMO’s can do all sorts of things inside our bodies that we have almost no knowledge about.   For…

I’m really excited to introduce you to Blessed [are the] Beekeepers! Blessed [are the] Beekeepers is a locally owned beekeeping business in Mobile, AL.  Owner Mark Renn maintains multiple bee hives at community gardens in the West Mobile area. They offer a variety of products from honey and beeswax lip balm to dried spice mixes, jams and pickled items (such as jalapenos, banana peppers and pickles). Mark sent me some lip balms and soaps to try out and I love them!  The lip balm is really moisturizing and smells good.  I love that it’s made with all-natural ingredients and by a small business owner.  His prices are fantastic too –…