Alright friends, let me be real for a second. Life and schedules have gotten crazzzzy lately. We have Ridge in ISR swim lessons every afternoon, Davis has tennis on Monday nights, flag football on Tuesday nights, and I play tennis Wednesday nights. Todd travels some, we have an almost 6 month old, I work some, […]
Guest Post: My Husband – A Dad’s Take on an Elimination Diet to Heal Eczema
A significant portion of my blog is about healing through food and diet changes, especially as it relates to eczema. Well today, I have a special guest. My husband, Todd, is taking over SevenLayerCharlotte! Let me just say, he is a true gem, and one in a million. I’m not sure what I would do […]
Lower Sugar Breakfasts And Snacks And Why We Should Be Aware of Added Sugar
Sugar: one of the tastiest, most addictive substances that has utterly taken over our food industry. So many foods targeted to children are loaded with it, especially breakfast foods and snacks. In an effort to raise healthier kids, we need to be mindful of how much sugar our family is actually ingesting. Sugar is inflammatory, […]
How Constipation Affects Eczema and Foods to Help
Today I’m writing about something I never really thought I’d discuss on my blog: constipation. You’ve got to love reading about bathroom issues, right?! Because Dr. Temple and I are chatting all things eczema in preparation for the book, we had to include some information about how constipation affects eczema. Last week Dr. John Temple, […]
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
This post is an extension of the Picky Eaters blog post from a couple weeks ago. One of the diet changes that is a part of healing the gut is increasing vegetable and fruit intake. They are some of the most nutritious foods that all of our bodies need! It can be hard for kids […]
13 Tips for Helping Picky Eaters
I am currently helping Dr. Ana Maria Temple write a book about helping heal children’s eczema! I’m so honored to be helping her with the food side of the process. As we write the book, we are each writing blog posts to cover different applicable subjects. Today I am covering the topic of picky eaters! […]