by Nicole Platte | Uncategorized
I have a toddler, aged two-and-a-half and like many toddlers, he’s adventurous and loves both climbing and eating. So, one day not long ago, I found him with his hand in the sugar can (The sugar, organic and tan, is mainly for tea and some baking, for those of...
by Nicole Platte | Alternative health, Food, Healing, Supplements, Tests
The GAPS (Gut And Psychology Syndrome) diet is increasingly popular as a way to heal the gut. It is a sub-set of the Nourishing Traditions way of eating, with more targeted goals of healing all sorts of gut-related ailments, from ASD to auto-immune disease, to skin...
by Nicole Platte | How to, Tests
A refractometer (Brix meter) measures the sugar content (Brix) of a solution by detecting the degree of refraction of the light passing through that liquid. They are simple to use and have several important uses for good health. (In our house, if the refractometer is...
by Nicole Platte | Healing, Spiritual
Prayer for the acceptance of God’s will O Lord, I do not know what to ask of You. You alone know what my real needs are. You love me more than I myself know how to love. Help me to see my real needs which are hidden from me. I am afraid to ask for either a cross...
by Nicole Platte | Supplements
Vitamin C is a funny thing. It’s absolutely essential for mammalian life, and most animal life. However, humans and guinea pigs don’t manufacture vitamin C, while all other species that need it, make it. So, to make up for that we have to eat it, or...
