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Will a salt water sole help those health challenges you are having?

I really love problem solving health issues... but I especially love it when the solution is cheap, easy and often something we have in our kitchen already...
I've already told you about solutions like oil pulling... A salt water "sole" is right up there for me in terms of the benefits it brings.  It could just be the missing link in yo… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2017/01/will-salt-water-sole-help-those-health-challenges-you-are-having/

One Year Old Sauerkraut

Happy 1st Birthday Sauerkraut! One year ago today my youngest daughter was born. And my nesting instincts leading up to her birth had been totally devoted to making copious amounts of saurkraut, kimchi, rainbow kraut and all sorts of fermented wonders..…
Happy 1st Birthday Sauerkraut!  One year ago today my youngest daughter was born.  And my nesting instincts leading up to her birth had been totally devoted to making copious … http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2016/10/one-year-old-sauerkraut/

Butter, ghee, butter oil... does the difference really matter?

Just wanted to clarify (no pun intended) the differences between butter, ghee and butter oil and if it matters which ones you choose...
The main difference is in the way they are made.  Butter is made from whipping the cream and separating the fat (in Australia it will be pasteurised unless you make it yoursel… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2016/07/butter-ghee-butter-oil-does-it-really-matter-which-one/

Headlice and Autism

Headlice are enough to make any parent shudder… but when a child has autism they may be distressed with hair brushing or fearful about the creatures and it turns it all into a nightmare for them and you. This all got me thinking about the best strategies…
Headlice are enough to make any parent shudder… When a child has autism they may be distressed with hair brushing or fearful about the creatures and it turns it all into a nightmar… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2016/06/headlice-and-autism/

GAPS

Just back from the GAPS practitioner training course in Sydney and I've hit the ground running... What on earth is GAPS? GAPS was coined...
Just back from the GAPS practitioner training course in Sydney where I was lucky enough to be one of a small number of practitioners in Australia to train in person with Dr. Natash… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2015/05/gaps/

Off to GAPS training

I'm off to Sydney... I feel like a big kid. This is my first trip away from my family in over 11 years and I'm going all by myself. But the reason I'm going is even more exciting...
I'm off to Sydney... I feel like a big kid.  This is my first trip away from my family in over 11 years and I'm going all by myself.  But the reason I'm going is even more excitin… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2015/05/gaps-training/

Stop Autism Now! A great read...

Every since I was really little I was a bookworm. In primary school I used to sit on the floor of the local bookshop and devour every book I could find... and once I even stayed so long I got locked in! So even now...
  Every since I was really little I was a bookworm.  In primary school I used to sit on the floor of the local bookshop and devour every book I could find... and once I even… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2015/04/stop-autism-now-great-read/

Bottle their energy!

Children have so much energy don't they? How can we keep up with them?
If only we could bottle some of their energy! The other day my children and I were reading the ingredients on a friend's organic energy drink... and my children were lamenting… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2014/09/bottle-their-energy/

What are you feeding your skin?

The path to radiant health is the same path to radiant beauty. We are our most beautiful selves when we are radiantly healthy, full of energy, with smiles and laughter bursting forth. The first steps begin with our daily rituals of caring for skin.
Your skin is far more absorbent than your gut.  And the myriad of chemicals in seemingly innocent skin care products can take their toll on your overall health.    Abiding by … http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2014/09/what-are-you-feeding-your-skin/

Sacred foods at our table

When we tasted Green Pastures fermented cod liver oil and butter oil blend we all said "Aaaahhh... that's what cod liver oil is meant to be like." It actually tasted like you would imagine cod liver oil to taste! And the benefits were noticeable.
Our family first began taking fermented cod liver oil a few years back when our friend Tanya from Pinkfarm gave us a bottle that her family weren't quite ready to take the leap to… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2014/09/sacred-foods-our-table/

School Sores

School sores... the words alone make parents all over the world shudder! Yet we managed to heal each person with only natural remedies, and we are now able to prevent them from recurring.
School sores... the words alone make parents all over the world shudder! It was a challenging experience, but eventually we learnt powerful natural health solutions to treat and pr… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2014/09/school-sores-it-possible-respond-natural-remedies/

Free Health Care... Oil Pulling

A quick, easy (and free thing) that you can do for yourself to make profound differences to your health.
I want to share with you a quick, easy, free thing that you can do for yourself to make profound differences to your health.  I know – that all sounds way too good to be true – and… http://www.thewholechild.com.au/blog/healing-naturally/2014/09/free-health-care-oil-pulling/