Planks: The Challenge

by lydia on May 1, 2012

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Here we are again at the start of a new month. And you know what that means, right?! Time for a new monthly challenge here at Divine Health. So far I have received a lot of positive feedback from my readers in regards to the monthly challenges and plan to keep adding a new challenge [...]

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Going gluten free and dairy free is becoming more and more a common norm in those that are trying to heal their bodies, especially in the real/traditional food realm. Both gluten and dairy in modern day America have been so completely altered from their original forms that they have caused an epidemic of health issues. [...]

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Giveaway: The Naked Foods Cookbook

by lydia on April 25, 2012

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I am super excited to be able to offer this new cookbook, ‘,  by my friend and colleague, Margaret Floyd of Eat Naked and Chef James of Wholesome2Go.com.  Margaret has already written a book titled, ‘Eat Naked: Unprocessed, Unpolluted, and Undressed Eating for a Healthier, Sexier You’, be sure to check it out!   I [...]

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Are You Adequately Digesting Fats?

by lydia on April 18, 2012

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Fats are a critical component of a healthy diet. And I say that despite our nation’s current belief that low fat is optimal. It’s simply not!  Low fat is actually a detriment to your health (but all you real foodies out there already know that, and I’m likely preachin’ to the choir).  Since many if [...]

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Last week I had the privilege of consulting with Joy of The Liberated Kitchen. I contacted her to find out if there are areas of my life that I needed to pay more attention to in regards to gluten. Having gone GF over 2 years ago now, I have realized I haven’t been as concerned [...]

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Giveaway: The Mood Cure

by lydia on April 12, 2012

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Years ago I came across an interview with Julia Ross, author of ‘The Mood Cure’. I can’t recall at this time where or how I came across this interview, but I can say hearing her talk on the topic of ‘mood’ and how to improve it quickly intrigued me. Actually, I was beyond intrigued, I [...]

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A Case For Real Milk

by lydia on April 5, 2012

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Today I am bringing you a guest post by my good friend and fellow classmate, Ann McHugh. I had already wanted to write a post making a case for fresh real raw milk from grass fed and pastured cows that live happy lives free of drugs and hormones. I can’t even believe I have to [...]

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Squat Challenge – Are You Up For It?!

by lydia on April 3, 2012

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So this monthly challenge thing is going over quite well. I too am enjoying the benefits of daily accountability to tackle habits that benefit my health. We just wrapped up the dry brushing challenge, and the month prior the oil pulling challenge. I plan to keep both up, so here’s hoping that this challenge will [...]

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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

by lydia on March 28, 2012

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I know we all have things in life that make us giddy, or just fill us with joy. I have many such things in my life. It doesn’t take much to make me squeal with delight, or sigh with satisfaction. Today, I thought I’d share with you just a few of my favorite things, things [...]

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Divine Inspiration: A Reader’s Testimony

by lydia on March 27, 2012

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I love it when I get to share people’s testimonies. This one is especially fun. Diane is a regular reader of my site and a follower of Divine Health on facebook as well. After the Oil Pulling Challenge in February, she offered to share her success with it. So when I received her email with [...]

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